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The Punjab Land Revenue (Thur, Sem, Chos and Sand) Revision and Suspension Rules 1960 (Under the Punjab Land Revenue Act 1887)

1THE PUNJAB LAND REVENUE (THUR, SEM, CHOS, AND SAND)

REMISSION AND SUSPENSION RULES, 1960

1.  Short title and commencement: -  (1) These rules may be called the Punjab Land Revenue (Thur, Sem, Chos and Sand) Remission and Suspension Rules, 1960. 

(2) They shall come into force at once.

2.  Definitions: - In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires: -

(a) “Act” means the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887.

(b) “Cho” means a bed of a torrent starting from the Siwalik hills;

(c) “Form” means a form appended to these rules;

(d) “Sem” means the rise or collection of sub-soil water or moisture to such an extent that the land so affected becomes unfit for cultivation; and

(e) “Thur”, ”kallar” or “reh” means a white or ash coloured substance which may or may not subside after rains but the existence whereof is betrayed by the crispness of the crust swelling over the powdered earth underneath it.

3.  Patwari to make entries of all unfit and uncultivable lands: -  At the time of each harvest inspection, the patwari shall enter in the khasra girdawari all those fields which may have been rendered unfit for cultivation due to thur, kallar, reh or sem as thur, kallar, reh or sem, as the case may be, along with the wodr khali. He shall also enter all such fields which have been rendered unfit for cultivation or grazing due to cho or deposit of sand in consequence of heavy floods as “Ghairmamkin cho” or “Ghairmumkin sand”, as the case may be.

4.  Entry as kharaba to be made where production is estimated less than twenty-five per cent: - Whenever a field affected by thur, kallar, reh, sem, cho or sand is sown with a crop but the yield is less than twenty-five per cent of the normal yield the entry shall be “kharaba” together with the word thur, kallar, reh, sem, cho or deposit of sand, as the case may be.

1Published, -vide Financial Commissioner’s notification No. 2267-w-6/2295, dated the 15th November, 1960.

5.  Only affected area to be considered: - Whenever a part of the field is affected by thur, reh, sem, cho, or deposit of  sand, only the area affected thereby shall be taken into consideration.

6.  Entries to be inspected regularly by Inspecting Officers : - All fields, for which new entries as required by rules 3 and 4 are made, shall be checked by the Field Kanungo and at least fifteen percent of  them by the Tehsildar or Naib-Tehsildar concerned. A specific note showing that such inspection has been made shall be given by the Inspecting Officer. The Revenue Assistant or the Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil) shall also check the girdawaris of at least ten per cent of  the villages which are affected by thur, reh, sem, cho or deposit of sand.

7.  Entries to be changed after three Consecutive harvests : - Where an entry is made for a particular field or a part thereof as required by rule 3 successively for three harvests, and a similar entry has to be made in the fourth harvest the word “banjar jadid” shall be substituted for “khali” in the fourth harvest and if this entry persists further for four succeeding harvests, it shall be changed into “banjar qadim” in the eighth harvest. In the case of lands affected by cho or deposit of sand , the entry shall continue to be ‘Ghairmumkin cho’  or ‘Ghairmumkin sand’, as the case my be.

8.  Name of crop to be shown if uncultivated land is brought under cultivation: - Any field or part thereof for which the previous entry in the khasra girdawari is “banjar qadim, thur, kallar, reh or sem” or ghairmumkin cho or ghairmumkin sand and which is again brought under cultivation, the entry in the khasra girdawari shall show clearly the crop sown :

Provided that if the yield of the crop sown is less than twenty-five per cent of the normal yield it shall be shown as ‘kharaba’.

9.  Land Revenue to be remitted from Rabi harvest :- (1) The land revenue of every field or part thereof, for which an entry exists as banjar jadid / Qadim, thur, kallar, reh or sem, ghairmumkin cho or ‘ghairmumkin sand’ at the time of coming into force of these rules, shall be remitted with effect from the Rabi harvest following the enforcement of these rules.

(2) The land revenue of every field or part thereof, for which an entry is made as banjar jadid / Qadim, thur, kallar, reh or sem or ghairmumkin cho or

ghairmumkin sand, after the coming into force of these rules shall be remitted with effect from the Rabi harvest if such an entry is made in that harvest and from the following Rabi harvest if the entry is made in the Kharif harvest.

