What are the Important Revenue Records in Telangana

Standard Revenue Records in Telangana

Survey -includes all operations incidental to the determination, measurement and record of a boundary or boundaries, or any part of a boundary and includes a re-survey;

The first survey, settlement and bandobast was conducted in the Nizam State between 1932 and 1934. Later in 1954, Khasra Pahani was finalized in the State of Hyderabad. Khata numbers were given to farmers based on the extent of land in possession along with survey numbers.

There were about 40 plus revenue registers or records exists once in erstwhile Telangana state as discussed in article 'How Setwar revenue record is prepered in telangana state'. Those all records summarized upto  11 records in Andhra Prades or Telanganan States in the year 1992 of ROR Act.

The main important Revenue records are listed below.

1. Setwar Register
2. Khasra Pahani
3. Sessala Pahani
4. 1B Record or Pahani
   
5. Grama Lekka-3 or Pahani (consist 31 columns)
6. 13-B Pahani
   
7. Village Map or Naksha
8. Tippon or FMB or F-Line
   

Sethwar Register:

Setwar  is written as Shethwar Sethwar. This Setwar register/pahani  is an important survey Register, it is prepared from land survey and settlement process which consist of all the details like survey numbers, Government or Inam land category, Name of the Chatedar, total area, pote-kharab area, balance area "Dar" and the Assessment. In case of wet lands, it will give the details of single crop or double crop, details of irrigational sources etc.

Sethwar Records will be prepared after Survey and Settlement - these records will considdered as standard and importent revenue records and these are considered as base records when issue needs to addressed or settleled. 

This record is called as Sethwar in Telangana area and RSR record in AP aread.

Find the below for Example of Sethwar Record.

Khasra Pahani:

Pahani prepared for the year 1954-55 is called as Khasra or Kasra pahani which is also standard revenue record in Telangana area. This record is used as reference for solving many of civil cases in courts. This is the second important land revenue record.

Sessala Pahani:

Pahani prepared for the years 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58 are called as Sessala Pahanis. These records are also very use full for solving civil cases in courts.

I-B or ROR 1-B Record:

Record of Right (ROR 1B)  is an important revenue record, specifying details of land ownership including name of the owner, extent of land holdings and nature of land, classification land and irrigation source for the land.

This 1B record is prepared from the year 1990 as per ROR Acts.
Example of 1-B Pahani format.

Pahani or Adangal :

A Pahani / Adangal or Grama lekka-3 record is an important legal document related to land. This Pahani is issued by Tahsildar. Pahani document is one of the most important revenue records for agricultural lands maintained by revenue department.

Village Map:

Village Maps are printed in the Central Survey office under very costly, sophisticated offset printing machine and other machines. Printed village maps are supplied to the concerned District suvey maintenance units and also Revenue units, The maps are printed in two scales.

• fordry lands 8" -one mile (single scale) i.e. one inch=20 chains of 33.
• forwet fields 16" -one mile (double scale) i.e, one inch= 10 chains of 33

These maps will have details of all the survey numbers of the village both agricultural, non-agricultural including, topographical details.

Village Maps were prepared at the time of Nizam government Regime and printed Map/Naksha in the Fasli 1334 i.e in the year 1924 and also printed in year 1960.

Please find the below picture for example of village naksha or map.

                                         

FMB (AP ) or Tippon (TS) :

Tippan is a basic survey document prepared in the field while doing a survey. It is a document that contains parcel-wise field measurements (For each survey boundary). Most of the maps available are hand-drawn and not to scale.

Every Survey number consist with land extent details will be stated in Field Measurement Book (AP)or Tippon (Telangana).

Every Mandal Revenue office consists of the below important revenue records.

• 1-B Register - It consist all agriculture land details only.
• Assignment Register - This once consist of all governement land details.
  
• Endomentland Register - This one consist about Temple or Devadaya land.
• Kowl ryoths land register
• Inam Register - consist about Inam land in that mandal area.
  

