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JANUARY 2013 3 Contents MAHARASHTRA AHEAD 5 Fourth Revolution Not Far - The Chief Minister VOL.2 ISSUE NO.9 JANUARY 2013 `50 7 The State of Philanthropic Administration Editor-in-Chief - The Deputy Chief Minister Pramod T. Nalawade 9 Transparent And Managing Editor Pralhad Jadhav Citizen-centric - Balasaheb Thorat, Minister for Revenue Team Maharashtra Ahead 5 ^ƵƌĞƐŚtĂŶĚŝůĞ 14 Accelerating Towards New <ŝƌƟWĂŶĚĞ <ƌŝƟ>ĂůůĂ Avenues - Prakash Solanke, Minister of State for ^ĂůĞƐĂŶĚŝƌĐƵůĂƟŽŶ Revenue Digamber Palve sŝůĂƐŽĚŬĞ 16 Conceptualizing the New Ideas Produced by - Swadhin Kshatriya, Addiitional Chief EĂǀďŚĂƌĂƚWƌĞƐƐ>ƚĚ͘ Secretary, Revenue ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌKƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͗͘͘^ŚĂƌŵĂ 19 Campaigning the Sociable Project Management Team '͘D͘KƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͗͘^ŚƌŝŶŝǀĂƐ Administration 9 ͘'͘D͗͘Dalvinder Singh - Archana Shambhakar DĂŶĂŐĞƌ͗ƐŚŽŬ^ŚŝƌŬĞ 24 Land Revenue Policy of Shivaji ĚŝƚŽƌŝĂůŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ͗^ƵďŚĂƐŚ^ŚŝƌŬĞ Maharaj Prepress - Pandurang Balkawade ͘'͘D͘WƌĞƉƌĞƐƐ͗Sachin Phulpagar 29 Revenue Administration - Art ƌƚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ͗DĂŚĞƐŚ:ĂĚŚĂǀ Challenges and Opportunities WŚŽƚŽƐŽƌƌĞĐƟŽŶ͗^ŝĚĚŚĞƐŚ^ĂǁĂŶƚ - V. P. Rane DĂŚĂƌĂƐŚƚƌĂŚĞĂĚŝƐƉƌŝŶƚĞĚŽŶďĞŚĂůĨŽĨƚŚĞ 31 e-Initiatives of Land Records ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌĂƚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůŽĨ/ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂŶĚWƵďůŝĐ - Chandrakant Dalvi ZĞůĂƟŽŶƐ͕'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŽĨDĂŚĂƌĂƐŚƚƌĂ͕Ăƚ 37 EĂǀďŚĂƌĂƚWƌĞƐƐ>ƚĚ 33 Cognizance of Rightful Land EĂǀďŚĂƌĂƚŚĂǀĂŶ͕ Owners WůŽƚŶŽ͘ϭϯ͕^ĞĐƚŽƌϴ͕ - S. S. Patil ^ĂŶƉĂĚĂ; ĂƐƚͿ͕ Navi Mumbai 400 706. 35 Government Policy for WƵďůŝƐŚĞĚďLJWƌĂŵŽĚd͘EĂůĂǁĂĚĞĂƚDĂŶƚƌĂůĂLJĂ͕ Nazul Land Mumbai-400032 - Venugopal Reddy >ĞƩĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞĚƚŽ 37 %HWZHHQWKH&RQÀLFWV ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌĂƚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůŽĨ/ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂŶĚWƵďůŝĐ ZĞůĂƟŽŶƐ͕EĞǁĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟǀĞƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͕ϭϳƚŚ&ůŽŽƌ͕ and Consensus KƉƉŽƐŝƚĞDĂŶƚƌĂůĂLJĂ͕DƵŵďĂŝͲϰϬϬϬϯϮ͘ - Shekhar Gaikwad 40 ŵĂŝů͗ŵĂŚĂƌĂƐŚƚƌĂĂŚĞĂĚ͘ĚŐŝƉƌΛŐŵĂŝů͘ĐŽŵ WůĞĂƐĞǀŝƐŝƚƚŚĞǁĞďƐŝƚĞ 40 e-Chavdi of Kolhapur ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬĚŐŝƉƌ͘ŵĂŚĂƌĂƐŚƚƌĂ͘ŐŽǀ͘ŝŶ - Appasaheb Dhulaj 43 I SARITA-Friendly Service For Registration - Mukta Pawar 46 A Great Struggle…A Huge Win… Adv. Pandurang Gaikwad 48 A Fresh Breath for Farm Roads ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌĂƚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůŽĨ/ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ 46 ĂŶĚWƵďůŝĐZĞůĂƟŽŶƐ - Eknath Davale 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŽĨDĂŚĂƌĂƐŚƚƌĂWƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ Pls note: The views expressed by the writers are their own Fourth Revolution Not Far… e-office Projects will certainly enhanced the speed and transparency in administration Revenue Department is a mirror of the administration. If one wants to know about the public feelings for administration, whether the Government services and facilities are satisfactory or otherwise and about further expectations of the populace from the Government, you will have to look only at the Revenue system...the Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan explains…
evenue Department is of facilities it provides. organized under this Campaign. utmost importance. The Many times Government’s good I visited Sindhudurg District Rcommon people are directly initiatives are not reached out to the UHFHQWO\ ,W LV WKH ¿UVW GLVWULFW in contact with the department; people. I believe that the Revenue WR LPSOHPHQW WRWDO HRI¿FH LQ hence we accepted this challenge of Department will overcome the hurdles administration. Our former Prime providing accurate information to through this Campaign and set a new Minister Rajiv Gandhi had dreamt the people with minimum efforts precedence. Various events such as of the 21st Century while bringing and shortest time with total support organising camps for issuing different the Computer evolution. This was from technology. In this situation FHUWL¿FDWHV &KDYDGL UHDGLQJ IRU the time when a decision was taken importance of the Swarna Jayanti redressing complaints and resolving to make computers operational in Rajaswa Abhiyan escalates to a public issues at Chavadi - a common Indian languages. I had been given the great extent. Because Information FHQWUDO SODFH IRU WKH YLOODJHUV responsibility for the same as I was a Technology is the base of the Revenue making application forms available 0LQLVWHUZLWK3ULPH0LQLVWHU¶V2I¿FH Department’s planning and the RQOLQHVLPSOLI\LQJWKHSURFHGXUHHWF WKHQ7RGD\DVWKH&KLHI0LQLVWHURI
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0DKDUDVKWUD , IHHO SURXG WR VHH WKH districts of the State. These should be the administration work. However proliferation of all these things in made applicable elsewhere suitably. for this it is necessary to change our Maharashtra. Some systematic changes such mentality. Recently we successfully 7KHHRI¿FHSURMHFWVZLOOFHUWDLQO\ as application of barcode on the removed the injustice faced by the enhance the speed and transparency Minor Minerals Transport Licenses Khandakari farmers since last six in administration and I am sure DQG UHFHLSWV VDQG DXFWLRQV WKURXJK decades. The Government has also WKDW WKH GUHDP RI SDSHUOHVV RI¿FH HWHQGHULQJ LPSOHPHQWLQJ WKH =HUR JLYHQWRXJKOHJDO¿JKWWRVWUHDPOLQHWKH will become a reality in near future. 