ASSIGNMENT OF GOVERNM ENT LANDS Land Cell - Andhra ...

information regarding the nature of the land available for being granted forcultivation. Such information should be furnished writing within a week from thedate of receipt of the application for information. No fee shall be charged forgiving such information and if the applicant is illiterate, the Karanam himselfshould if requested to do so, assist in writing the application. Any personoccupying the land without prior permission of the Tahsildar shall be liable to beevicted and no Sivoijama right shall accrue in his favour.3. Persons eligible for occupation or assignment of Governmentlands:- Lands at the disposal of the Government should be assigned only tolandless poor persons who directly engage themselves in cultivation, includingHarijans, ex-toddy tappers, backward communities and weavers.4. Definitions of landless poor person:- A landless poor person is onewho owns not more than one acre of wet or 5 acres of dry land and is also poor.The question whether a person is poor or not, is felt to the discretion of theassigning authorities. One acre of wetland will be treated as five acres of dryland. Irrigable dry land shall be treated as wetland. The share of each memberof a joint family, as also the enjoyment of the income of the joint family by anapplicant will be taken into consideration for deciding whether or not he islandless poor person.Note:- This ratio will not apply to political sufferers who will continue to begoverned by separate rules as applicable to them now.5. Maximum extent of land which may be assigned to a singleindividual:- The maximum extent of land which may be assigned to an individualshall be limited to one acre wet or 5 acres dry, subject to the provision that incomputing the area, lands owned by the assignee shall be taken into account, sothat the lands assigned to him together with what is already owned by him doesnot exceed the total extent of one acre wet or 5 acres dry land. Variations up to10 percent may be allowed wherever necessary.6. Terms and conditions of assignment :-(i) The assignment of lands shall be free of market value; (ii) Landassigned shall be heritable but not alienable; (iii) Lands assigned shall bebrought under cultivation within three years;(iv) No land tax shall be collected for the first three years except for theextent, if any, which has already been brought under cultivation. Water rateshall, however, be charged if the lands are irrigated with Government water; and(v) Cultivation should be by the assignee or the members of his familyor with hired labour under the supervision of himself or a member of his family.21