Assignment: providing government cultivable waste land to the land less poor persons for their lively hood more particularly Land Less Agricultural Labor.
BSO 15 explains the procedure of assignment/appeals and revision
Regional names of assigned pattas
Andhra Area-- D.K.T Patta/Darakhast Patta(Conditions are DKT conditions)
Telangana Area--vani Patta(Lavani Patta Rules)
Lands not to be assigned
1.All water course porambokes
2.Burrial gourds
3. Reserve forest
4. Lands reserved for public purpose
5. Rasta, roads and lands within the vicinity of railway tracks
6. Land located within 2 chains from the boarders of R.F and Revenue fields. (buffer area)
7. Sea coasts
8. Cantonment lands
9. Lands located near air ports
10. Lands containing minerals, quarries
11. Important note
a) There are Several orders of High Court / Supreme Court not to assign or alienate water course porambokes
b) Even proposals should not be prepared and submitted to higher officers or to the Govt., for consideration
II. The following lands vested with G.P’s can be assigned if not required for public purpose with
the orders of RDO (if these lands extent is more then 10% of the cultivable area.) note 10% land
shall be available in the village for public purpose
1Topes
2 Cattle stay lands
3 Cart tracks
4 Santha poramboke(weekly Market)
5 Grazing of grounds
6 Drying yards
7 Water course porambokes (Shikham lands)
8. Burial grounds
9. Rasta and as stated in column 2
10.Gairan(with Trees),
11 Banchrai and Kancha lands
A. Lands that can be assigned in Andhra Area
1. AWD: Assessed Dry dry
3. Gutta: if it is not R.F.
can be converted to
AWD & assign
4. Ceiling scrupulous
lands
5 Bought in lands, not
required for public
purpose
B. Lands that can be assigned in Telangana Area
3. Kharis khata
4 Charai lands
WHO ARE ELIGIBILE FOR ASSIGNMENT
• He/She must be resident of that village where the land proposed for
assignment is existing (up to 1996)
• In the year 1996 the Government of AP issued G.O – the resident of a
Mandal is eligible for assignment land in any village of that mandal.
• He/She must be B.P.L and agriculture labour / village artisan.Income less
• Ex-service persons (NCOs’ only)
• Freedom Fighters
• Political sufferers
• Family affected due to terrorist violence (if Govt. gives Spl. orders)
• Priority should be given to the land less poor who occupied
unobjectionable Govt., land and doing cultivation
Extent
Of Land Can be assigned to a Family.
► Prior to 31-3-2008
a) Ac.2.50 wet Land or Ac.5.00 Dry Land to
the family ,including land already having
b)For the purpose of Calculation, the wet
land shall be doubled and to add Dry Land.
► From 31-3-2008 As per GONo.563 (Rev.)
dt.31-3-2008.(As per KRC Rec.)
a)Ac 1.00 Wet or Ac.2.00 Dry Land.(Vide
Condition b above and to be followed.
GOS’ RELATING TO ASSIGNMENT
The Land records in Telangana area and Andhra area are different
in settlement and also the terminology completely differs in the
village records. The assignment conditions are also different up
Andhra Area
Fist survey settlement of lands as per
Ryotwary System was started in the year
1870. (original survey settlement)
Resettlement of lands were done during
1900-1920 (R.S.R) Resurvey Settlement
Registers were prepared (Based on this ‘A’
During the British period assigning lands to
poor were started with limited conditions
from Fasali 1328 (1918)
Some lands were reserved to military
service people and Depressed Class (D.C)
people. As per Settlement Register, for
assignment (see ‘A’ registers)
Prior to 1953 with few conditions the lands
were assigning to the poor and in some
pattas there was condition i.e. transfers
Where no such condition in the D Form
Patta, there was a practice of transfers by
Comprehensive assignment rules came
into force vide GO no.1142 dt 18-6-1954
till today the above GO (is holds good)
Telangana Area
1. First Land Revenue Act was introduced in
1907 i.e. A.P. (Telangana Area) Land Revenue
Act 1317 (Act 8 of 1317)
2. In the year 1945 Act 3 of 1355 with
amendments in the previous Act.
3. In the year 1949 (after police action)
Hyderabad record of rights in land
4. As per the above 1949 regulation “Land
census Rules 1954” was came in to force.
5. a) The allotment of land to the enjoyers of
land started vide sections 53A, 54, 54A, 58B
of Telangana Land Revenue Act 1317 (year
a) In the year 1937 i.e. Fasali 1347
“LAVANI” rules were came in to force
and assigning lands to land less poor
b) There after the LAVANI rules were
included in Telangana L.R. Act 1317
under section 172 and LAVANI rules
“1950” were came in to force.
GO Ms No:1406 (Revenue) 25-08-1958 for Telangana area and
changes. GO Ms No:1724 (Revenue) 26-08-1959 are the
important GOs to study assignment policy in Telangana Area)
Integrated system of assignment of lands policy in Andhra Pradesh
GO Ms No: 1407 (Revenue) 25-07-1958
GO Ms No: 1725 (Revenue) 26-08-1959
Amalgamation of assignment policy both in Andhra and
Telangana areas as in AP.
PROCEDURE OF ASSIGNMENT
1. Eligible occupant of unobjectionable government lands has to submit application in form ‘A’ to VRO/RI/OR to the Tahsildar
2. The VRO has to inspect the land and to prepare rough sketch and to publish ‘A1’ notification inviting the objections if any within 15 days. (15 days is mandatory)
3. If no objections received prepare assignment file and submit to RI/Girdawar.
4. MRI to inspect land and to write remarks, if wells trees, structures excising the value has to be estimated and to submit file to Tahsildar along with check memo.