3HQGHQF\ VFKHPH VFDQQLQJ ROG problems faced by Khandakaris. The (RI¿FH SURMHFW ZLOO EH LPSOHPHQWHG UHYHQXH UHFRUGV HDV\ DYDLODELOLW\ historians will have to prominently in the entire Konkan and then in RI H[WUDFWV %LUWK DQG 'HDWK mention the movement and the other districts like Nandurbar and FHUWL¿FDWHV 1$ SHUPLVVLRQ ZLWKLQ struggles of Khandakari farmers Jalna. After this the Zilla Parishads GD\V LPSOHPHQWDWLRQ RI 1DQGHG while writing about Maharashtra. The ZLOOIROORZWKHVXLW(RI¿FHZLOOEULQJ pattern for computerisation of 7/12 Khandakari farmers who have fought a revolution at all stages from Talathi H[WUDFWV VFDQQLQJ RI .RWZDO %RRN for a long time for their rights should to the Chief Minister. Drastic changes UHFRUGVSUHSDUDWLRQRIDZHEVLWHIRU now concentrate on enhancing the are expected in computer systems the quasi-judicial work implemented productivity of their own lands with in next 3-4 years. Whatever you say E\'LVWULFW&ROOHFWRU6DWDUDUHPRYDO the use of modern technology. would be fed to a computer instantly. of the encroachment on farm roads as 7KH6WDWHKDGDFUHVRIODQGV From the administration point of view SHU YLOODJH PDSV KROGLQJ 3KHUSKDU with the Agriculture Corporation. this would be the Fourth Revolution. $GDODW DW FLUFOH KHDGTXDUWHUV This has 4015 Khandakari farmers. Recently while speaking at implementing the Samadhan Scheme $VWKH6WDWHKDGWDNHQD¿UPVWDQGRQ the State level Conference of the for making available all the facilities WKHLU LVVXH WKH .KDQGDNDUL IDUPHUV Divisional Commissioners and XQGHU RQH URRI PDNLQJ DYDLODEOH are getting back their lands. There District Collectors held in Pune. H/RNVKDKL VHUYLFHV H&KDYDGL are certain issues of the workers with I had raised a point of imparting VFKHPHUHPHDVXUHPHQWVDVZHOODV Agriculture Corporation. There is WUDLQLQJ WR WKH 6WDWH &DGUH 2I¿FHUV standardization of various application also an issue of non-cultivable lands. on par with the Indian Administrative forms have been very effective and All of these would be considered Services. It’s imperative today to resulted in bringing fraudulent sympathetically and would be make administration techno-savvy transactions to a halt. resolved soon. The Government has and focus on the common man. And Latur Collector has implemented an FRQVWDQWO\ SXW LQ HIIRUWV IRU MXVWL¿HG WKHUHIRUHWRWUDLQ6WDWHFDGUHRI¿FHUV innovative programme for providing ULJKWV RI IDUPHUV IDUP ODERXUHU to be in tune with the time is a must. 354 types of services through the and workers. In order to make the There is no harm in undertaking such 6(78 &HQWUH 'LVWULFW &ROOHFWRU Revenue Department more people initiative through Maharashtra Public Sindhudurg has implemented many oriented and transparent we have Service Commission. projects in e-administration using the GLVSRVHG RII RXW RI WKH Special efforts will be made Information Technology. From these SHQGLQJDSSOLFDWLRQVRIODQG VR WKDW WKH JRRG RI¿FHUV JR WR the inward application management measurements. We have initiated the remote areas. I have already system has been decided to be e-tendering. Decision has been taken instructed concerned authorities implemented at other Districts. IRUUHQRYDWLRQRIWKH5HJLRQDORI¿FHV to felicitate District Collectors and 'LVWULFW&ROOHFWRU$XUDQJDEDGKDV under Revenue Department. We have Additional District Collectors for made the use of AADHAAR Number to agree that drought situation in their excellence on the Revenue Day. for Special Assistance Schemes. some areas today is severe than those In the newly constituted districts This would be implemented in other in 1972.The drinking water problem projects such as construction of 'LVWULFWV DV ZHOO 'XULQJ WKH ¿UVW is getting worse. We are putting in *RYHUQPHQW EXLOGLQJV WR ¿OO XS WKH SKDVH RI $$'+$$5 UHJLVWUDWLRQ efforts to provide work to those who YDFDQW SRVWV DW WKH HDUOLHVW JLYLQJ Maharashtra has topped at the DVN IRU GULQNLQJ ZDWHU IRGGHU IRU prompt and transparent permissions national level with more than 5 Crore animals and cattle camps. Although IRU 1$ SUHSDULQJ GDWD EDQN RI WKH registrations. We have to complete this is a huge challenge befer Revenue *RYHUQPHQW ODQGV LQ WKH 6WDWH registration of 7 Crore people by 31st Department under the present implementing path-breaking projects March 2013. This is a very ambitious FLUFXPVWDQFHV LW LV QRW GLI¿FXOW WR for re-survey of lands are extremely project for all of us. We shall have to manage. LPSRUWDQW0DQ\RI¿FHUVKDYHFDUULHG tread the same path in future as well. - As told to: out innovative experiments in some The technology is going to accelerate Aniruddha Ashtaputre
6 JANUARY 2013 The State of Philanthropic Administration The Revenue Officer has rightly been called as the backbone of administration
Revenue Department which is directly in touch with the people at large. As most of the work connected to this department is closely related to the lands and the day to day lives of people, everyone comes in touch with this Department right from the farmers to labourers and from rural population to the urbanites...the Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar explains…
ll the issues linked to Revenue Many departments contribute their Department. While considering the Department are closely might to the overall development of the UHVSRQVLELOLWLHV RI D 5HYHQXH 2I¿FHU Arelated to the problems at State. The implementation of various he is rightly called as the backbone heart of the populace. It is from the people oriented and development RIDGPLQLVWUDWLRQ$5HYHQXH2I¿FHU SXEOLFEHKDYLRXURIRI¿FHUVIURPWKLV projects from the Government is also considered a link between Department and their promptness is carried out through various the elected representatives and the in attending public problems that an departments such as Agriculture, common people. When we look at image of the Government gets created irrigation, education, cooperation, all these factors of importance for in the minds of common people. I health, industry, power and others. Revenue Department, all of us are earnestly feel that we need to put An effective control and coordination striving for making it more people more efforts at every level with a view is essential for implementation of all RULHQWHG HI¿FLHQW VSHHG\ DV ZHOO to develop and improve work culture these programmes. This responsibility as transparent and we are gaining LQWKHVHRI¿FHV is shouldered by the Revenue success in the same.
