Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Performance Audit on Land Records Management in Tamil Nadu, Government of Tamil Nadu Report No. 3 of 2022
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India issued the Performance Audit on Land Records Management in Tamil Nadu as Government of Tamil Nadu Report Number 3 of 2022. It examines computerised land records, online patta transfers, survey work, data security and monitoring, and reports deficiencies in record accuracy, system integration and application processing. It is a performance audit report, not an order changing land ownership or patta rights.
What the report covers
The Performance Audit on Land Records Management in Tamil Nadu examines how land record computerisation and related citizen services were implemented in Tamil Nadu. Its chapters cover computerised records, patta transfer services, survey work, asset management, data security and programme monitoring.
The report includes conclusions and recommendations for the areas audited. It does not itself approve a patta transfer, correct a land record or determine ownership.
Who may be affected
The audit findings are relevant to property buyers, landowners, pattadhars and professionals who rely on computerised land records or submit online patta transfer applications. They are also relevant to the Revenue and Registration Departments because the report identifies deficient integration between those departments.
The appendices identify issues affecting sampled rural and urban taluks, including differences between manual and computerised records. The source text does not state that every land record in Tamil Nadu contains these defects.
Key matters examined
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India examined or reported on:
- Differences in village extent between manual and computerised A Registers.
- Incomplete capture of legacy information and discrepancies involving old survey numbers.
- Multiple or redundant patta numbers in computerised Chitta records.
- Discrepancies in computerised ownership details in rural and urban taluks.
- Survey numbers and subdivisions having textual records but no corresponding spatial records.
- Differences between textual areas and spatial Field Measurement Sketch data.
- Incorrect subdivision or adjacency information in spatial records.
- Delays in updating spatial records on taluk and central servers.
- Natham land parcels without ownership details and other deficiencies in computerised Natham Chitta.
- Deficiencies in the codification of Government land.
- Non-updation of records for Government acquired or alienated land even after final notification.
- Delays in approving, rejecting or processing online patta transfer applications.
Security and implementation concerns
The Performance Audit on Land Records Management in Tamil Nadu also covers misuse of login credentials that resulted in illegal transfer of Government land to individuals. Other topics include delay in implementing a disaster recovery plan, non-commencement of Aadhaar seeding in TamilNilam, security audit certification, non-implementation of Local Government Directory codes and lack of monitoring by the Programme Management Unit.
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Common questions
Does this report change my patta or land ownership?
No. The document is a performance audit report examining land records management and citizen services. It does not itself approve a patta transfer, correct a record or determine ownership.
Does the audit cover online patta transfer applications?
Yes. The report examines processing of online patta transfer applications, including delays in approving, rejecting and processing pending applications.
What types of record discrepancies did the audit identify?
The listed appendices cover differences between manual and computerised A Registers, incomplete legacy information, Chitta discrepancies, redundant or multiple patta numbers, and mismatches between textual and spatial records.
Did the audit examine the security of Tamil Nadu land record systems?
Yes. It covers misuse of login credentials, delay in implementing a disaster recovery plan, security audit certification and monitoring by the Programme Management Unit.
