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G.O. (Ms.) No. 370, Increase of Survey and Map Fees, 2020
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Survey and Settlement Unit, Survey 2(2) Section, issued Government Order (Ms.) Number 370, dated 21 July 2020, increasing charges for land survey services, subdivision, boundary identification, appeals, Field Measurement Book extracts and maps. It revises upward the earlier charges and affects members of the public who request these services or documents.
What the government order does
Government Order (Ms.) Number 370, dated 21 July 2020, from the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Survey and Settlement Unit, Survey 2(2) Section, fixes increased charges for specified survey services and maps supplied to the public. The government approved the revision after considering a proposal from the Director of Survey and Settlement and noting that the charges had remained in operation for about 18 years.
Who may be affected
Government Order (Ms.) Number 370 affects landowners, joint owners, applicants for subdivision or partition, people appealing survey decisions, and anyone purchasing Field Measurement Book extracts or government survey maps. Property buyers and professionals may also encounter these charges when obtaining survey records or verifying boundaries.
Revised charges
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department approved the following charges:
- Field Measurement Book extract per page: Rs. 50 for A4 size and Rs. 100 for A3 size.
- Pointing out one field boundary F-line: Rs. 200.
- Pointing out one F-line using a theodolite: Rs. 300.
- Pointing out one F-line on appeal against the maintenance field surveyor's survey: Rs. 400.
- Identifying boundaries in joint holdings before subdivision or partition, on a landowner's application: Rs. 1,000 for dry land and Rs. 2,000 for wet land.
- Remeasurement of a subdivision on appeal: Rs. 2,000 for dry land and Rs. 4,000 for wet land.
- Surcharge on the cost of survey marks: 800 percent.
- Subdivision fee: Rs. 400 in rural areas, Rs. 500 in municipalities and Rs. 600 in municipal corporations.
Map prices
Government Order (Ms.) Number 370 also increases map prices per sheet:
- District map in colour: Rs. 500.
- District outline map: Rs. 300.
- Taluk map in colour: Rs. 1,000.
- Taluk outline map: Rs. 500.
- Town block map: Rs. 50 for one T.S. number.
- Village map: Rs. 200.
The Director of Survey and Settlement had also proposed using part of the increased collections for software creation, improvement and related work in the Survey and Settlement Department.
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Common questions
How much does a Field Measurement Book extract cost?
Government Order (Ms.) Number 370 fixes the charge per page at Rs. 50 for A4 size and Rs. 100 for A3 size.
What is the fee for identifying a boundary before subdivision or partition?
For joint holdings, the charge on a landowner's application is Rs. 1,000 for dry land and Rs. 2,000 for wet land.
How much is the subdivision fee?
The subdivision fee is Rs. 400 in rural areas, Rs. 500 in municipalities and Rs. 600 in municipal corporations.
Does the government order change the price of village and taluk maps?
Yes. A village map costs Rs. 200 per sheet. A taluk map costs Rs. 1,000 in colour or Rs. 500 as an outline map.