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Various Government departments Jayanti Rajaswa Abhiyan all over of distribution of lands to the KDYH PDQ\ HI¿FLHQW DQG SURPSW the State, one can see the resultant Khandakari farmers due to the efforts RI¿FHUV DQG VWDII 2Q WKHLU RZQ acceleration in administrative work taken by the Revenue Department. everyone tries for improvement at every place. $OO RI XV DUH VDWLV¿HG WKDW ZH FRXOG in administration. They are With an immaculate public provide justice to the Khandakari implementing many innovative response to the Campaign, the farmers and their heirs after a schemes to streamline and accelerate HQWKXVLDVP RI WKH 5HYHQXH 2I¿FHUV positive decision by Hon. Supreme the administrative work by bringing has also increased. We can always say Court. We were also successful in simplicity in the system. Many a that a great work to uplift the image providing ownership rights to the times their efforts are reciprocated of the Revenue Department and bedekhal kul [farm labouers] from by the public as well. The thought alternatively of the State Government Konkan by resolving long pending of compiling information about all is being carried out successfully matters and thus providing justice such notable schemes and processes through this Campaign. to them. We were able to restore implemented all over the State and The Campaign has been successful justice to the landholder farmers proceed to implement these on State in inculcating a work culture in the from Vidarbha and to provide them level came up during the meeting RI¿FHUV DQG WKH VWDII RI 5HYHQXH ownership rights, a special campaign of District Collectors held in Pune Department. has been implemented. The Revenue last year. A decision was taken by The Right to Information Act has Department has provided a huge the State to implement the Swarna GH¿QLWHO\EURXJKWUHVWULFWLRQVRQWKH assurance to the people of Vidarbha by Jayanti Rajaswa Abhiyan at all the evil tendencies and illegal practices. resolving the question of about 40,000 Districts in the State from 1st May %HVLGHVWKLVWKHHIIHFWRIWKHFDPSDLJQ Nazul lands in Nagpur and Amravati 2011 and its implementation started has made the decision process regions. Through a relaxation immediately. In addition, making more people-centric, transparent and of the condition for a Domicile better facilities available through clear. &HUWL¿FDWH IRU H[DPLQHHV ERUQ LQ the medium of this Campaign, the +RZHYHU WKH RI¿FHUV QHHG WR Maharashtra we took a decision to Revenue Department also has tried work with the sentiments for public DFFHSW HLWKHU %LUWK &HUWL¿FDWH RU WKH to use the Information Technology welfare instead of a dread. They 6FKRRO/HDYLQJ&HUWL¿FDWH:HFRXOG effectively to bring improvement in should understand the problems of mitigate a huge inconvenience to the the Government work and this is the people and come forward to help students and youth of the State due really a commendable effort. them with a sensitive mindset. to this decision. We have been able The Campaign was able to Over the last few years the Revenue to decide around 3,50,000 matters accelerate many schemes such Department has taken great efforts placed by the Adivasis in connection as online process for issuance of in bringing improvements in their with the forest lands rights and YDULRXV FHUWL¿FDWHV E\ 5HYHQXH work. District Collector Nashik has they have now been provided Department, e-Lokshahi helpline for implemented computerised system with ownership of these lands. The getting information about the various for providing NA permission in process of N. A. permissions in the Government schems and redressal of short time and efforts to stop illegal Municipal Corporation areas has public grievances, implementation constructions. This project will EHHQVLPSOL¿HG of e-Chavadi system etc. Usage of shortly be implemented in the entire Through a variety of such people most modern systems and technology State. We have started e-tendering oriented decisions by the Revenue such as mobile, Internet, Video process for sand auctions. Apart from Department, the gap between the Conferencing, GPS, Satellite imaging prevention of the illegal activities, Government and the populace in Government work so as to resolve this has also helped in improving KDVGH¿QLWHO\UHGXFHGDQGWKHSHRSOH the public problems promptly, the revenue collection. The relations of the State have been convinced deferred and appeal Revenue matters between the revenue administration that the Government and the to be decided on priority, setting up and the people at large have been administration is committed to public of a HELP DESK and Public Relations strengthened due to prompt services LQWHUHVWV,DPFRQ¿GHQWWKDW5HYHQXH Cell in every District Collector and provided to them through various Department would continue to work 7HKVLO RI¿FHVHWWLQJ XS RI %LRPHWULF innovative schemes such as e-Mojani, ZLWK D SHRSOH RULHQWHG HI¿FLHQW System for attendance records of e-Pherphar, e-Nakasha, e- Chavadi speedy as well as transparent RI¿FHUV DQG VWDII DQG RWKHUV $V and Scanning of land records. approach in the future. many such decisions were The State Government could - As told to: implemented through the Swarna effectively resolve the issues Sanjay Deshmukh
8 JANUARY 2013 Maharashtra Ahead Transparent and Citizen-centric Common man is at the centre of all the schemes being implemented by Revenue Department The Revenue Department has a vast gamut from birth records to inheritor certificates various things related to day-today life of the people. It is the trustee of the crores of citizens of the State. It is the Department that can reach out to the last person in the village, hence it also implements other departments’ schemes such as Small Savings, Family Planning, Public Distribution System etc. explains Balasaheb Thorat, Minister for Revenue
What were feelings at the time of ¿UVWWZRGHSDUWPHQWV%ULWLVKVWDUWHG resolved to dedicate all my efforts and accepting the responsibility of this when they created the administrative work vigorously. department considered to be vital in system in India. Having served as the cabinet hierarchy? the MLA for 27 years, including What was your experience so far Revenue Department has a revered 12 years as Minister of State and handing this Department? history and a tradition of more than Cabinet Minister, when I got this As I have said earlier, the scope of 150 years. Revenue and Police are the opportunity, I felt honoured. I work this Department is tremendous.
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I took over the charge in November KLWFKHVRIJHWWLQJWKHFHUWL¿FDWHVIURP this department lays foundation of 2010, on the verge of the Winter WKH FRQFHUQHG RI¿FHV ZHUH DYRLGHG work for entire Revenue Department. Session of the Legislature at Nagpur. In the same way we undertook a For the land measurements, common I took as the auspicious occasion campaign to remove encroachments man comes in contact with this rather, as the best time to study the on farm roads to make them section. On taking over the charge administration and understand its available for transport. Under this , JDYH ¿UVW SUHIHUHQFH WR WKH ODUJH intricacies for one gets best informed project encroachments from over number of pending applications for about the topics that are placed in 25,000 kilometers of farm roads measurement and the time required the House through Q and A, Calling were removed. Around 7,50,000 for measurement. Attention Motion, Cut Motion, Half- IDUPHUV ZHUH EHQH¿WWHG 7KH ZKROH I discussed with the Settlement an-hour Discussions and other exercise was implemented through Commissioner. When I found out such democratic weapons used by public participation, meaning the that we did not have the necessary the Opposition. One gets a fair idea Government did not have to bear manpower for deciding the huge about the working of the Department. any expenses for removal of these number of pending applications, we I had apprised myself of the land encroachments. As the farm roads took a policy decision to carry out distribution policies, the relevant were cleared, it was easy to transport measurements by a private Surveyor. Acts. This initial experience proved farm produce. At the same time we Apart from this we felt the need for a invaluable for me. organized Pherphar Adalat at Revenue time bound programme for deciding circle level for deciding mutations for all the pending measurement matters. As Minister for Agriculture you long pending land ownership right We took a decision to implement successfully implemented the matters. Total 9,00000 mutations Zero Pendency Scheme in May 2011. ‘Mahapeek’ campaign. Did you were carried out. The Samadhan Accordingly we prepared an action initiate any such campaign in Revenue Scheme envisaged a gathering of the plan to mitigate all the matters Department? FRQFHUQHG*RYHUQPHQWRI¿FHUVIURP pending as on 31st May 2011 to be In the Revenue Department with various departments from Taluka decided by the end of December 2011. the routine work different initiatives at the Revenue circle with a view We even transferred services of the are undertaken as a continuous to get the different work done for staff from one district to other one process such as revision of voter which people do not have to go taluka where there was larger burden of lists, students’ census etc. Updating RI¿FHV 2YHU FLWL]HQV measurements. the revenue records, tally of revenue EHQH¿WHG IURP WKLV VFKHPH 8QGHU 7KH RI¿FHUV DQG WKH VWDII RI WKH receipts and inspection of the revenue the e-Chavadi project the Talathis Land Records Department provided records were carried out traditionally purchased the laptops on their own. good cooperation and support, as every year after the onset of monsoon All records were computerized. The a result, 98 per cent of the 65,000 for nearly 4 months. However this scheme is in progress at 24 of the pending matters for measurements included mostly internal aspects and 35 districts. The project is getting were completed and the maps were FRPPRQ PDQ ZDV QRW EHQH¿WHG LQ overwhelming response. handed over by the end of December such initiatives. The Swarna Jayanti 2011. The unresolved 2 per cent cases Rajaswa Abhiyan, was taken up on 1st :KDW PRGL¿FDWLRQV KDYH EHHQ GRQH were either sub-judice or addresses of May 2011. This included 11 different to the Land Records, the most crucial the occupant were untraceable. schemes. This year we have added part of the Revenue Department? Our next step is e-measurement. 19 schemes in the Campaign. The As far as the Revenue Department is Under this Scheme, when a common man was at the centre of all concerned, people only know about person submits application for the the schemes. Talathi, Tehsildar, Sub-divisional measurement, he is provided with the RI¿FHU 'LVWULFW &ROOHFWRU RI¿FHV DQG date of measurement and the name of What are the results of the Swarna the work carried out at these places the surveyor in writing along with the Jayanti Rajaswa Abhiyan? as Revenue Department. Very few receipt of his application. The Campaign is being very people know that the Stamp Duty There was a dreadful question HI¿FLHQWO\ LPSOHPHQWHG /DVW \HDU 2I¿FHV DQG /DQG 5HFRUGV RI¿FHV of vacant posts. We sanctioned the we have distributed total 42,40,000 working upto taluka level are also a recruitment for posts in Land Records FHUWL¿FDWHV RI YDULRXV NLQGV 7KH part of the Revenue Department. Department. The recruitment is administration gave a pleasant The Land Records section deals now complete. All the Taluka and surprise to the citizens by handing with the land measurements, 'LVWULFWOHYHORI¿FHVRI0HDVXUHPHQW RYHU WKH QHFHVVDU\ FHUWL¿FDWHV E\ boundary corrections, land maps, were connected by Internet and new organising camps. This came as a village maps and others. computers were made available to great relief for them as hurdles and %\FUHDWLQJRULJLQDOODQGUHFRUGV them.
