Where necessary in the interests of the Nation or for those landowners whose land has been affected by natural calamities, falling within the critical watershed and scattered plot(s) located within the state forest, the Land Management Division facilitates the exchange of private registered land with the state land.The private registered land shall be eligible for land exchange as per the following eligibility criteria;

• Private registered plot affected by Natural Calamities;
• Private registered plot falling within the Critical Watershed area and Wetland.
• Scattered private registered plot(s) located within State forests.

The SL proposed for exchange in rural areas shall be located in preference of the same village, Gewog, and Dzongkhag boundary.