Bhoodan Land, Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Yagna Act, 1958 Rules, G.O., etc, Bhoodan Lands Data Sent
The Office of the Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Land Reforms and Member Secretary, Bhoodan Board, issued reference number Rc.No. 7/2012/L1. (BB), dated 18 June 2012, to all District Collectors except Chennai. It distributes permanent records on Bhoodan lands and directs district officials to address encroachments, pending confirmation, registration, patta transfer, allotment, record discrepancies and court cases.
Purpose and scope
Reference number Rc.No. 7/2012/L1. (BB), dated 18 June 2012, was issued by the Office of the Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Land Reforms and Member Secretary, Bhoodan Board. It sends Bhoodan land information to all District Collectors except Chennai and identifies work requiring attention from district administrations.
The material supplied includes the Hand Book of Bhoodan 2012, the Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Yagna Act, 1958 and Rules, guidelines, government orders, formats and village-wise land details. Separate records list pending confirmation, registration, patta transfer and grants to landless poor.
Who may be affected
The administrative action under reference number Rc.No. 7/2012/L1. (BB) may affect people occupying, holding or claiming rights over Bhoodan land. It specifically covers unauthorised occupants, eligible occupants seeking allotment, original grantees, legal heirs and other people enjoying land granted to someone else.
A property buyer, owner or professional may need to check whether a parcel appears in the Bhoodan records. The village-wise information includes the donor's name, survey number, extent, document number and grantee's name.
Key directions to district officials
The Office of the Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Land Reforms directs officials to:
- Inspect unallotted Bhoodan lands and evict unauthorised occupants who are ineligible.
- Send proposals to the Bhoodan Board where an occupant is eligible for a grant.
- Verify whether granted land is being enjoyed by the grantee.
- Consider re-allotment to eligible legal heirs through the Bhoodan Board after due process.
- Evict ineligible people occupying granted land and propose allotment to eligible people.
- Pass confirmation orders for unconfirmed land under section 17(4) of the Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Yagna Act, 1958.
- Register confirmed land in the name of the Bhoodan Board through the Sub-Registrar office.
- Transfer patta to the Bhoodan Board and send the computerised chitta extract for pending cases.
- Reconcile the supplied data with village and Taluk accounts and correct discrepancies.
- Attend to Bhoodan land court cases and promptly send remarks needed to file counters for the Bhoodan Board.
Record custody and review
Reference number Rc.No. 7/2012/L1. (BB) treats the supplied material as permanent records. Copies are to be given to Revenue Divisional Officers and Tahsildars, while one copy must be maintained in the Collectorate. Progress is to be reviewed in District Revenue Officer review meetings.
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Common questions
Could an unauthorised occupant of Bhoodan land be evicted?
Yes. After inspection, an ineligible person occupying unallotted Bhoodan land is to be evicted. If the occupant is eligible for a grant, officials may instead send a proposal to the Bhoodan Board.
Can the legal heirs of a deceased Bhoodan grantee keep the land?
The Bhoodan Board may re-allot the land to legal heirs after due process if they are eligible. The document does not provide for automatic re-allotment.
What information is available in the village-wise Bhoodan land records?
The records include the donor's name, survey number, extent, document number and grantee's name. District officials must reconcile the data with village and Taluk accounts.
In whose name should confirmed Bhoodan land be registered and transferred?
After confirmation, the Tahsildar should pursue registration in the Sub-Registrar office in the name of the Bhoodan Board. The Tahsildar should then take steps to transfer the patta to the Bhoodan Board.