10 JANUARY 2013 Which are the ambitious projects settlement. This is also an extensive signatures of occupants are obtained undertaken by the Land Records work and we would be using the on the same. Within a period of 15 Department? latest technology for the same. On days any objection can be raised about Land Record is the base of the an experimental basis the re-survey the transaction. The mutation can be Revenue Department. This work has been started for an area sanctioned after the expiry of this department prepares original land more than 6,000 hectares in Mulshi period. Thus the mutation process records. The Settelement programme Taluka of Pune District. Considering starts as soon as the transaction - measurement of the land in the the experiences from this pilot project is complete. Under the e-records entire State – was initiated in 1830 a programme for re-survey of entire project, old 7/12 records and to keep and was completed in 1930. The land in the State will be undertaken. track of mutation entries that notify other important constituent of the The extent of this work is enormous changes in ownership of land over VHWWOHPHQW LV ¿[LQJ RI ODQG UHYHQXH and requires a huge component of the years are being made available to based on the grade of the land. In manpower. The project will also be the public. This project has also been the recent past many of the non- funded under the National Land taken up on an experimental basis in cultivable lands have been brought Records Modernization Programme. Haveli and Mulshi Taluka of Pune under cultivation due to the use of Once this work is complete District and we are thinking about latest agricultural technology and if the disputes emerging from the implementation of the same all over fresh settlement is to be carried out boundaries and occupancies would be the State in the ensuing year. it would place non-cultivable land over. The common man will get a huge under the land revenue. The land relief through this exercise. With the What changes have been brought which was earlier of a lower grade availability of accurate land records about in Stamp Duty Department? and got upgraded due to modern there would also be a reduction Stamp Duty Department is an technology would attract land in litigations. Alongwith this, the important constituent of the revenue at a higher rate. However e-Pherphar scheme has also been on Revenue Department. Last year this would put extra burden on the experimental basis. Once the land this Department contributed over farmers. Considering all these factors sale transaction has been registered Rs 14,000 crore revenue to the we have taken a decision to effect with the Sub- Registrar, a mutation 6WDWH H[FKHTXHU 7KH RI¿FHV RI WKLV only a re-survey instead of the fresh notice is printed immediately and Department are in every Taluka.
JANUARY 2013 11 Maharashtra Ahead
Documents such as sale and purchase Out of the total revenue generation Records Department it is observed of land, lease deeds, contracts of of Rs. 14,500 crore, an amount of Rs. that computerization has been used various types have a legal standing 7,300 crore has been credited through on a large scale. only when these are registered. e-payment. Considering the value of registered With a view to save waiting time Land Records and Stamp Duty document as a legal proof, the number IRUWKHFLWL]HQVDWUHJLVWUDWLRQRI¿FHV sections of your Department have of documents being registered is the e-Step in scheme has been been computerised? What way has it increasing every year. implemented in the State. With this been useful? A master plan has been drafted the registration time can be booked A decade has passed after we entered for providing basic facilities such as in advance through the Internet. the 21st Century. The World has waiting room, drinking water and While carrying out the property come closer with Internet. The use of others for common people who visit transactions, the clients check the computers is increasing in the Stamp WKHRI¿FHVIRUUHJLVWUDWLRQ8QGHUWKLV UHFRUGVIRUODVW\HDUVWR¿QGRXWLI Duty and Registration Departments. we are renovating all Registration there are any obstacles or otherwise. The Revenue Department does not RI¿FHVLQWKH6WDWHZLWKLQQH[W\HDUV This is called Search. also lag in the use of computers. at an expense of Rs. 300 crore. Funds Till now for this work one had to In the Pune Revenue Division, the of Rs. 55 crore were made available YLVLWWKHFRQFHUQHGRI¿FHDQGSD\WKH regular review for all the Districts last year for this renovation and also Search fees to search the documents. under its jurisdiction is carried out provision of Rs 25 crore has been As the computerization of the with a specially developed computer made. We are also starting 29 new 5HJLVWUDWLRQ RI¿FHV ZDV VWDUWHG LQ system. All the information from the RI¿FHV DW 0XPEDL 3XQH DQG 7KDQH 2002, the complete data between 2002 Districts upto taluka level is available 2XW RI WKHVH RI¿FHV LQ 0XPEDL and 2012 is available from the Data through this method. have started to work from 7 a.m. to 2 registration department. e-Search After considering the experiences p.m. and 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. so that the facility has been made available on from Pune region, the system would general public can utilize the services the website of the Inspector General be implemented all over the State RI5HJLVWUDWLRQRI¿FHVDIWHUWKHLUGDLO\ of Registrations. A very ambitious GXULQJ WKH QH[W \HDU 7KH H2I¿FH chores are over. programme of connecting all the sub system was inaugurated at the hands The e-payment method is being 5HJLVWUDU RI¿FHV RI WKH 6WDWH WR WKH of Chief Minister in Sindhudurg implemented so that the Stamp duty Central server has been undertaken. District on the 24th December 2012. required for various transactions Immediate compilation of various $OO7HKVLORI¿FHVKDYHEHHQFRQQHFWHG could be paid online. As the facility for information, proper control, safe to the District Collectorate and the payment of Stamp duty is available storage of the documents for general VXEPLVVLRQRI¿OHVDQGWKHGHFLVLRQV online through the net-banking, the SXEOLF DUH VRPH RI WKH EHQH¿WV WKDW are being taken online. At the same matters such as handling of cash, will accrue to the public with the use of time with the increasing use of Video purchase of Stamps and getting the I-SARITA software. While discussing Conferencing the proportion of franking for documents are avoided. matters of the Stamp duty and Land regular types of face to face meetings of the Divisional Commissioners and District Collectors has reduced. The Revenue Department now aims at making its services available to the public online instead of making people stand in a queue at the FRQFHUQHGRI¿FHV
