Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
G.O. (Ms.) No. 1043, Updating Registry Scheme, 1982
The Commercial Taxes and Religious Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 1043 on 14 September 1982 to extend the Updating Registry Scheme through 80 units and provide temporary staff, equipment and funding. The scheme supports joint land surveys, preparation of updated survey records, measurements, registers, chittas and village maps for transfer to the revenue authorities.
What the document does
G.O. (Ms.) No. 1043, issued by the Commercial Taxes and Religious Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu on 14 September 1982, provides administrative support for the Updating Registry Scheme. It extends the scheme through 80 units and sanctions the staff and equipment needed for survey and record preparation work.
The document describes a process in which land is jointly surveyed, survey records are prepared, ground features and measurements are recorded, and updated registers, chittas and village maps are produced. These records are then handed over to the revenue authorities.
Main provisions
G.O. (Ms.) No. 1043 includes the following measures:
- Extension of the Updating Registry Scheme through 80 units.
- Sanction of survey and supporting staff for those units.
- Temporary staffing for a specified period, generally one year from employment or until the need ends, whichever is earlier.
- Pay scales or consolidated pay for the listed categories of personnel.
- Eligibility for travelling allowance and other allowances under the applicable conditions.
- Purchase of equipment and supplies, including planimeters, scientific calculators, pocket calculators, chains, electrical equipment, metal seals and Xerox machines.
- A total equipment provision of 2.15 lakhs.
- Direction to follow the usual procedures when purchasing the listed items.
- Allocation of expenditure to the revenue account identified in the document for survey and settlement work, including Updating Registry work.
The sanctioned personnel include survey inspectors, deputy inspectors, sub inspectors, draftsmen, assistants, clerks and other supporting categories. Separate staffing details are also provided for the Director of Survey and Settlement and a survey office.
Who may be affected
Property owners, buyers and land professionals may encounter records created or updated through the Updating Registry Scheme, particularly survey measurements, registers, chittas and village maps. G.O. (Ms.) No. 1043 mainly authorises government staffing, equipment and expenditure. It does not set out a procedure in the supplied text for an individual owner to apply, object or appeal.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 1043 itself change ownership of my land?
The supplied text does not state that it directly changes ownership. It supports joint surveys and the preparation of updated survey records, registers, chittas and village maps.
What land records were to be prepared under the Updating Registry Scheme?
The document refers to survey records, ground measurements, registers, chittas and village maps. These were to be handed over to the revenue authorities.
Were the staff appointments permanent?
No. The document describes the sanctioned staff as temporary and states that their services would end when they were no longer required. The staffing schedules generally refer to one year from employment or until the need ends, whichever is earlier.
Does the document explain how a landowner can object to an updated record?
No objection, application or appeal procedure for landowners appears in the supplied text.