Village level Revenue records or Accounts:

Village accounts in AP before 1992-

The village Accounts were Prepared by the Village level Functionaries and intended for 

• Recording of land owners, Enjoyers-crops grown 
• Raising demand LR, Cesses, water rate etc. 
• Fixation of Assessment and watching Collection. 
• Protection of Government Lands.
  

There were different Accounts maintained in Andhra and Telangana areas

• There were 39 Accounts in Telangana Area-reduced to 22 GO Ms No 599 Revenue(N) Dept, dated 01.07.1976
• There were 38 Accounts in Andhra Area-reducedto 22-- GO Ms No 1474 Revenue(N) Dept, dated 15-12-1979.

Every revenue village have below set of records-

• Permanent  Register showing  land details - TS - Sethwar,  AP- Register "A"/ Re-settlement Register/ Diglot/ Fair Adangal
  
• Assignment ,Alienations and Transfers Register -- No2 in TS
• Survey number wise land and cultivation particulars  - No 2 Adangal in AP, NO3 in TS
• Government Topes and other topes - NO.2C in AP.
• Farmer wise land particulars  - NO 10(1) in AP, NO.4 Chowfasla in TS
• Khata - NO.14 in Telangana area
• Agricultural wells register- NO 21 Agricultural wells register
• Register for recording Encroachment in Govt. land and Demand there on -- 4C 
• Register of Rythwarilands  and Demand - 4

Integrated land records in AP & Telangana Area (After 1992)

Integratedandreduced to 11 common Accounts–Asper the Report of Experts’Committee GO MS No.265 Rev(LRII) Department, dated 10.03.1992

• Acc-1 -- Register of Govtlands
• Acc-2 -- MutationRegister
• Acc-3 -- Register showing owners of land, enjoyment and cultivation particulars
• Acc-3A -- Monthly cultivation and Yield Register
• Acc-4 -- Register of Rythwarilands and Demand
• Acc-4A -- Register for charging Water Rate
• Acc-4B -- Register for recording remission of Water Rate
• Acc-4C-- Register for recording Encroachment in Govt. land and Demand there on
• Acc-5 -- Register for Rhythwari Demand , Collection and Balance
• Acc-6 -- Register for Recording Daily collection
• Acc-7 -- Register for recording Remittances
• Acc-8 --Register of Irrigation Sources
• Acc-8A-- Goshwara of Irrigation Sources-Consolidated areas irrigated in the village
• Acc-9 -- Land Revenue Receipt
• Acc-10 -- Birth Register
• Acc-11 -- Deaths Register 

Note- House constructed land or property register will stored at Gram panchayat or Muncipal offices in property registers 

Records availale at Registration office (SRO)

• Every registration office will ahve Record of land holding register which regisgers all registered land details.
• SRO will issues Encomberences Certificates

Personal Revenue Records:

Every person should ahve following records or docuements if he is holding agriculture or non-agriculure land and is on possession or position.

1. Pattadar Passbook or Title Deed for agriculture lands
2. Sale Deed Document if purchased land through registration at SRO.
3. Gift Deed or Inheritaed or Gifted Land Details.
4. Assignemnt Land Patta or DKT Patta or Lavani Patta - If got this government land from Telangana or AP government
5. 13-B Record - If purchased the land through unregistered docuemnt which is regularised through through ROR Act.
6. NOC Certificates if that land is Inam land.
7. Should have 38 E Register or Record if the person is doing Kowl under particular land owner.

Refferences-

• https://ccla.telangana.gov.in/pdf/actsManuals/51_The%20Telangana%20Record%20of%20Rights%20in%20Land%20and%20Pattadar%20Pass%20Books%20Act,%201971.%20(Act%2026%20of%201971)..pdf
• Record of Rights
• VILLAGE ACCOUNTS PRIOR TO 1992&INTEGRATED VILLAGE ACCOUNTSByB.Ramaiah, I.A.S (Retired( Senior Faculty)