Legal glossary

“rural area”

Defined in 2 Acts. A definition holds for the Act that gives it; the same word can mean something else in another Act.
  1. The Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act, 1956 · s. 2

    (ff) "rural area" means the area comprised in any village, and includes the area comprised in any town, the population of which does not exceed[6] [twenty thousand] or such other figure as the Central Government may specify from time to time;] 7* * * * * 8* * * * * 9 [(h) "village industry" means, —
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  2. The National Food Security Act, 2013 · s. 2

    (17) "rural area" means any area in a State except those areas covered by any urban local body or a cantonment board established or constituted under any law for the time being in force;
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