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

Assignment Land Revised Assignment Policy Further Instructions Issued(Revenue Department, G.O. Ms. No. 1406, dated 25 th July, 1958)The Government have examined question of integrating the provisionsrelating the assignment of Government lands at present obtaining in the Andhraand Telangana areas of the State with a view to evolve a common policy for boththe areas and issue the following rules. In exercise of the powers conferred bySection 172 of the Hyderabad land Revenue Act, 1317 F, the Governor ofAndhra Pradesh hereby makes the following rules relating to assignment ofGovernment lands in suspension of all previsions orders on the subjectapplicable to the Telangana area.1. Categories of lands not available for assignment:- The assignmentof the following classes of lands is prohibited.(i) Prambokes, tank-beds, fore, shore of tank-beds, cattle stands, grazinglands and reserved lands (reserved for depressed class members ) or for anypublic purposes, such as schools, playgrounds, hospitals, maternity centers,rooms, extension of house sites, panchayat purpose sources of irrigation, townsites and lands in the proximity of towns and village sites and lands in theproximity thereof.(ii) Lands set apart for pasturage for cattle, for grass reserves for anyGovernment purposes or for the benefit of the public. An extent equal to at least10 per cent of the total cultivable area in a village shall be set apart as grazinglands for cattle.(iii) Land which has been unoccupied for 18 months and adjoins areserved forests or an unreserved block of a square mile or more until theCollector has consulted the District Forest officer and considered any objections,he may have to its assignment.(iv) Gairan, Bancharai and Kancha lands.(v) lands containing topes or valuable tress and lands containing Sendhi,Toddy or Gulmoha trees.(vi) lands within cantonment limits.(vii) Lands treated as reserved Forests.(viii) Water-course, porambokes, namely margins of canals streams, etc.,32