5. a) If sub division of field is required or if it is a block (large area) to refer the file to Mandal surveyor for sub division of land.
b) If it is a block (large area) and several sub divisions are to be made, sub division records are to be scrutinized and new survey numbers are to be assigned as per survey and Boundaries Act 1923.
6. After survey/sub division work is completed the Tahsildar has to inspect land and to pass appropriate orders on ‘A’ memorandum (in Duplicate) (one copy to retain in file and one copy to be forwarded to RI for implementation in village accounts)
7. D. Form pattas to be signed in duplicate (one copy to retain in tile and one copy to be forwarded to RI for implementation in village accounts) & in ROR
8. After issuing D form +( sketch) FMB (Tippan) the details of assignment shall be implemented in village accounts & Manadal Accounts and ROR, P.B&TD shall be issued to the beneficiary.
9. The details of assignments shall be recorded in D.K.T register of office
Note:- D.C. reserved/other reserved lands can be assigned to others as per BSO 15 Para 37. Collector is the competent authority to with draw the reservations. If lands are not under cultivation for more than ten years.
CANCELLATION OF ASSIGNMENTS
• If assignee violates any of the conditions of D form patta the Tahsildar is competent to cancel and to resume the land to govt. by issuing prior notice.
• If any D. form land is required for public purpose – on payment of compensation, the land can be resumed to govt. (prior notice to be issued) GO Ms No.1307.
Note: In both cases the Tahsildar has to be issued speaking order.
II Assignments made on misrepresenting the facts or by mistake of fact
• RDO can review the assignment suo-motto or by appeal and set aside the orders of assignment made by the Tahsildar if there are procedural irregularities.
• As per BSO 15(18) RDO is the competent authority to review the assignment or to cancel the assignment order issued by Tahsildar., but as per the GO No:912 issued in the year 1985 Collector is the competent authority to review the assignments on appeal or suo-motto if assignment made under mistake of fact or misrepresentation facts
First appeal :RDO
Second Appeal:Collector
Revision:CCLA
Review:Government
ASSIGNMENT TO EX-SERVICE PERSONS
• Only NCOs’ who retired are eligible
• The applications received from persons who are in service can be rejected.
• The retired person shall submit his application within a year of retirement to the District Collector through synik welfare officer of that District.
• He has to submit certificate that he did not obtain pattas in any other areas.
• D. form pattas with specific conditions shall be given
• They can sale the land after 10 years of assignment with the permission of District Collector / RDO/Govt. Based on the value of the land.GONo.1307(2013)
FREEDOM FIGHTERS / POLITICAL SUFFERS
• Eligible for 5Ac wet or 10 dry land
• They have to produce DOB and other certificates from the jail.
• Certificate from the co-prisioner of the jail
• Care should be taken in assigning lands.
ROLE OF RDO/Sub Collector
• RDO/Sub Collector, to obtain the list of lands and names of beneficiaries to be assigned from the tahsildars prior to assignment
• Random inspections to be made and to know the eligibility of the beneficiaries
• To verify assignment files
TO CONVENE ASSIGNMENT COMMITTEE MEETING
Before assigning the land
1. List of beneficiaries and lands to be assigned village wise to be prepared and communicated to assignment committee members.
2. The same lists to be hand over to MLA concerned and to obtain date for convening assignment committee meeting
ASSIGNMENT COMMITTEE
G.O.Ms No.98, Rev. Dept., dated: 17-01-2005.
1. Chairman-MLA of the constituency
2. RDO-convener
3. Three social workers of the A/C
I. One form SC/ST
II. One form BC/Minorities
III. One form others
4. MPP, ZPTC
5. One respective each from the re-cognized political party
6. Tahsildar-Member Secretary
BHOODAN LANDS
• These lands are not assignable lands
• In fact these lands are belongs to Bhoodan Board and notified in Andhra Pradesh Gazette. (existing in Gandhi Bhavan)
• Bhoodan Board will give permission to any person who is eligible on the recommendation of
1. Donar of the land
2. Grama Sabha in which village the land is located
3. VRO / Tashildar
• After issue of permission the Tashildar direct the VRO to make necessary entries in Adangal/ pahani and in ROR.
CANCELLATION OF PERMISSION IF VIOLATED BHOODAN LANDS
On the recommendation of Grama Sabha / VRO / Tashildar – the Bhoodan board can cell in permit if beneficiary violated the conditions and re allot the land to other eligible person.
PRESENT STATUS OF ASSIGNMENT
• In fact almost all the vacant lands were assigned already and only few bits of extant remained.
• The Tahsildars are resuming the assignment lands to government where they are not cultivated or sold / purchased by some other poor persons and declaring as vacant land available for assignment
• At present majority of the assignments are from the resumed land only
• In fact Act 9/1977 or Act 8/2008 prohibits such transfers.
• As RDO / convener of assignment committee meeting, must be careful and to see that lands should not go in to the hands of rich people.
ASSIGNMENT OF CEILING SCRUPULOUS LANDS
• Tahsildar is the competent authority to assign the lands as follows
50% SCs’
10% STs’
30% BCs’
10% Others
• Once in every year 100% field inspections to be done to know the actual enjoyers
• RDO is the competent authority to cancel the assignment and to resume the land to government
