G.O. (Ms.) No. 340, Extension of House Site Patta Special Scheme, 2007
The Tamil Nadu Government Revenue Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 340 on 30 June 2007, extending for another six months after 30 June 2007 the one time special scheme for regularising qualifying residential occupation of government land and granting house site pattas. The extension covers eligible residents who had built houses and lived on the land for more than ten years, subject to proof, land classification checks, public need safeguards and approval by the District Collector led committee.
What the government order does
G.O. (Ms.) No. 340 of the Tamil Nadu Government Revenue Department extends the special house site patta scheme for six months after 30 June 2007. The government recorded that fewer pattas than expected had been issued and that many potential beneficiaries remained.
The scheme is expressly described as a one time scheme. District Collectors were directed to take action, following the clarifications contained in the government letter dated 19 June 2007 referred to in the document.
Who may be affected
The extended scheme concerns people who:
- Have built houses on government land and lived there for more than ten years.
- Can provide suitable evidence of their occupation.
- Occupy land that is not required for government use or public purposes.
- Meet the applicable eligibility requirements for regularisation and house site patta.
Temple poramboke land and poramboke land surrounding places of worship such as churches and mosques are excluded. Land under village panchayats, town panchayats, municipalities and municipal corporations may be considered where it is no longer used for its allocated community purpose and is not required for public interest.
Checks before a patta can be granted
G.O. (Ms.) No. 340 requires the following safeguards:
- A committee headed by the District Collector must inspect the land.
- The committee includes the District Revenue Officer, Revenue Divisional Officer and the district senior officer of the department concerned.
- The committee must confirm that the land is not needed by the government, particularly where it is classified as waterbody poramboke.
- Decisions must take account of judgments of the Madras High Court and its Madurai Bench.
- Resolutions must be obtained from the relevant local bodies.
- The District Collector may regularise occupation only on the basis of eligibility.
Land value and restriction relaxations
Applicants who are not eligible for a free house site patta must have the land value fixed using the Guideline Register. If an eligible applicant occupies more land than the area allowed under the rules or orders then in force, the excess area must also be valued using the Guideline Register.
Restrictions on house site assignment in municipal areas and within Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Salem and Tirunelveli municipal corporations are relaxed only for pattas under this scheme. Other rules and orders governing house site pattas continue to apply.
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Common questions
Does living on government land for more than ten years automatically give me a patta?
No. The resident must provide suitable evidence, satisfy the eligibility conditions and occupy land that is not required for government use or public purposes. The District Collector led committee must inspect and approve the regularisation.
Can a house site patta be granted for waterbody poramboke land?
The committee headed by the District Collector must specifically confirm that such land is not required by the government. A patta is not automatic merely because a house has been occupied for more than ten years.
Is every eligible applicant entitled to a free house site patta?
No. For a person who is not eligible for a free patta, the land value must be fixed using the Guideline Register. The same valuation applies to any occupied area exceeding the area allowed for an otherwise eligible applicant.
Does the scheme cover land near temples, churches or mosques?
Temple poramboke land and poramboke land surrounding places of worship such as churches and mosques are excluded.
