EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No.1206, CUTTAC K, THURS DAY, JULY 19, 2018 / AS ADHA 28, 1940
REVENUE & DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
The 17th July, 2018
No. 26201–RDM-DILRMP-0001/2017/R&DM.— In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 27 of the Odisha Special Survey and Settlement Act, 2012 (Odisha Act 5 of 2012), the State Government do hereby make the following rules, further to amend the Odisha Special Survey and Settlement Rules, 2012 namely :—
1. Short title and commencement:— (1) These rules may be called the Odisha Special Survey and Settlement (Amendment) Rules, 2018.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Odisha Gazette.
2. In the Odisha Special Survey and Settlement Rules, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 7 for sub-rule (3), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely: —
"(3) (a) The map so prepared shall be made available to the Tahsildar for verification of the map and preparation of preliminary Record of Right (RoR).
(b) The Amin or Assistant Revenue Inspector or Revenue Inspector, as the case may be, shall verify cent percent of the plots in the field and thereafter, the Revenue Supervisor and Tahsildar or Additional Tahsildar shall randomly check 10% and 5% of the plots in the map in the field respectively.
(c) The cross verification of 5% of the plots by Tahsildar or Additional Tahsildar shall include 2.5% of the Government land and 2.5% of the private land.
(d) During verification of the map, the team of persons may go for simultaneous preparation of the Preliminary Record of Right under sub 2 3. (i) In the said rules, in rule 9, for sub-rule (4), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely :— "(4) (a) the team of persons shall physically verify each plot of the concerned revenue village with the map made available after survey and shall make a note of all the changes in the configuration of plots and also other changes, if any;
(b) if the area of any plot differs from the area and boundaries shown in the map, the team of persons shall ink it up in red in the map;
(c) if any plot is found sub-divided into two or more parts then a separate 'Bata Number (divisional number)' for each such part shall be given and in such cases, sub-division of plots shall be shown in broken lines and accordingly, the map of the concerned revenue village shall be altered or corrected;
(d) the Revenue Inspector or Assistant Revenue Inspector or Amin, as the case may be, shall verify cent percent plots of the revenue village and Revenue Supervisor and Tahsildar or Additional Tahsildar shall randomly check 10% and 5% of the plots in the map in the field respectively;
(e) the cross verification of 5% of the plots by Tahsildar or Additional Tahsildar will include 2.5% of the Government land and 2.5% of the private land; and (ii) after sub-rule(5) following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely :—
"(5-a) the team of person shall settle fair and equitable rent in respect of every land, if they are not entitled to hold such interest without payment of rent as per the procedure laid down in the Odisha Survey and Settlement Rules, 1962:
Provided that where in any area, settlement of rent has been made under any law for the time being force, in course of general settlement of rent, the rent so settled shall be deemed to be the rent settled under this rule and shall be subject to modification, if any, by the order of the Government made in accordance with the existing rule or guideline, if any."
By Order of the Governor
Dr. CHANDRA SHEKHAR KUMAR
Principal Secretary to Government