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ABOUT US
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The Revenue Department has the proud legacy of being the oldest Department in the
administrative setup of the State of Tamil Nadu.
The Department functions under the control of
Hon’ble Minister of Revenue. At Government level, the department is headed by the
Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue Department.
The functions of erstwhile Board of Revenue are now being looked after by different departments, such as Revenue Administration Department,
Land Administration Department, Land Reforms Department, Transport Department, Commercial Taxes Department, Prohibition and Excise Department
The Land Reforms Department is headed by the
Principal Secretary / Commissioner of Land Reforms, who is entrusted with agrarian reforms such as agricultural land ceiling, tenancy rights, assignment of surplus lands for agricultural purposes, implementation of Chief Minister’s Uzhavar Pathukappu Thittam and Bhoodan lands. The Principal Secretary / Commissioner of Land Reforms is also the
appellate / revisionary authority relating to the appeals made under Urban Land Tax / Ceiling and Land Reforms.
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Director of Land Reforms is the monitoring authority with administrative powers and functioning under the control of Principal Secretary / Commissioner of Land Reforms.
He is also the appellate / revisionary authority relating to the appeals made under erstwhile Agricultural Income Tax. AS per G.O. Ms. No.34, Revenue Department, dated 14.1.2015, the Land Reforms department has been restructrued and accordingly, a Land Reforms unit has been formed in all the Collectorates (except Chennai)
At the district level, the Sub Collectors/Revenue Divisional Officers ae functioning as Authorized Officer under Tamil Nadu Land Reform (Fixation of ceiling on Land) Act, 1961 as amended and Assigning Authority under the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Disposal of Surplus Land) Rules 1965 as amended under the administrative conrol of District Collector. The District Revenue Officers are the appellate Authority under the Act and Rules. The Special Deputy Collectors (Revenue Court) discharge their duties in respect of subjects relating to Land Reforms
department. All Revenue Divisional Officers/Sub-Collectors are now empowered to do the Land Reforms work under its Act and Rules. AT district level, the progress of work is supervised and monitored by District Collector.
The Special Deputy Collectors (Revenue Court) discharge their duties in respect of Tenancy Laws. There are 10 Revenue Courts offices at
Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur, Trichirapalli, Madurai, Lalgudi, Mannargudi, Tirunelveli and Nagapattinam
district and each Special Deputy Collectors (Revenue Collectors) have jurisdiction over 3 or more districts each
In respect of subjects relating to Chief Ministers Uzhavar Pathukappu Thittam, Bhoodan Board, the
District Collectors and District Revenue Officers assisted by the Revenue Divisional Officers, Special Deputy Collectors (Social Security Scheme), Tahsildars, Tahsildars (Social Security Scheme), Revenue Inspectors, Village Administrative Officers and Village Assistants discharge their duties. |
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LAND REFORMS
Ceiling
The Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961 (Tamil Nadu Act 58/61) was enacted with a view to reduce the disparity in the ownership of the agricultural land and concentration of such land with certain persons and to distribute such land among the landless poor and came into effect on the
6th day of April, 1960.
Reduction of ceiling on land was introduced in the year 1970, by amending the Parent Act,
by the Act 17/70 and the Act was notified on 02.10.1970 and the reference date for holding of land was as on
15.02.1970.
Through an amended Act called the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Second Amendment Act, 1971 (Tamil Nadu Act 20/72) the overall ceiling area was refixed. This Act also came into effect from
01.03.1972.
Subsequently, by another amended Act, viz., Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Fourth Amendment Act, 1972 (Tamil Nadu Act 39/72), the overall ceiling limit was further reduced and this Act also came into effect on the
1st day of March 1972. Even though the Trusts were not attracted by the provisions of the Parent Act, 58/61, ceiling limit has been fixed for the Trusts through
Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Third Amendment Act, 1971 (Tamil Nadu Act 37/72) according to the character of the Trusts. To sum up, as on date,
30 standard acres of land is the maximum extent of land that a family can hold in
the State.
The Land Reforms Act also provides certain exemption and
exclusion while determining the holdings of the land.
Grant of permission to Industrial / Commercial undertakings
Section 37-A of the Act provides any industrial or commercial undertaking desires to hold or to hold land acquired in excess of the ceiling area, to make an application in Form 36 to the Government for permission to hold or acquire such land. The Government may grant permission under Section 37-A of the Act, to hold lands in excess of the ceiling area with some conditions to utilise the lands.
Grant of permission to Public Trusts
Section 37-B of the Act provides that any public trust created after
01.03.1972, desiring to hold or to hold land acquired for educational or hospital purposes, shall make an application in Form 38 to the Government for permission to hold or acquire such land. The Government may grant permission under section 37-B of the Act to hold lands with some conditions to utilise the lands.
Disposal of Surplus Land:-
The surplus lands taken over by the Government under the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961, as amended are being assigned to the landless poor in the order of preference, as specified under
Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Disposal of Surplus Land) Rules, 1965, at the rate not exceeding 3 acres of dry land or 1 ˝ acres of wet land.
TENANCY LAWS
The following Acts are implemented under Tentancy Laws:-
1. The Tamil Nadu Cultivating Tenants Protection Act, 1955
2. Tamil Nadu Cultivating Tenants (Payment of Fair Rent) Act, 1956
3. The Tamil Nadu Public Trusts (Regulation and Administration of Agricultural Lands) Act, 1961
4. The Tamil Nadu Agricultural Labourers Fair Wages Act, 1969
5. The Tamil Nadu Agricultural Lands(Record of Tenancy Right) Act, 1969
6. The Tamil Nadu Occupants of Kudiyiruppu (Conferment of Ownership) Act,1971
BHOODAN BOARD
Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Yagna Act, 1958 was enacted to regulate lands received as donation by Sri Acharya Vinoba Bhave to the Bhoodan Yagna movement.
As per G.O (Ms.) No. 144, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department dated 11.10.2006 the Bhoodan subject has been transferred and attached with
Land Reforms Department and as per
G.O.
(Ms.) No.493, Revenue [LR-I(1)] Department dated 23.12.2009, the Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Board has been reconstituted. The tenure of the Bhoodhan Board expired on 22.12.2013. Action is being taken to recontiture the board.
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Contents Owned by Commissionerate of Land Reforms, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai 600 005, Tamil Nadu, India
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