Rajasthan Introduces Disturbed Areas Bill to Regulate Property Transfers and Address Clustering

The Rajasthan government has introduced the Disturbed Areas Bill to maintain demographic balance and social harmony by preventing 'improper clustering,' defined as the concentration of a single community in an area due to coercive or distress-driven factors. The bill seeks to regulate property transfers in designated disturbed areas, requiring prior approval and declaring unauthorized transfers void. Law Minister Jogaram Patel cited concerns over demographic imbalance, communal tension, and forced property sales in certain localities as reasons for the legislation.