Guidance on purchase of a vehicle for District Revenue administration

What this document is

Revenue and Disaster Management Department proceedings number 290 dated 28 June 2018 deals with the purchase of a Mahindra TUV 300 T4 vehicle for district level revenue administration use. The text refers to an old vehicle, a condemnation certificate, and approval for replacement.

What it governs

The proceedings are about administrative purchase of an official vehicle, not about private land ownership, patta, registration, stamp duty or land transfer.

It covers:

• replacement of an old government vehicle
• approval to buy a new vehicle for district revenue office use
• the source of funds for the purchase
• the method to be followed for procurement

Who it affects

This document mainly affects:

• District Revenue administration offices
• District Rural Development Agency administration fund handling officials
• officers involved in government vehicle purchase and tendering

For a property buyer or land owner, the document has no direct effect on title, classification, survey boundaries, patta transfer or land use.

Key points in the text

• The proceedings cite earlier letters and government communications from 2005, 2014, 2017 and 2018.
• The text mentions an old vehicle and requires a certificate of condemnation of the old vehicle.
• It records approval connected to vehicle replacement for district revenue administration.
• The vehicle named in the text is Mahindra TUV 300 T4.
• The amount shown in the text for the vehicle is Rs. 6,99,999.
• The proceedings state that 30 percent can be met from the DRDA Admin Fund.
• The purchase must be made by following the Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tender Act or Government e Marketplace, as stated in the text.

Why this matters in a land records library

This is a revenue administration document, but it is operational, not a land rights document. It helps readers distinguish between documents that change property rights and documents that only deal with government office administration.

If you are checking whether a revenue department paper affects your land, this one does not appear to create or change any right over private property. It is about procurement of an official vehicle for government use.