10.  Revival of assessment of land revenue :- Subject to the provisions of rule 19, the remission shall cease and the assessment of land revenue remitted under these rules shall revive after the field or part thereof, with respect to which the remission was granted has produced four crops the yield of each of which is more than twenty-five per cent of the normal yield.

11.  Revival of assessment to take effect from Rabi crop :- The revival of assessment of land revenue under rule 10 shall take effect from the fifth harvest if it is Rabi and if the fifth harvest is Kharif from the Rabi harvest following such Kharif harvest.

12.  Statement to be drawn up by Patwari :- After the expiry of Rabi harvest every year and within five days of the expiry of the Rabi girdawari of the village the Patwari shall draw up a statement  in Form A showing all the field numbers in which remission under rule 9 has to be given and another statement in Form ‘C ‘ showing the field numbers in which assessment of land revenue is to be revived under rule 10.

13.  Statements to be checked up by Officers :- Every Field Kanungo shall carry out a complete check of these statements with the relevant entries of the khasra girdawari and record a certificate to that effect on them. The Tehsildar or Naib-Tahsildar concerned shall carry out similar check of twenty-five per cent entries in Form ‘A’ and ‘C’. The Assistant Collector and the Collector may at any time carry out random checks of these forms.

14.  Statements to be checked and forwarded to Tahsildar: - After the statements in form ‘A’ and ‘C’ have been prepared and checked by the revenue officers the same shall be forwarded to the Tehsildar concerned.

15.  Tahsildar to forward consolidated statement to the Collector: - The Tahsildar shall have a consolidated statement prepared for his Tahsil in Form ‘B’ and submit it together with the statements in Form ‘A’ to the Collector by the twentieth April, every year.

16.  Collector to suspend or remit the land revenue: - On receipt of Form ‘B’ the Collector may remit the land revenue, as proposed therein, if the total amount to be remitted for the Tahsil does not exceed Rs. 1[3,000] or suspend it if it exceeds this limit and forward the proposal for remission to the Commissioner of the Division for sanction. The order of suspension or remission thus made by the Collector or the Commissioner, as the case may be, shall be conveyed to the Tahsildar concerned immediately who shall give effect to it, Necessary changes in the Dhal Bachh and other relevant papers shall be made accordingly.

1Subsituted for Figure “2000” by G.S.R. 134, dated 16th May, 1964, previously figure “2000” was substituted for the figure “1000” by Financial Commissioner, Revenue, Punjab notification No. 3006-w-61/1085, dated the 12th August, 1961.

17.  Patwari to enter statements in daily diary: - The Patwari shall enter in his daily diary the statement of all fields mentioned in Forms ‘A’ and ‘C’ for each village at the time of their submission to the Tahsildar.

1[18.  Manner of delivery of parcha to land-owners: - A parcha in Form ‘D’ of the field numbers mentioned in Form ‘C’ shall be delivered to the landowner in the manner laid down for the service of summons in sub-sections (1) and  (2) of section 90 of the Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887.]

19.  Procedure for revival of assessment: - (1) After the parcha has been delivered in accordance with the provisions of rule 18 the landowner may, within a period of fifteen days of the date of its delivery, file his objections with the Tahsildar or Naib-Tahsildar concerned who shall after making such inquires as he may deem proper pass such orders as he may deem fit. As far as practicable such orders shall be passed every year before the tenth of May.

(2) After the objections have been disposed of under sub-rule (1) the Tahsildar shall forward a consolidated statement in Form ‘E’ of all the statements forwarded to him in Form ‘C’ along with a copy each of the orders passed by him on the objections preferred under sub-rule (1), to the Collector of the district who may confirm the revival of assessment of land revenue with or without amendment.

20.  Statement to be furnished by Collector: - The Collector shall furnish to the Financial Commissioner through the Commissioner a statement showing separately the total amount of land revenue remitted as well as the amount of land revenue with respect to which the assessment has been revived under these rules. Such statement shall be furnished before the 15th of June every year.

21.  Repeal of existing rules: - These rules shall supersede all previous rules 2[* * *] in force in the State for suspension, remission or revival of assessment of land revenue of culturable areas rendered unfit for cultivation due to thur, kallar, reh, sem, cho or deposit of sand.

1Rule 18 substituted by G.S.R. 134, dated 16th May, 1964.

2The words “if any” omitted by G.S.R. No. 134, dated 16th May, 1964.

Hon'ble Revenue Minister

   


Special Chief Secretary, Department of Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management

Sh.  K A P Sinha, IAS

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