Please spell out the important policy decisions of the Revenue Department? Many policy decisions have been taken. The decisions which provided relief to the common people are important from my point of view. :H ZHUH ZLWQHVVLQJ WKH ¿JKW RI WKH Khandakaris for the last 5 decades. We fought for removal of the historic injustice to these farmers upto the Hon. Supreme Court. We removed all
12 JANUARY 2013 the obstacles in the way of returning The condition to obtain permission and to include the same in the lands to the khandakari farmers. for selling the land received by the District plans. With this we would The distribution of these lands is tiller was removed by making an ensure a thorough discussion on the in progress at the moment. The amendment in the Act. I took many chronic and delayed problems and decisions on matters such as renewal RWKHU GHFLVLRQV %XW WKURXJK WKH most of the problems could be on of lease for Nazul lands in Vidarbha decisions mentioned here, I felt way to be resolved. At the same time and providing land ownership rights VDWLV¿HGWKDW,FRXOGGRVRPHWKLQJIRU we are thinking to increase the use of to the landholding farmers were being the common people… Information Technology in day to day delayed for many years. We took activities of the Revenue Department policy decisions in both these matters. What are the future plans for the and to make available most of the The revised policy decision on Nazul Revenue Department? revenue services online. lands has provided relief to more than During my tours and in the meetings Many of the Acts, Regulations 40 lakh lease holders. More than in different areas of the State it and Policies related to the Revenue 86,000 land holder farmers have occurred to me that in many of the Department have become redundant. been bestowed with ownership rights Districts there were certain local It is necessary to bring in changes for more than 1,20,000 hectares problems pending for a long time. In with the passage of time. area. While implementing the Forest Gadchiroli and Chandrapur districts %\DSSRLQWLQJDQH[SHUWFRPPLWWHH Rights Act we could provide legal there are certain problems regarding we will obtain a report on the changes rights to more than 3,25,000 Adivasi WKHODQGVKHOGE\%HQJDOLUHIXJHHV7KH that are necessary to be implemented. land holders. We took a decision to Rajura, Korpana and Jivati Talukas of This would make the provisions of increase the remuneration of Kotwals the Chandrapur District were a part the Acts and Regulations simple working for Revenue Department at of Hyderabad State earlier. I felt it and useful to common people. To the village level. At the same time we necessary to undertake a planned summarize, I would say that the reserved 25% of the posts of Peons VWUDWHJ\WR¿QGVXFKSUREOHPVWKLQN objective of Revenue Department (Class IV category) for recruitment about viable solution to resolve the would be to make available their from the Kotwals. same and take a time-bound decision services to common people in 0RUH WKDQ %HGDNKDO on the same. an accurate, prompt, simple and Kul farmers from Sindhudurg and We are issuing instruction to transparent manner. Ratnagiri Districts could be provided 'LVWULFW &ROOHFWRUV WR ¿QG RXW VXFK As told to: Manik Gutte, Deputy ownership rights through our efforts. chronic problems from the District Secretary, Revenue Department
JANUARY 2013 13 Maharashtra Ahead Accelerating Towards New Avenues The State has collected 143 per cent more revenue than the estimated targets… Revenue Department promptly handles people-oriented issues. Apart from dissemination of Government schemes among the people ,with the help of modern technology we have emphasized strengthening of Revenue Department explains Minister of State for Revenue, Prakash Solanke.
evenue Department holds IURPWKLVWKHFRPSOLFDWHGODQGVXUYH\ VLJQL¿FDQW LPSRUWDQFH LQ WKH ZRUN ZDV PDGH HDVLHU WKURXJK RGovernment. The farmers and HVXUYH\ 5LJKW IURP UHJLVWHULQJ WKH WKH FRPPRQ SHRSOH DUH UHJXODUO\ LQ DSSOLFDWLRQVIRUVXUYH\DQGSURYLGLQJ WRXFKZLWKWKLV'HSDUWPHQW,QRUGHU DGDWHIRUWKHVDPHWRWKHFRPSOHWLRQ that various matters related to the RI WKH SURFHVV WKH ZRUN LV EHLQJ SXEOLF VKRXOG EH KDQGOHG SURPSWO\ FDUULHG RXW WKURXJK WKH VRIWZDUH and to make revenue administration SHRSOH RULHQWHG ZH GHFLGHG WR LPSOHPHQW µ¶6ZDUQD -D\DQWL 5DMDVZD $EKL\DQ¶¶ LQ WKH 6WDWH 7KH REMHFWLYH ZDV WR FDUU\ WKH HIIHFWLYH LPSOHPHQWDWLRQ RI VFKHPHV DOUHDG\ VXFFHVVIXO DW VRPH UHYHQXH GLVWULFWV LQRWKHUGLVWULFWVDVZHOO$WWKHVDPH WLPH WKURXJK WKLV PRYHPHQW ZH XQGHU WKH ('LVWULFW 3URMHFW 8QGHU DOVR LQLWLDWHG LQQRYDWLYH SURFHGXUHV WKH 1DWLRQDO HJRYHUQDQFH 3URMHFW ZKLFK ZRXOG DGGUHVV DQG UHVROYH LW KDV EHHQ GHFLGHG WR FUHDWH D WKH JULHYDQFHV RI WKH FLWL]HQV LQ D 0DK (VHUYLFH &HQWUH IRU HYHU\ IRXU WUDQVSDUHQW DQG DFFHOHUDWHG PDQQHU villages. FRQVLGHULQJKLPWREHWKHFRUHHQWLW\ :HKDYHDOVRVWDUWHGDQH/RNVKDKL RIWKHSURFHVV 6\VWHP +HOSOLQH WR SURFXUH LQIRUPDWLRQDQGFRPSODLQWUHGUHVVDO A special initiative has been taken to 8QGHU WKH H&KDYDGL SURMHFW WKH transform the landholding farmers to 7DODWKLVVWDUWHGWRRYHUVHHWKHRI¿FLDO landowners across the Vidarbha ZRUNWKURXJKD/DSWRS7KHHIIHFWLYH XVH RI ,QIRUPDWLRQ 7HFKQRORJ\ LQ $SDUWIURPHIIHFWLYHGLVVHPLQDWLRQ WHUPV RI 0RELOH ,QWHUQHW 9LGHR RI *RYHUQPHQW VFKHPHV DPRQJ WKH &RQIHUHQFLQJ *36 DQG VDWHOOLWH SHRSOH ZLWK WKH KHOS RI PRGHUQ LPDJHVZDVLQFUHDVHGLQ*RYHUQPHQW WHFKQRORJ\ ZH KDYH HPSKDVL]HG ZRUN strengthening of the Revenue 7KH FRPSXWHUL]DWLRQ RI Department. We have brought H[WUDFWV ZDV XQGHUWDNHQ DW D VWDQGDUGL]DWLRQ IRU YDULRXV FHUWL¿F PDVVLYH VFDOH 7KH ZRUN ZRXOG EH DWHV DQG VHUYLFHV SURYLGHG E\ WKH FRPSOHWHG ZLWKLQ QH[W WZR \HDUV Revenue Department as also the 7KH H7HQGHULQJ V\VWHP ZDV PDGH DSSOLFDWLRQV IRUPV DQG DI¿GDYLWV HWF PDQGDWRU\ IRU VDQG DXFWLRQV $SDUW
14 JANUARY 2013 ,Q DGGLWLRQ WR WKLV WKH VFKHPHV During the 1st year of the ‘’Swarna WKHRZQHUVKLSULJKWVRIWKHODQGV:H XWLOL]LQJ PRGHUQ WHFKQRORJ\ VXFK Jayanti Rajaswa Abhiyan’’ , there was a KDYHFDUULHGRXWDWLPHERXQGSURMHFW DV H3KHUSKDU 2QOLQH 0XWDWLRQ great response from the public. Camps E\ FRPSOHWLQJ WKH GHOD\HG ODQG were organized under the movement H1DNDVKD 'LJLWDOL]DWLRQ RI 0DSV for distribution of various certificates VXUYH\V RQ SULRULW\ DQG EULQJLQJ LQ 6FDQQLQJ RI WKH /DQG 5HFRUGV and 40 lakh Certificates were istributed ]HURSHQGHQF\,QRUGHUWRUHVROYHWKH %DUFRGH6\VWHPDQGH&KDYDGLZRXOG during the period 1st May 2011 to VXUYH\PDWWHUVRIWKHIDUPHUVZLWKRXW 30th April 2012. Through the public EH H[WUHPHO\ XVHIXO LQ SURYLGLQJ participation 25,323 kilometers of roads DQ\GHOD\ZHKDYHDSSRLQWHG3ULYDWH 4XDOLW\VHUYLFHVWRWKHSHRSOH were constructed passing through the 6XUYH\RU )RU EULQJLQJ WUDQVSDUHQF\ Revenue Department has also been encroached and barren agriculture LQ VDQG DXFWLRQV HWHQGHULQJ LV land. By organizing ‘Pherphar Adalats’ DVVLJQHG PDQ\ RWKHU RSHUDWLRQDO (Modification Camps) a total of 8,70,272 being implemented. The renovation GXWLHV ,Q RUGHU WR DSSURSULDWHO\ land records were sanctioned. 