Chapter IV Chapter IV

Survey and Settlement of Land Revenue

1[(1) For the purpose of determining the profits of agriculture and the value of land used for agricultural and non-agricultural purposes, at such intervals as the State Government may direct, the Collector or any other revenue officer as may be authorized by the Government may devide an area in to units in accordance with the provisions in this regard in section 32 of the Act and rules made there under.

Provided that the units once formed either for the purpose of determination of revenue rates or for the purpose of determination of profits of agriculture and value of land used for agricultural and non-agricultural purposes may be treated as unit for the purpose.

1. (2) The profits of agriculture of land in nit shall be the average profits of agriculture for Nal and Lunga classes of land in nit, determined on the basis of enquire on plots selected on samples base.
2. (3) The profits of agriculture shall be computed after detucting the estimated cost of cultivation from the market value of the products and bye-products, the market value being calculated on the average of sale prices prevailing in important markets in the neighborhood during the preceding three years or during any shorter period for which information is available]

2[(1). Collector or any other revenue officer, as may be authorized by the Government shall, after determination of the profits of agriculture and value of land in a unit, prepare a table of profits of agriculture and value of land in frok 4B and publish the same by placing it for public in form 4B and publish the same by placing it for public inspection free of charge during a period jof thirty days at such convenient place as he may determine and cause a public notice in form 4C to be given to that effect in such village compressed in the unit to which the table relates, stating the place at which the table will be open to such inspection and inviting objections, if any, to be made within thirty days of the date of publication of the notice.

1. (2) Any objection to any entry in the table of profits of Agriculture and value of land filed within the prescribed period shall be heard in a summary manner after giving an opportunity to the objector of being heard and decision recorded.
2. (3) After disposal of all objection under sub-rule (2) and after the entries of the table are corrected where necessary in accordance with the orders passed in the objections, the Collector or any other revenue officer authorized by the Government shall finally publish the table by placing it for public inspection free of charge during a period of fifteen days at such convenient place or places as he may determine and he shall cause a notice in form 4D to be given to that effect in each village to which the table relates stating the place where and the period during which it will be open to public inspection.
3. (4) The Collector or any other revenue officer authorized by the government shall maintain a register of value of land as well as of profits of agriculture on the basis of finally published table under sub-rule (3).] 1[Omitted]

³⁸ Omitted

1. (1) Whenever the 2[State Government] 3[Omitted] decides under section 26 that a revenue survey be made of a local area with a view to settlement of land revenue and to the preparation of record of rights connected therewith or the revision of any existing settlement or record of rights, he shall publish in the Official Gazette a notification in form 3.
2. (2) Thereafter, but before the survey starts in any village, proclamation in form 4 shall be made in that village and in village contiguous thereto.

After the proclamation has been made proceedings for revenue survey and preparation of record of rights shall be taken in accordance with the provisions of chapter V with the following modifications, namely:--

1. (i) Proceedings shall simultaneously be taken for the preparation and publication of the table of revenue rates;
2. (ii) For the purpose of determining the revenue rates, the area shall be divided into units (hereinafter called assessment units) in accordance with the provisions of section 32 and these rules; and
3. (iii) Before the attestation mentioned at item (vi) of rule 56 starts, the table of revenue rates shall be finally published and the assessment of each holding shall be calculated in accordance with that table and entered in the draft of the record-of-rights.

Subject to the provisions of section 32—

1. (a) the assessment unit shall as for as possible—
   • (i) include a compact area;
   • (ii) be homogeneous in geographical, agriculture and economic conditions; and
   • (iii) be coterminous with a block of physical division; and
2. (b) The assessment nit of land within a municipality or cantonment, area shall be the area comprised within a municipal ward or the cantonment, area shall be the area comprised within a municipal ward or the cantonment as the case may be: Provided that the survey and Settlement Officer may combine the area under two or more municipal wards into one assessment unit or sub-divide a municipal ward or cantonment area into more than one assessment unit.

The revenue rate of any class of land shall not exceed—

1. (i) in case of agricultural land, one-eight value of the yield of the land.
2. (ii) In case of other land 3% of the market value of the land.

The table of revenue rates of land revenue per acre again different classes of agricultural and non-agriculture land in the unit and shall be in From 5.

