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

2. Permission for occupation of lands at the disposal ofGovernment:- Any person desirous of taking up unoccupied land shall submit apetition to the Tahsildar in writing. This application need not be stamped. Theperson so applying shall not enter upon the land without obtaining the previouspermission in writing from the Tahsildars office. The Tahsildar should, however,communicate orders in writing either granting or refusing permission to occupyGovernment land within one month from the date of receipt of the application.The Village Patwari shall furnish to any person desirous of so applying fullinformation regarding the nature of the land available for being granted forcultivation. Such information should be furnished in writing within a week fromthe date of receipt of the application for information. No fee shall be charged forgiving such information and if the applicant is illiterate, the Patwari 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 of 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 includingGarijans, ex-toddy tappers, backward communities and weavers.4. Definition of landless poor person:- A landless poor person is onewho owns not more than one acre, of wet or 5 acres of dey land and is also poor.The question whether a person is poor or not is left to the discretion of theassigning authorities. One acre of wet will be treated as five acres of dry land.Irrigable dry land shall be treated as wet land. The share of each member of ajoint family, as also the enjoyment of the income of the joint family, by anyapplicant will be taken into consideration for deciding whether or not he is alandless poor person.5. Maximum extent of land, which may be assigned to a singleindividual: - The maximum extent of land which may be assigned to a singleindividual shall be limited to one acre wet or five acres dry, subject to theprovision that in computing the area, lands owned by the assignee shall be takeninto account, so that the lands assigned to him together with what is alreadyowned by him does not exceed the total extent of one acre of wet or five acres ofdry land. Variations up to 10 per cent 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 be broughtunder cultivation within three years;34