கிராம நிர்வாக அலுவலர்களுக்கான பயிற்சி கையேடு
The Village Administrative Officer Training Handbook was issued by the Revenue Administration, Disaster Management and Disaster Mitigation Department, Chepauk, Chennai 5, to guide Village Administrative Officers and other revenue officials across Tamil Nadu. It compiles guidance on village accounts, land records, revenue collection, government land, disaster relief, public health, social security and other village administration duties. Property owners and buyers may encounter these functions when inspecting village accounts, updating revenue records, obtaining Chitta or Adangal copies, or dealing with land revenue and government land issues.
Purpose and scope
The Village Administrative Officer Training Handbook was prepared by the Revenue Administration, Disaster Management and Disaster Mitigation Department for distribution to Village Administrative Officers. It supports district level refresher training and brings together revenue standing orders, rules, government orders and government instructions relating to village administration.
The handbook has seven chapters. Its intended users are Village Administrative Officers and other revenue department officials, but several subjects directly concern landowners, buyers, occupiers and residents.
Land administration covered
The Village Administrative Officer Training Handbook describes the maintenance of basic records for government and private land, village maps, ownership records, land revenue records and other village accounts. It states that Village Administrative Officers must record day to day changes in land ownership in the appropriate registers without delay.
Land related subjects listed in the handbook include:
- Maintenance and public inspection of village accounts, including social audit.
- Land survey, land revenue settlement and assessment.
- Collection of land revenue and government arrears.
- Procedures for changing revenue records.
- Relinquishment of land rights.
- Encroachment on government land and removal procedures.
- Land reforms, tenancy laws and land leases.
- Assignment of land and house sites.
- Land transfer and land acquisition.
- Irrigation sources and water assessment procedures.
- Revenue settlement enquiries and inam related matters.
Why it may affect property owners and buyers
The Village Administrative Officer Training Handbook is relevant when a person needs village level land information or a revenue record update. Village Administrative Officers maintain the registers and maps containing basic details of private and government land and changes in recorded ownership.
The handbook also identifies the issue of Chitta and Adangal copies for members of the public seeking loans through banks and cooperative societies. It covers inspection of village accounts by citizens and the duties of Village Administrative Officers in relation to certificates.
Other official responsibilities
The Village Administrative Officer Training Handbook also covers:
- Protection of government poramboke land, public buildings, trees and government property.
- Disaster management, types of disasters and relief work.
- Law and order reporting, abnormal deaths, unclaimed property and treasure.
- Birth and death registration, infectious diseases and animal diseases.
- Old age pensions, relief schemes, accident relief and the Chief Minister's Farmers Protection Scheme.
- Welfare and development work and duties under the Right to Information Act, 2005.
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 the Village Administrative Officer maintain records for private land?
Yes. The handbook states that Village Administrative Officers maintain basic records for government and private land, village maps, ownership records, land revenue registers and other village accounts.
Who records changes in land ownership at village level?
The handbook identifies recording day to day changes in land ownership in the appropriate registers without delay as an important duty of the Village Administrative Officer.
Can citizens inspect village accounts?
Yes. The handbook includes a subject specifically covering citizens' inspection of village accounts and social audit.
Can a Village Administrative Officer provide Chitta and Adangal copies for a bank loan?
The handbook includes the issue of Chitta and Adangal copies to members of the public seeking loans through banks and cooperative societies among the Village Administrative Officer's duties.
