G.O. (Ms.) No. 210, Patta Transfer Procedure Changes, 2011

What the order changes

Government Order (Ms.) No. 210 dated 8 July 2011, issued by the Tamil Nadu Revenue Department, creates a village level process for receiving directly filed patta transfer applications. The change is intended to reduce repeated visits to the Taluk office and speed up action on pending applications.

The Government recorded that, as of 30 April 2011, 86,026 subdivision applications and 51,486 applications not involving subdivision were pending.

Who is affected

The procedure applies to landowners and other applicants seeking a patta transfer, including transfers that require subdivision of land. It also assigns responsibilities to Village Administrative Officers, Zonal Deputy Tahsildars, Revenue Inspectors, survey staff and Tahsildars.

Application and document requirements

Government Order (Ms.) No. 210 establishes the following application process:

• The Village Administrative Officer must receive applications in the officer's own village every Monday and issue an acknowledgement.
• Where the Village Administrative Officer has additional charge of another village, applications for that village must be received every Tuesday.
• Applicants may initially provide photocopies of supporting documents. Original documents do not have to be submitted with the application.
• No fee is payable when the application is submitted to the Village Administrative Officer.
• The District Collector must identify the required documents, and the list must be displayed outside the Village Administrative Office.
• Application details must be entered in the computer at the Taluk office.

Cases without subdivision

For a patta transfer that does not require subdivision, the Village Administrative Officer forwards the application, revenue records and report to the Zonal Deputy Tahsildar on the first Friday. The applicant is directed to attend the Taluk office with the original documents on the second Friday.

After verification, the records must be changed and the applicant must receive the patta transfer order and chitta copy within 15 days. If transfer cannot be granted, the Zonal Deputy Tahsildar must state the reason.

Cases requiring subdivision

For a patta transfer requiring subdivision, survey staff must inspect the land, verify original documents and prepare the subdivision records. The Tahsildar must verify the originals and provide the patta transfer order, field map copy and chitta copy by the fourth Friday, within 30 days of application.

Subdivision charges may be paid when the applicant finally receives the patta from the Tahsildar. If transfer cannot be granted, the Headquarters Deputy Tahsildar must inform the applicant of the reason.