G.O. (Ms.) No. 859, Government Land Management System Committee, 2021
The Tamil Nadu Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Land Disposal Wing, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 859 on 9 December 2021 to constitute a committee for planning an advanced Government Land Management System. The committee must finalise the system's specifications, departmental links, funding requirements and supervision arrangements, while the National Informatics Centre, Chennai, will implement the system.
Purpose
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Land Disposal Wing, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 859 following a Budget announcement to improve the management of Government land. The proposed Government Land Management System will contain details of Government lands and operate as a separately maintained subset of the Tamil Nilam database, linked to show real time status.
The Budget announcement recorded that more than 2.05 lakh hectares of Tamil Nadu Government land was shown as encroached in the Tamil Nilam database in 2017. The identified problems included the absence of a proper master register, lack of accountability, encroachments, poor management and inefficient use.
What the system will cover
The proposed Government Land Management System is intended to support departments that manage different categories of Government land according to their assigned use. Its additional data will include:
- Encroachment details.
- Current usage.
- Prohibitions and conditions.
- Lease status.
- User status.
- Future plans for the land.
The additional dataset will be an official database and will not be public.
Committee and implementation
G.O. (Ms.) No. 859 places the Commissioner of Land Administration as Chairperson of the committee and the Director of Survey and Settlement as Convener. The committee also includes representatives from the National Informatics Centre, Finance Department, Water Resources Department and departments responsible for local administration, rural development, tourism, religious endowments, forests, animal husbandry, fisheries and Adi-Dravidar and tribal welfare.
The National Informatics Centre, Chennai, will implement the system. The Commissioner of Land Administration and the Director of Survey and Settlement will coordinate with the National Informatics Centre and the participating departments.
Relevance to land users
G.O. (Ms.) No. 859 concerns the creation and management of records for Government land. It does not set out a new process for sale, transfer, registration or public access to land records.
Property buyers, lessees, occupants and professionals dealing with Government land should note that the planned system is intended to monitor encroachment, use, restrictions, leases, users and future plans. The document itself only creates the planning committee and assigns its work. It does not provide final system specifications or state when the database will become operational.
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Common questions
Can the public search the Government Land Management System?
No public access is provided in G.O. (Ms.) No. 859. The document states that the additional dataset will be an official database and will not be public.
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 859 change ownership or classification of any land?
The document does not change the ownership or classification of any land. It creates a committee to define and plan a system for managing information about Government land.
Will the database include Government land encroachments and leases?
Yes. The proposed additional data includes encroachment, current usage, prohibitions, conditions, lease status, user status and future plans.
Who will implement the Government Land Management System?
The National Informatics Centre, Chennai, will implement the system. The Commissioner of Land Administration and the Director of Survey and Settlement will coordinate with it and the related departments.