To the table of revenue rates shall be annexed—

1. (i) a map of the assessment unit showing the village;
2. (ii) a set of tabular statement, showing the results of crop cutting experiments, costs of cultivation, present and past classification if any, corps grown, and the proposed rates.

The Survey and settlement Officer or the assistant survey and Settlement Officer shall publish the table of revenue fates under sub-section (1) of section 33 by placing it for public inspection free of charge during a period of thirty days at such convenient place as he may determine and cause at public notice in Form 6 to be given to that effect in each village comprised in the assessment unit to which the table relates, stating the place at which the table will be open to such inspection and inviting objection, if any to be made within thirty days of the days of publication of the notice.

Any objection to any entry in the table of revenue rates filed within the prescribed period shall be hard in a summary manner and decision recorded.

The 1[State Government] may by an order direct alteration of revision of revenue rates under clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 37 when in its opinion the circumstances have so Changed as to cause substantial increase or decrease in the yield or prices of crops generally or in a particular area.

The revised revenue rates of different classes of land shall bear the same ratio to the old revenue rates of that corresponding class of land as—

1. (i) in case of agricultural land the average profits of agriculture of that class of land during the preceding three years bear to the average profits of agriculture of that or corresponding class of land at the time of the last determination of revenue rates;
2. (ii) in case of non-agricultural land the average market value of that class of land obtaining during the preceding three years bears to the average market value of that or corresponding class of land obtaining at the time of the last determination of revenue rates; Provided that the revenue payable in respect of any land shall not be increased or enhanced under these rules so as to exceed by more than twelve and a half per cent of the revenue previously payable in respect of that land.

1. (1) As soon as the work of survey and settlement of land revenue has sufficiently advanced to enable the survey and Settlement Officer to state approximately what will be the total cost incurred and the cost leviable from persons holding land or having interest therein and how in his opinion the share to be paid by persons holding land or having intrest therein should be borne, he shall submit for orders of the 1[State Government] the principles on which he proposes to make apportionment.

Liability of individual for costs

1. (1) Liability of individuals for costs shall be fixed on the basis of the area of land held by them or in which they have interest and for this purpose the fraction of an acre shall be deemed to be an acre.
2. (2) When the area of waste land or unoccupied land is extensive separate rates per acre may be fixed for the land and the other land.

When the 1[State Government] has approved the principals of apportionment of the cost, the survey and Settlement Officer shall cause each person to be served with a notice in such manner s the 1[State Government] may from time direct of the amount payable by him and the period within which it should be deposited.

1. (1) A separate settlement register shall be prepared for village.
2. (2) It shall contain the following particulars:--
   • (i) Mark list (list of trijunction and boundary and survey marks);
   • (ii) Index of plot numbers and khasra;
   • (iii) Assessment of each holding;
   • (iv) Rent Roll (List of revenue rates for different soil classes in the village);
   • (v) Classified statement of raiyats and their nder raiyats;
   • (vi) 3[Crop inspection Register in such Form as the State Government may direct];
   • (vii) Register of lands held by Government and other local bodies;
   • (viii) Statement showing the classifications of cultivated lands and culturable waste;
   • (ix) Revenue free lands;
   • (x) List of lands in which public hare common fight of easement;
   • (xi) Agricultural stock statement;
   • (xii) 1[Omitted]
   • (xiii) Cadastral village map;
   • (xiv) A village note containing the following:--
   • (a) Situation and physical features;
   • (b) Soil classes;
   • (c) Tehsil, Circle Officer’s, Circle, Sub-division, District, Station, Post & Telegraph Office to which attached);
   • (d) Human and cattle population;
   • (e) Customary rights of the villagers;
   • (f) Main crops;
   • (g) Method of cultivation;
   • (h) Drinking water tanks wells and other sources of drinking water;
     • (i) Schools and college;
   • (j) Community festivals and religion;
   • (k) Hospitals and dispensaries;
   • (l) Pasture land;
   • (m) Burial and cremation ground;
   • (n) Natural products and mines, if any,;
   • (o) Village officer;
   • (p) Trade, communication and marking facilities;
   • (q) Crafts and industries;
   • (r) Temples, mosques and other notable objects; Rural indebtedness, economic conditions, use of excisable goods;
   • (t) Rain-fall;
   • (u) Such other information as may be considered necessary and usefull.