The Department of Land & Land Revenue of West Bengal was a West Bengal government department.
[1] The ministry also headed the department of requisition and acquisition of land as well as their implementation by way of preparation and revision of records of rights, including recording of sharecroppers (bargadars); vesting and distribution of ceiling surplus land; determination of the requirement of land by tea gardens, factories, etc.
[2] On 1 March 1967, the United Front government was formed with Ajoy Mukherjee as its chief minister.
Soon on 21 November 1967, the United Front government fell and President's rule was implemented, and again on 25 February 1969, the United Front government was formed, and again Hare Krishna Konar held the ministry, but again on 16 March 1970, the government fell and presidency rule was implemented.
Following the 1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Left Front came to power, and the ministry was renamed to Ministry of Land & Land Reforms, with Benoy Choudhury as its charge.