56,000 and repairs of the Regional Revenue IHOLFLWDWH WKH RI¿FHUV DQG WKH VWDII revenue and appeal matters deferred till RI¿FHVKDVEHHQSODQQHG&RPPDQGV 1st April 2011 were decided. Under ZKR WRLO HDUQHVWO\ WR DFKLHYH WDUJHWV the e-Chavadi scheme 2,500 Talathis IRUWKHHVXUYH\VKDYHEHHQSUHSDUHG WRIXO¿OOWKHUHYHQXHUHVSRQVLELOLWLHV were provided with Laptops and 82,000 IRUPDWWHUVRIVXUYH\:KLOHWKHOHDVH :HFHOHEUDWH5HYHQXH'D\HYHU\\HDU documents such as 7/12 extracts and UHQWDOV IRU 1D]XO ODQGV KDYH EHHQ others were distributed apart from 7KHRI¿FHUVDQGWKHVWDIISXWWLQJLQ 19 lakh various certificates under ¿[HG WKH *RYHUQPHQW KDV GHFODUHG the best efforts on a Regional level are Samadhan Scheme… 1D]XO VWUDWHJ\ IRU 1DJSXU DQG IHOLFLWDWHGRQWKLVGD\ $PUDYDWL UHJLRQV ZLWK VLPSOL¿HG 2YHUWKHODVW\HDUZHKDYHSURYLGHG VWXGLHV ZH KDYH UHOD[HG WKH SURFHGXUH IRU WUDQVIHU SHUPLVVLRQV D QHZ GLUHFWLRQ WR WKH 5HYHQXH FRQGLWLRQV DQG DJUHHG WR DFFHSW ,Q RUGHU WKDW WKH SXEOLF VKRXOG Department through various path VFKRRO OHDYLQJ FHUWL¿FDWH LQ SODFH UHFHLYH H[FHOOHQW VHUYLFHV DQG EUHDNLQJ GHFLVLRQV )RU DSSOLFDQWV RI GRPLFLOH FHUWL¿FDWH :H KDYH IDFLOLWLHVWKH*RYHUQPHQWKDVVWDUWHG DSSHDULQJ IRU FRPSHWLWLYH HQWUDQFH stared distribution of lands to those PRGHUQL]DWLRQRI6WDPS'XW\RI¿FHV examinations and also for those Khandakari farmers. Bedakhal Kuls in the State. seeking admission for higher IURP.RQNDQKDYHEHHQSURYLGHGZLWK - As told to Mukta Pawar
JANUARY 2013 15 Maharashtra Ahead Conceptualizing the New Ideas
Post your Complaints: CALL TOLL FREE HELPLINE… “We have devised a strategy by which young officers inducted into Indian Administrative Services would be required to serve Tribal areas during their 1st posting. Eight such IAS officers are already serving in tribal areas as Project Director at the Integrated Tribal Development Project in the State” Swadhin Kshatriya, Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue.
How did the huge success of Swarna not an easy task. We had to show for leveling of the sunken roads and Jayanti Rajaswa Abhiyan unfold? them the land maps from the British digging of roadside trenches for It has been proved beyond any era where perfect marking of farm effective drainage, the Government will doubts that the Swarna Jayanti roads was available including their convert the farm roads into tar roads. Rajaswa Abhiyan (Golden Jubilee length and width. However over The persuasion proved valuable. Revenue Campaign) has resulted in the generations together the roads There was a positive response and we a tremendous success. I would say were being encroached upon. We could restore thousands of farm roads that the Government of Maharashtra also had to make it clear to them in 14 districts. I personally visited many created this immense people oriented that if they do not cooperate in villages without giving prior notice to drive under the aegis of Revenue removing the encroachments the the concerned persons to verify the Administration and the people of Government could use quasi-judicial results of the drive and found that the State reciprocated with a huge powers of Tehsildars to remove the the people were happy. Earlier they positive response to the same. encroachment. In such case the were not able to drive tractors or One of the main targets of the village people would not get relief farming machinery to their farms but Swarna Jayanti Rajaswa Abhiyan from any Court as there are proper now they were able to transport their was clearing of encroachments from land records of the farm roads with agricultural produce without any thousands of village farm roads with the Government. We also assured hindrance by these farm roads. the help of local villagers. It was the villagers that if they arranged We are aware that the challenge
16 JANUARY 2013 before us now is to make the drive sustainable. I am discussing with Divisional Commissioners and District Collectors via video conferencing once in a month to take stock of various drives implemented by the Revenue Department. In addition to this I am the only Principal Secretary or now Additional Chief Secretary from the Department who calls for D PHHWLQJ RI WKH RI¿FHUV LQ DGGLWLRQ to the video conferencing. This is a two-day comprehensive meeting where we analyze our successes and failures in implementing schemes the villagers of the number of public One of the salient features of the of the department. During such places with their respective areas and Campaign has been resolving the meeting I provide them a phased the total area of the village as well. Nazul land issue. How was this out programme for implementation Sometimes people inform us that the attained effectively? throughout the year. The programmes land earmarked as cremation ground The problem of Nazul land existed which were implemented successfully for the village has been encroached in Vidarbha and Marathwada. and have become part of system are and a building has been constructed Nazul means Government land. not repeated next year. For example on that land…! These Nazul lands were given in the the installation of Biometric System We have distributed caste and Nizam era. 40,000 pattas or lease DW5HYHQXH2I¿FHVZDVLPSOHPHQWHG LQFRPH FHUWL¿FDWHV DW VSHFLDO FDPSV of land were given by Nizam. There successfully and hence it was not held at schools. We have also removed was a long term lease with duration repeated in the implementation list the mandatory provision that an ranging from 30 to 60 years. There for the next year. application is required to be submitted was no policy in place to renew the We have also put in place call IRU WKHVH FHUWL¿FDWHV 7KH VFKRRO lease of this land. In 1999 the State centres in 25 districts to receive FKLOGUHQ QHHG WKLV FHUWL¿FDWH ZKHQ Government chalked out a policy for grievances and provide us a feedback they pass their SSC examinations renewal of the lease but 642 petitions about working system of Revenue and go for college admissions. This ZHUH ¿OHG LQ WKH FRXUW DJDLQVW WKH Department. People just have to dial drive has helped the students in many policy. The High Court asked State a TOLL FREE number and post their ways. On taking over as Principal Government to either withdraw the complaints at the HELPLINE. Secretary of Revenue Department policy or the Court will quash the This year we have introduced open , YLVLWHG 7HKVLO RI¿FHV DQG IRXQG D same. Considering this we came out reading of land records at villages. huge number of youth waiting in with a new policy and not a single We called it ‘Chavdi Vachan’ (Public long queues to apply for Domicile SHWLWLRQ ZDV ¿OHG DJDLQVW WKH SROLF\ Reading at Chaupals) Programme. &HUWL¿FDWHV 7KH DSSOLFDWLRQ IRUP It is a win-win situation for both the 7KH 5HYHQXH 2I¿FLDOV UHDFKHV WKH had certain questions which were parties as the lessee are getting a YLOODJH DQG UHDGV RXW RI¿FLDO ODQG found to be ridiculous in nature. We chance to renew their lease and the records in terms of the quantum of sent a proposal to the Government 6WDWH *RYHUQPHQW LV EHQH¿WWHG E\ lands in the village held by persons mentioning that those who had valid