State Act
Section 111. Basis of rates
111. Basis of rates— . The Rent Rate Officer shall propose such rent-rate as will appear to him to be fair and in doing so, he shall have regard to and compare- (i) the level of rents paid by tenants who held or were admitted at different times to substantial holding over a series of years; (ii) the prices of agricultural produce prevailing in the main markets of the neighbourhood at such time; (iii) the changes in the crops grown and in the quantity of the produce; (iv) the value of the produce with a view to seeing that the valuation of the holding at the proposed rates does not exceed one-sixth of such value; (v) the rotation of crops and the periods of rest which tenants usually allow to land; (vi) the result of crop cutting experiments in the local area for which rates are proposed or in other parts of the State; (vii) the expenses of cultivation, and the cost to the cultivator of maintaining himself and his family, and (viii) such other matters as generally affect rent payable by tenant.