MHA has amended the J&K Land Revenue Act, 1996. Anyone can buy land in J&K now; except agricultural land, which can only be transferred/sold to an agriculturist in JK, however Government can authorize an agriculturist to alienate land to a non-agriculturist for sale,gift,exchange

MHA has further amended the domicile law. Now the "spouse of a domicile shall also be deemed to be a domicile" This earlier pertained to children of Central Government officials posted in J&K for a total period of ten years who are also eligible as domiciles.

a new body- the Jammu and Kashmir Industrial Development Corporation has been set up. if the Corporation is unable to acquire land, Government could invoke the provision of the Right to Fair Compensation Act, and acquire the land on behalf of the Corporation for “public purpose.”

Under the amended J&K Development Act, 1970, the Government may on the written request of an Army officer not below the rank of Corp Commander, declare an area as “Strategic Area” within a local area only for direct operational and training requirements of armed forces.

MHA by amending the J&K Agrarian Reforms Act 1970 has clipped the powers of the Revenue Minister who citing public interest could overturn an order passed by a tehsildar or assistant commissioner in respect of any evacuees' land or State land.J&K is currently under central rule