Revenue Administration Department
The Revenue Administration Department issued this official guidance on land and crop inspections, village revenue records, government land occupations, assigned lands, patta transfer work and related revenue duties. It directs revenue officials to inspect land, update the adangal, identify encroachments and assignment violations, protect recorded channels and footpaths, and report agricultural production. It also contains guidance on firearm licensing under the Arms Act 1959.
What the guidance covers
The Revenue Administration Department guidance explains azmoish, which is the inspection of lands and fields to record crops, trees, wells and other details in Village Account No. 2, known as the adangal. It also covers government land occupations, assigned lands, irrigation, drought assessment, patta transfer applications and several other village inspection duties.
The Revenue Inspector conducts azmoish, while Deputy Tahsildars conduct further inspections to check its correctness. The Village Administrative Officer must record crop details every month and prepare the cultivation accounts in Village Account Forms No. 1 and 1A.
Land inspection and revenue records
The Revenue Administration Department guidance requires Revenue Inspectors to visit every village in the firka each month, particularly during cultivation seasons. Important requirements include:
- Inspect all wetland and at least 50 per cent of dry land.
- Assess irrigation and rainfall conditions and identify tanks requiring immediate or long term repairs.
- Record second crops using tank water for possible Fasli Jasthi.
- Verify whether land receiving remission as baling wetland still requires water to be baled.
- Record government land occupations, including the occupier, duration, use, irrigation source and whether the occupation is objectionable.
- Note buildings, pumpsets, trees and other structures on government land.
- Inspect leased, transferred or alienated government land for breaches of conditions.
Matters affecting landholders and occupiers
The Revenue Administration Department guidance requires officials to verify whether assigned lands remain with the assignee and whether assignment conditions have been followed. Assigned lands for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes must also be checked, with violations reported to the Tahsildar.
Plan marked channels and footpaths must not be removed or occupied. Where they have been obliterated, action under the Tamil Nadu Encroachment Act 1905 must be initiated to remove the occupation and restore them. Officials must also record registered and unregistered tenants in the adangal.
Patta and other administrative work
The Revenue Administration Department guidance requires Revenue Inspectors to check patta transfer applications pending with Village Administrative Officers. Changes made in village accounts and orders passed on patta transfer applications must be attested.
During drought, intensive land inspection is required to assess whether remission should be granted based on crop yield compared with normal years. The guidance separately addresses firearm licence applications, eligibility, hearings, renewals, transfers and area validity under the Arms Act 1959.
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Common questions
Can an unauthorised occupation of government land be entered in the adangal?
Yes. The Village Administrative Officer must record unauthorised occupation of government land, and the inspection must note the occupier, duration, nature of occupation and whether it is objectionable.
Will officials check whether an assigned land is being used according to its conditions?
Yes. Revenue officials must verify that the assignee holds the land without violating assignment conditions. Violations must be reported to the Tahsildar.
What happens if a recorded channel or footpath has been occupied?
The guidance requires action under the Tamil Nadu Encroachment Act 1905 to evict the occupation and restore the plan marked channel or footpath.
Does the guidance address delays in patta transfer applications?
Yes. Revenue Inspectors must verify patta transfer applications pending with Village Administrative Officers to avoid delay, and changes made in village accounts must be attested.
