Section 11(1)(iii) in The Maharashtra Land Revenue (Disposal of Government Lands) Rules, 1971
(iii)a serving member of the armed forces, [x x x] [The words 'Freedom fighter' deleted by G.N. 11.4.1990.] an ex-serviceman, a person belonging to Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes, Vimukta Jatis, Nomadic Tribes, and a Neo-Baddhist, who agrees to cultivate the land personally;