a huge revenue generated from the with their names. When some ELUWK FHUWL¿FDWH IURP WKH 6WDWH DQG exercise. mistakes are found while reading have completed school education A similar problem was faced in of these records the villagers come in the State should not be asked for Mumbai as well. There are about forward and tell us about the present 'RPLFLOH &HUWL¿FDWH WR DSSO\ IRU 1600 lessee in Mumbai who were status of the land. The status is about higher education in the State. given land in the British era. The a certain holder of the land who may We have standardized the format State Government came out with have died or certain persons may of the application form required to a policy to renew the lease but the have been shown to hold more or less EHVXEPLWWHGIRUFHUWL¿FDWHVLVVXHG people were unhappy and sought of the land than what is shown in the by Revenue Department. Earlier justice from Hon. High Court. The ODQGUHFRUGV$IWHUYHUL¿FDWLRQRIWKH the format of the application form High Court has held that it was within facts the land records get corrected was different according to the region. the purview of the State Government following due procedure. I have also This has been streamlined for the to increase the lease rent but the GLUHFWHGWKHRI¿FLDOVWRFOHDUO\LQIRUP whole State. same ought to be reasonable. We
JANUARY 2013 17 Maharashtra Ahead studied the judgments of both the the people have been able to take Camps. The people are made aware of Hon. High Court and Supreme Court. advantage of various schemes of the various schemes and can avail all the On the lines of judgments delivered Department. I think this speaks volume EHQH¿WV RI WKHVH VFKHPHV 9LOODJHUV in these cases, we came out with about the sentiments of the people and from 10 to 20 villages are usually 75:25 formulas for the lease rent and truly endorses the success of Swarna called for such camps. till date nobody has approached the Jayanti Rajaswa Abhiyan even in Take this example: While we Courts against this formula. We have Naxal affected areas. The Tribals are announce the names of families below taken decisions through a deep study participating in huge numbers at the poverty line in these camps people and a will to resolve the matter. It can camps organized by us for facilitating are allowed to openly point out if be seen that the people have accepted them in various matters. D EHQH¿FLDU\ LV QRW HOLJLEOH IRU WKH the method completely and with the When I personally visited tribal same. The records are corrected with least grouse. regions, I found out that the succession due diligence. This is the way we have of the land ownership had not taken brought transparency to the system. You have personally visited tribal place for many years. So we thought areas to verify the progress of of and implemented a special drive for What are your main initiatives in the Government schemes being terms of lands? implemented in these areas. Could The Government is considered as \RX HODERUDWH RQ WKH VLJQL¿FDQW Trustee for all the lands available Government plans to strengthen in the State. Hence these initiatives WKH RI¿FLDO PDFKLQHU\ LQ WKHVH WULEDO have to be totally in sync with the regions? expectations of the masses. We have With a large Tribal belt in the taken certain major initiatives in case State, there was always a void of lands held by Maharashtra Land in understanding the needs and Development Corporation. We have aspirations of the Tribals. With a decided to hand over 25,000 acres of view to provide better administration lands from these to the farmers in a and a resolve to bring these people phased manner. The farmers have to the mainstream, we decided EHHQ¿JKWLQJIRUWKHODQGIRUWKHODVW to create a source of interaction 30-40 years and I am sure that their between the administration and the granting succession rights to Tribals. demands will be met soon. Tribals. We have devised a strategy We have been blessed by our great There were certain clauses in the E\ ZKLFK \RXQJ RI¿FHUV LQGXFWHG LQ inheritance in terms of land records. Land Tenancy Act which warranted to Indian Administrative Services These records have been maintained a review in the changed context will be required to serve Tribal areas for last 200 years in the least. With of the use of lands. We have made during their 1st postings. Eight such the help of these records we have amendments in the Land Tenancy Act ,$6 RI¿FHUV DUH DOUHDG\ VHUYLQJ LQ corrected the rights of 85,000 Tribals considering the issues. Now tenants tribal areas as Project Director at in Vidarbha region. We carried out can sell their land with due permission the Integrated Tribal Development this scheme successfully by organizing of the Revenue Department. We have Project in the State. huge camps in an open atmosphere VLPSOL¿HG WKH SURFHGXUH WR VHOO WKH I have taken up discussions with and with total transparency in the land as we consider them owners of WKHVHRI¿FHUVYLDYLGHRFRQIHUHQFLQJ process. the land for the last 50 years or so. During the latest one, I spoke to Revenue Department has been Shri Chaudhari presently posted Organization of Camps and bringing made famous through a Bollywood in Aheri Tehsil in a remote area of DOO FRQFHUQHG RI¿FHUV XQGHU RQH Film titled ‘Lagaan’. Collection of *DGFKLUROLGLVWULFWWRNQRZ¿UVWKDQG roof has been a very effective mass the ‘Lagaan’ or revenue is one of our about his experiences in the area. communication method. Could you prime responsibilities however we are During this discussion attended by explain the success with an example? also charged with the responsibility as all Divisional Commissioners and First of all we used the camps as a a nodal agency for other Government District Collectors he informed us two way communication tool with the Departments. With totally dedicated categorically that it was the Revenue masses. This has resulted in a huge efforts Revenue Department is Department alone that was welcome success with the people. Camps have striving to improve services and to in the region. Even the Naxals EHHQVXFFHVVIXOWRH[WHQGEHQH¿WVRI make it speedy, transparent and have told the people that Revenue all Government schemes to the people people friendly in every sense of the Department is working excellently DWODUJH2I¿FHUVIURPDOO'HSDUWPHQWV word… in a people oriented manner and that are available under one roof at these - As told to Subhash Shirke
18 JANUARY 2013 Maharashtra Ahead Campaigning the Sociable Administration Swarna Jayanti Rajaswa Abhiyan is implemented by amalgamating people oriented initiatives The Revenue Department is continuously striving to overcome obstacles, disseminate Government schemes to the people and strengthen and empower the Revenue administration with effective coordination. In order to make Revenue administration more people oriented, efficient, speedy and transparent, the Swarna Jayanti Rajaswa Abhiyan is being implemented by integrating many intellectual talents.
