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

Landless Poor Person : A landless poor person means a person who does notown any land or who owns land not exceeding 2 1/2 acres of wet or 5 acres ofdry and who is an agricultural labourer and whose annual income does notexceed Rs.11,000/ - (G.O.Ms.No.900 Revenue Department, dated. 11-7-1979and G.O.Ms.No.940 Revenue Department, dated 24-11-1998 Appended).Sivoijamadar : For the purpose of consideration of the claim for assignment ofland, Sivoijamadar is one who has been in occupation of the land at the time ofconsideration for its assignment provided he had been in continuous occupationof the land from the fasli immediately preceeding the one in which theassignment is considered.Wetlands : Include irrigable dry lands but not garden lands.Project Affected Lands: It means all lands covered by Projects of the followingcategories, namely:‣ Projects completed after the 15 th August, 1947;‣ Projects under execution;‣ Projects, the execution of which has already been sanctioned; and‣ Projects under investigation.Direct Cultivation: Direct Cultivation shall mean cultivation by the assignee orthe members of his family or with hired labour under the supervision of himself ora member of his family.Assigning Authority: The Tahsildars are the authorities competent to assignwet lands as well as dry lands not exceeding Acs 2 ½ of wet or 5 Acres of dry ineach case to the landless poor applicants. (G.O.Ms.No.1148 RevenueDepartment dated.31-5-1960).6