Preparation of field index

(1) As soon as may be after survey and settlement, the Revenue officer shall prepare and publish in the prescribed manner a draft field index in respect of every plot in a village recording the status of the actual possessor and the conditions on which he holds the land and shall fix a date not less than fifteen days from the date of such publication, for filing claims and objections. (2) The Revenue Officer, shall after giving the persons who have filed claims and objections and also the persons whose interests are likely to be affected, an opportunity of being heard, prepare the field index and publish it in the prescribed manner.