G.O. (Ms.) No. 370, Revised Fees for Survey Services and Maps, 2020
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Survey and Settlement Wing, issued Government Order (Ms.) No. 370 dated 21 July 2020, revising fees for land survey services, field measurement book extracts, boundary identification, appeals, subdivision and government maps. The supplied record lists 1 January 2020 as the effective date, and the revised fees replace rates fixed under earlier government orders.
What the document governs
Government Order (Ms.) No. 370 dated 21 July 2020 was issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Survey and Settlement Wing. It increases charges payable by the public for survey records, boundary services, subdivision work, appeal related measurements and copies of district, taluk, town block and village maps.
The government states that many of these charges were fixed in 2002 and had remained in place for about 18 years. The revision followed recommendations from the Director of Survey and Settlement based on a Technical Advisory Committee.
Who may be affected
Government Order (Ms.) No. 370 affects landowners and other members of the public who apply for:
- Field measurement book extracts.
- Identification or marking of field boundaries.
- Boundary work using a theodolite.
- Boundary identification or remeasurement following an appeal.
- Boundary identification before subdivision or partition of joint holdings.
- Subdivision of land.
- District, taluk, town block or village maps.
Main revised charges
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department approved the following fees:
- Field measurement book extract per page, Rs.50 for A4 and Rs.100 for A3.
- Identification of one field boundary F line, Rs.200.
- Identification of one F line using a theodolite, Rs.300.
- Boundary identification on appeal against a maintenance field surveyor's survey, Rs.400 for one F line.
- Boundary identification before subdivision or partition, Rs.1,000 for punsei land and Rs.2,000 for nansei land.
- Remeasurement of a subdivision on appeal, Rs.2,000 for punsei land and Rs.4,000 for nansei land.
- Surcharge on the cost of survey marks, 800 per cent.
- Subdivision fee, Rs.400 in rural areas, Rs.500 in municipalities and Rs.600 in municipal corporations.
Map prices
Government Order (Ms.) No. 370 fixes map prices per sheet as follows:
- Colour district map, Rs.500. Outline district map, Rs.300.
- Colour taluk map, Rs.1,000. Outline taluk map, Rs.500.
- Town block map, Rs.50 for one town survey number.
- Village map, Rs.200.
The Director of Survey and Settlement also requested that part of the increased collections be used for software preparation, improvement and related work in the Survey and Settlement Department.
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Common questions
How much does a field measurement book extract cost?
Government Order (Ms.) No. 370 fixes the fee per page at Rs.50 for A4 size and Rs.100 for A3 size.
What is the fee for marking a field boundary?
The fee is Rs.200 for one F line. If a theodolite is used, the fee is Rs.300 for one F line.
How much is charged for subdivision?
The subdivision fee is Rs.400 in rural areas, Rs.500 in municipalities and Rs.600 in municipal corporations.
What does a village or taluk map cost?
A village map costs Rs.200 per sheet. A colour taluk map costs Rs.1,000 per sheet, while an outline taluk map costs Rs.500 per sheet.
