 In 1964 King Mahendra and his government introduced the Land Reform Act, whereby the government was to confiscate any land holdings that exceeded 1.8 hectares.This was applied to all of Nepal, but Limbuwan was a different case because lands of Limbuwan once again were under Kipat system and not the Raikar system.The land could not have been sold or owned personally other than Kipat holders anyway, it was communal belonging to a clan or group of people.