G.O.(Ms.) No.612, Rectification of Computerized Urban Land Records, 2021
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Survey and Settlement Wing, issued G.O.(Ms.) No.612 on 1 October 2021, approving a special drive to identify and correct data entry errors and missing entries in computerized urban land records across Tamil Nadu. The drive requires digital records to be compared with original manuscript registers, with corrections approved by designated revenue officials before being entered in the TamilNilam urban database.
What the government order does
G.O.(Ms.) No.612 of the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Survey and Settlement Wing, establishes a special drive for cleansing computerized urban land records. It responds to petitions from landowners alleging errors in online data and to the finding that computerized record errors were more numerous in urban areas than in rural areas.
The drive covers every computerized urban land record entry. For the 10 old towns of Chennai district, entries must be checked against the original Permanent Land Register and A to H Registers. In other towns across Tamil Nadu, entries must be checked against the Town Survey Land Register and, where needed, other original records.
Who may be affected
The special drive is relevant to owners and applicants whose urban patta or land details are held in the TamilNilam urban database. The source identifies current online processing of patta transfer applications involving subdivisions, applications not involving subdivisions, and applications received online from Sub-Registrar offices.
The government order is aimed at data entry errors and records that exist in manuscript registers but are missing from the computerized database. It does not describe a new ownership claim process or state that manuscript records will be altered.
How records must be checked
Key requirements include:
- District Collectors must form two-official teams from the Revenue and Survey departments.
- Every town within each taluk must complete the comparison work within three months.
- Teams must compare each town survey number or subdivision record in the computerized register with the relevant manuscript register.
- Incorrect digital entries must be marked, and the correct details and missing entries must be recorded.
- Errors and omissions must also be listed in the prescribed Excel format.
- Both team members must sign every page of the errors-marked computerized register copy.
Approval and database correction
The Tahsildar and Zonal Deputy Tahsildar must verify all identified errors and missing entries against the manuscript records. The designated Nodal Deputy Collector may approve the manual correction proceedings.
Only the Revenue Divisional Officer concerned may incorporate approved changes into the TamilNilam urban database. District Collectors must monitor the timely commencement and completion of the drive, while the Director of Survey and Settlement is responsible for further action.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms.) No.612 cover urban land records across Tamil Nadu?
Yes. It requires computerized records for the 10 old towns of Chennai district and the remaining towns in Tamil Nadu to be compared with the relevant original manuscript registers.
Can the checking team directly change my TamilNilam urban record?
No. The team identifies and records errors, the designated officials verify and approve them, and only the Revenue Divisional Officer concerned may incorporate the changes into the TamilNilam urban database.
What types of problems are covered by the special drive?
The drive covers incorrect data entries and missing entries in computerized urban land records that can be established by comparison with manuscript registers and other relevant old records.
Who verifies a proposed correction before approval?
The Tahsildar and Zonal Deputy Tahsildar must verify the identified errors and missing entries against the relevant manuscript records. The designated Nodal Deputy Collector then approves the corrections on file and issues proceedings for online incorporation.
