Friday, 22 February 2013

Regarding settlement of Gramakantha Porambok land, homestead less & Agriculture lease and issue of Pattas to the beneficiaries under flagship programmes/schemes under Revenue Administration.


URGENT & IMPORTANT
OFFICE OF THE SUB COLLECTOR &
Sub divisional magistrate
NABARANGPUR
Phone: 06858222032

No.________/2013                                                                              Dated         /       / 2013
 To
All the Tahsildars of Nabarangpur district.
Sub:                Regarding  settlement of  Gramakantha Porambok land, homestead less & Agriculture lease  and issue of Pattas to the beneficiaries under flagship programmes/schemes under Revenue Administration.
Ref:                 This office letter No.896 dated 20.02.2013.
Sir,
                        With reference to the letter on the subject cited above, I am to say that, it has come to the notice of the Collector, Nabarangpur that issue of pattas to the beneficiaries under Grama Kantha Poramboke scheme, homestead less lease & Agriculture lease has been withheld on the plea of commencement of Settlement Operation in some villages.
                        In this connection, I am to say that as per discussion made with the Collector; Nabarangpur on 19.2.2013, the following clarifications are hereby issued, which should be followed scrupulously.
1.                            The A.S.O in the Rent camp is not vested with powers to settle Grama Kantha Porambok land in favour of any person under O.G,L.S. (Amendment) Rules,2010. It is only the Tahsildar, who is competent to settle such land basing on the Sabik record or Hal record available with Tahsil after making necessary verification on receipt of applications from the eligible beneficiaries. It is very clearly spelt out in the Notification No.5374/R&DM dated 11.02.2010 of Government in Revenue & Disaster Management Department, Odisha that the Tahsildars are to settle land having character of Grama Kantha Poramboke in favour of the persons who have constructed house over  the said land prior to 26th February,2006 and used for homestead purpose.
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2.                            There is no such inhibition to settle Government land in favour of landless persons or to grant lease in a Revenue village where notification for Survey & Settlement operation is made as per provision 3(A) of Odisha Survey & Settlement Act. The restriction imposed relates to disposal of mutation and updation of Revenue records, but nowhere, it is mentioned that Government land can also be covered under this blanket of fog.

3.                            It is construed that this restriction is applicable to Mutation cases and updation of Revenue records relating to Rayat land. But, in case of land recorded in Government Khata, there is no such specific deterrence. Tahsildars are empowered to settle Government land under O.G.L.S. Act and Rules in favour of eligible persons in order to complete such flagship programmes of Government in letter and spirit. Government have launched these programmes to settle land under O.G.L.S Rules / G.K.P.Scheme for the benefit of eligible persons realising the importance, need and advantage that the people can derive from it. As such, it is not prudent to withhold settlement of Government land under Gramakantha Porambok Scheme/OGLS Rules, making a misconception of the Notification  issued  reviving the Survey & Settlement Operation vide No.31920/RDM dated 28.7.2008 of Government in Revenue & Disaster Management Department, Odisha.

4.                            If Grama kantha Poramboke land is settled in a Revenue village where notification for Survey & Settlement Operation is made as per the provisions of law envisaged in the O.G.L.S. Rules, 1983 and subsequent amendments thereof, it does not amount to infraction of any Rules and commission of procedural errors.

5.                            You are aware that Mutation and Updation of  Revenue records are made in respect of Rayat Land in general law. But, land recorded in Government Khata is not subject to mutation. It can be given on lease by way of settlement in favour of landless persons/ homestead less persons or anybody whomsoever, the Government feel eligible to get.

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6.                            As such, to settle the Government land under Grama kantha Porambok Scheme in accordance with the provision of O.G.L.S(Amendment) Rules, 2010,  even in the Revenue village where Survey & Settlement operation is launched is not an act of contravention, as the spirit behind the Flagship programme of Government, is to provide homestead patta to the eligible persons as per their possession of land to the extent permissible.

                        In view of the facts enumerated above, you are requested to settle the Grama Kantha Poramboke, homestead lease, agriculture lease under OGLS Act & Rules exercising your power vested with you and issue pattas as well as physical possession of land to the beneficiaries by the end of February,2013  under intimation to Settlement Authorities without hanging in tenterhooks.

                        Further, you are once again requested to provide details of Sabik khata no., Sabik Plot No. and trace map with names of such beneficiaries to whom such land as settled to the Settlement Office to initiate Misc. cases for necessary correction for corresponding plots during preparation of final ROR of that village mentioning the number of Hal Khata and Plots.
                        A line of compliance on the matter may be reported on or before 1.3.2013 for kind perusal of Collector, Nabarangpur.
Yours faithfully,


Addl.Sub Collector, Nabarangpur
Memo No._________/2013                                        Dated          /             /.2013
                        Copy forwarded to the Sub Collector, Nabarangpur for  information and necessary action.

Addl.Sub Collector, Nabarangpur
Memo No._________/2013                                        Dated          /             /.2013
                        Copy submitted to the Collector, Nabarangpur for favour of kind information and necessary action as per discussion held on 20.02.2013.


Addl. Sub Collector, Nabarangpur

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