G.O.(Ms) No.644, Guidelines for conducting special camps in villages for rectifying simple errors in land records
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Survey and Settlement Wing, issued G.O.(Ms) No.644 on 11 October 2021, approving guidelines for village special camps to correct simple errors in computerised rural land records and address Patta grievances. The programme was intended to cover every revenue village and primarily assist landowners, especially farmers and house owners.
What the government approved
G.O.(Ms) No.644, issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Survey and Settlement Wing, on 11 October 2021, approved guidelines for special camps in every village to address Patta related problems. The Director of Survey and Settlement was directed to take further action.
The programme followed complaints from landowners about errors in the computerised online land records. Rural A Register and Chitta data had been moved to the web based Tamil Nilam Rural database after earlier computerisation and use in Taluk offices.
Who was affected
The village camp programme was mainly for landowners seeking correction of simple errors in online rural land records, with particular attention to farmers and house owners. It covered every revenue village within each Taluk.
District Collectors were required to prepare and publicise schedules covering one village on Wednesday and another on Friday. The schedule was to cover all villages in each Taluk before 31 December 2021, and all grievances were to be addressed before 15 January 2022.
Corrections available at the camps
G.O.(Ms) No.644 listed the following examples of simple errors that could be corrected:
- Wrong survey number or subdivision number entries.
- Incorrect land extent.
- Errors in the Pattadar's name or the name of the father or guardian.
- Incorrect relationship status.
- Blank entries in relevant columns.
- Interchange of the area or name of one Pattadar with that of a neighbouring Pattadar.
Officials could examine the UDR A Register and supporting documents supplied by the petitioner. Unless physical inspection was needed, simple corrections were not to be deferred. Orders were to be passed, and corrected entries added to Tamil Nilam Rural, at the camp on the same day.
Administration and other petitions
G.O.(Ms) No.644 placed responsibility on District Collectors, District Revenue Officers, Revenue Divisional Officers, Deputy Collectors, Tahsildars and Taluk officials. Applications had to be numbered, examined by the competent authority, entered in the appropriate software and acknowledged.
Petitions concerning old age pension, house site Patta, encroachment regularisation, certificates, drinking water and road facilities could also be received. These were to be recorded separately, acknowledged through the gdp.tn.gov.in website and processed later.
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Common questions
What kinds of Patta errors could be corrected at the special camps?
The listed examples include incorrect survey or subdivision numbers, land extent, Pattadar or parent details, relationship status, blank columns, and details interchanged between neighbouring Pattadars.
Were simple land record corrections supposed to be completed on the same day?
Yes. Officials were directed to examine the records, pass correction orders and update Tamil Nilam Rural at the camp itself, unless physical inspection was required.
What documents could officials use to examine a correction request?
Officials could use the UDR A Register and any supporting documents provided by the petitioner.
Could people submit grievances unrelated to Patta corrections at these camps?
Yes. Other petitions, including requests concerning old age pension, house site Patta, encroachment regularisation, certificates, drinking water and roads, could be registered separately and processed later.
