Land Reform Trust Application Document Checklist
This one-page Tamil Nadu official guidance annexure lists 30 documents and checks relating to land held or used by a trust, including material for the District Revenue Officer's report and details of any previous government permission under Section 37-B of the Land Reforms Act. It covers ownership, use, revenue records, encumbrances, regulatory approvals and site conditions. The supplied page does not identify the issuing department, order number or date.
What the annexure covers
The Land Reform Trust Application Document Checklist identifies records and field checks concerning land purchased, held or used by a trust. It calls for a checkslip in the District Revenue Officer's report, inspection notes from the District Revenue Officer and Revenue Divisional Officer, and reasons for any delay in filing an application, together with the District Revenue Officer's remarks on condoning that delay.
The checklist also asks whether the trust previously obtained government permission under Section 37-B of the Land Reforms Act. It does not itself grant permission or state whether any application has been approved.
Who may be affected
The checklist is relevant to trusts that hold land and run an institution or hospital. It also concerns revenue officials reviewing the land, and professionals checking whether the trust's ownership, use and approvals are properly documented.
Property buyers or lenders dealing with trust land may find the listed records relevant to due diligence, particularly the sale deed, Chitta, Encumbrance Certificate, mortgage details and information about land sold.
Key documents and checks
- Trust deed or society registration, along with the names of the present trustees.
- Survey-number-wise land utilisation report, correlation statement, extent reconciliation, colour-washed sketch and topo or revenue sketch.
- Sale deeds showing whether land was purchased in the trust's name, and a Chitta standing only in the trust's name.
- Details of the institution or hospital, latest AICTE approval, current academic-year university affiliation for each course, and numbers of students and teaching and non-teaching staff.
- Updated Encumbrance Certificate, mortgage details, information about land sold, and audit reports for three years.
- Checks for conditionally assigned land, poramboke land, encroachment, wet land and land within a Hill Protection Region.
- A plan of action for unutilised land and a Google map showing land utilisation.
Site-specific clearances
The checklist requires a TANGEDCO no objection certificate where a higher transmission line exists. It requires a District Forest Officer no objection certificate if reserve forest lies within a two kilometre radius of the trust lands. Where wet land exists, a no objection certificate from the Collector is required.
The records must also certify whether Tamil Nilam entries have been made in the village account for land held by the trust and examine whether the sellers were attracted under the Land Reforms Act.
This summary is generated from the source document to help you find what is relevant. The PDF above is authoritative. For advice on your own property, use LandLens One or speak to a qualified professional.
Common questions
Does this checklist itself give a trust permission to hold land?
No. The page only lists documents and checks, including details of any previous government permission obtained under Section 37-B of the Land Reforms Act.
What ownership records are required for trust land?
The checklist asks whether the sale deed shows purchase in the trust's name and requires a Chitta only in the trust's name. It also calls for extent reconciliation, a correlation statement and updated encumbrance information.
Is a no objection certificate required when trust land includes wet land?
Yes. The checklist states that a no objection certificate from the Collector is required if wet land exists.
What is required if reserve forest is near the trust land?
A no objection certificate from the District Forest Officer is required if reserve forest is within a two kilometre radius of the trust lands.