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In the event of a conditions were totally unstable. administrators are themselves found drought for consecutive two years the The farmers were crushed between to encourage such acts. Then who farmers used to exit the villages and Mughal and Adilshahi kingdom will provide them justice? Who will lands and went absconding. The raids and their tyrannical methods of tax be punished? Even if Kazi has the from the adjoining emperors were collection and could not get any solace Law books, usually the laws are not a routine matter. This used to result whatsoever. This had resulted in followed. No one can get justice or in destruction of crops. Many a times the farmer of this country becoming mercy without money.” the natural infestation destroyed the bankrupt. $ )UHQFK 'RFWRU )UDQVZD %HUQLH crops. Not only the entire villages who stayed in the Mughal Empire but the granaries were also looted. THE CONDITION OF FARMERS from 1658 to 1667 states, “A major The most distressing factor was the IN MUGHAL EMPIRE portion of the fertile lands in the looting of cattle useful for cultivation. 7KH W\UDQQ\ LQÀLFWHG RQ WKH Mughal Empire lies barren without The culmination of all these factors populace has been described by farmers. This is because many of the was deprivation of peace and stability some contemporary Europeans in farmers die due to the tyranny of for the farmers. The populace used to their works. Francisco Pailsayart was WKH RI¿FHUV /HIW ZLWKRXW DQ\ RSWLRQ vacate village after village and no crop DQ RI¿FHU RI WKH 'XWFK (DVW ,QGLD by the excessive tyranny they decide was taken from the lands at vacated Company and served at their Agra to leave the village to seek shelter in places. Many reports on the events at warehouse from 1621 to 1627. In a city or military camp picking up the villages carried references such as his 1627 report he has described the poor jobs as labour, water boys, horse the village was in ruins or that it has condition of farmers in the Mughal attendants and others to sustain been deserted and the standing crops Empire. He says, “The poor farmers life. The condition at the Mughal were grounded due to crop diseases. are so much oppressed for copious 6WDWH LV GLODSLGDWHG GXH WR H[FHVVLYH On the whole, the farmers were in revenue collection that at the end of expenditures on the lakhs of people a totally distraught and precarious a year they are not left with enough in military and the pomp and show condition and were able to generate food to mitigate their hunger. If at the Royal Mughal Court. Even with income just enough to sustain life. due to drought or excessive rains these conditions, the lavishness and The crops were lost either due to DQG ÀRRGV WKH IDUPHU ZDV XQDEOH the pomp and show of the Mughal droughts or excessive rains and to pay the Government revenue, Emperor and his Court have not ÀRRGV6RPHWLPHVWKHFDWWOHZDVORVW WKH *RYHUQPHQW RI¿FHU DWWDFKHG reduced a bit”. due to diseases and made cultivation DQG FRQ¿VFDWHG KLV SURSHUW\ DQG IRU WKH QH[W VHDVRQ YHU\ GLI¿FXOW ,Q robbed him of his cattle and wealth. THE CONDITION OF FARMERS addition to all these, the Government If this was not enough for an unfair IN ADILSHAHI RI¿FHUV XVHG WR FROOHFW H[RUELWDQW RI¿FHUKHZRXOGDOVRIRUFLEO\UREWKH If this was the state of affairs in revenue from farmers. The land farmer of his wife and children and Mughal Empire, the conditions were DVVHVVPHQWDQGWD[HVZHUHLQGH¿QLWH sell them as slaves in the market. If QRW PXFK GLIIHUHQW LQ WKH 6RXWKHUQ 24 JANUARY 2013 $GLO6KDKL,QDOHWWHUGDWHGWK-XO\ taxes. This was a severe extortion 1664 to the then Governer General for majority of people for whom the RI WKH 'XWFK (DVW ,QGLD &RPSDQ\ main profession was agriculture. E\ 3HWHU 9RQ 6DQWDYDOHW IURP :KLOH 6KLYDML 0DKDUDM GUDIWHG WKH 9HQJXUOD VWDWHV ³7KH -DKDJLUGDUV new policy for land revenue, he acted RI WKH $GLO6KDKL HQWUXVW WKH ZRUN on a point of view that the whole of collection of revenue from their population would be treated with -DKDJLUWRDPRQH\OHQGHURQFRQWUDFW the same principles irrespective of basis. This is a worst system through the religion they belonged to. He which these money lenders collect wanted to receive sincere affection maximum revenue from the populace and support from the farmers by at times with extreme tyranny as well. eliminating the taxes laid on them These contractors move with honour through coercion. and freedom in the society even while they carry out extortion, arson, massacre and burning lands.” CONDITION OF FARMERS IN QUTUBSHAHI The same conditions prevailed within WKH4XWXE6KDKL'\QDVW\DVZHOO7KH Chief Executive from Karo mandal ZDUHKRXVHVRIWKH%ULWLVK(DVW,QGLD Company from 1618 to 1622, William 0HWKZROG ZURWH LQ ³-XVW DV other Emperors from India, this Emperor also gives his villages and provinces on rental basis. The rents are so exorbitant that the population KDVWRVDFUL¿FHDORWGXHWRWKHUHQWDOV or have to lead a beggar’s life. All WKH KLJK UDQNLQJRI¿FHUV DUHOHDGLQJ a lavish lifestyle based on the same extorted money while the population is completely distraught”. PUBLIC WELFARE POLICY OF SHIVAJI MAHARAJ AND PROSPERITY OF FARMERS 6KLYDML 0DKDUDM ZDV WKH .LQJ RI WKH people. He had very closely observed the devastated plight of the farmers and tillers and it is seen that he accepted the policy to bring reforms LQWKLV¿HOGDWWKH6ZDUDM\D 6KLYDML 0DKDUDM ZDV DZDUH WKDW the earlier Governments and RI¿FHUV ZHUH FROOHFWLQJ more than 50% of the income of the farmers as JANUARY 2013 25 Maharashtra Ahead 6KLYDML 0DKDUDM EURXJKW PDQ\ more classes such as Mot-sthal and reforms in the Land Revenue system Pat-sthal meaning lands irrigated and promulgated changes based on under the water from a well or from a local conditions. Instead of measuring canal respectively. the lands by thread system, he The boundaries of such lands used brought the stick system in operation. to be marked with symbols. This After this he eradicated the agents was called as Chakbandi. Then a list and middlemen from the collection was made of the people who held system who were slowly eating up the the possession of these fertile lands. base of the agriculture system itself. This was called as Kulzada. Another Further he decided the actual income list connected with the same land IURPDJULFXOWXUH)RUWKLVKHFODVVL¿HG was then prepared. This was called all the lands under his Government DV -DPHHQ]DGD $SDUW IURP WKHVH LW according to its fertility. is found that there was another list Changing the then existent Najar- FDOOHG 6DQDGZDU 7KLV OLVW FRQWDLQHG SDKDQL RU WKH .RPXOD 6\VWHP DW DERXW WKH WUDGLWLRQV RI WKH 6WDWH $V the names of those who held the $GLOVKDKL 6KLYDML 0DKDUDM EURXJKW KH ZDV D WUDGLWLRQDO 'HVKNXONDUQL land documents as well as those DQGLPSOHPHQWHG%LJKDZQLPHDQLQJ IURP 6DQJDPHVKZDU KH DOVR KDG RI WKH 35$-$ ZKR ZHUH WLOOLQJ WKH PHDVXUHPHQWV LQ WHUPV RI %LJKD experience in maintaining income ODQGV 'XH WR WKH -DPHHQ]DGD WKH IRU WKH ODQGV DQG VWDUWHG WR ¿[ accounts of Mamle Prabhavali from entire village as a community was the agricultural income. He also Konkan. responsible for payment of land taxes FRQVWUXFWHG 'DPV DURXQG WKH DUHDV 7KH ¿UVW SURMHFW LPSOHPHQWHG E\ to the Government. Finally Annaji of Pune, made the water available Annaji was for land measurements. came to a conclusion that with proper for lands through canals and thus There were three stages of this project implementation of the scheme 2/5th motivated the poor farmers about the QDPHO\ &KDYUDQD %LJKDZDQL DQG of the total income from the lands help from the Government. Chakbandi. In other words, this was should reach the Government and 'XULQJWKH\HDUV 6KLYDML for deciding the boundaries for fertile 3/5th part should remain with the Maharaj turned his attention to the lands and mapping them. Testing the populace. He cancelled all the other Land Revenue system. He appointed quality of the soil was the next stage. taxation and troublesome cesses $QQDML 'DWWR IRU DFFXUDWH ODQG $IWHUWKHFODVVL¿FDWLRQRIIHUWLOHODQGV laid on farmers. The Patils, Khot, measurements. they were evaluated on the basis of .XONDUQLDQGRWKHUEHQH¿FLDULHVRID $QQDML ZDV D 6XUQLV PHDQLQJ crops. This was called as Lavani. This charter provided to them were sternly a Government Record keeper. He consisted either of Rabbi and Kharif prohibited from exceeding their used to prepare all the documents crops or the two crops in a year. powers and interfere in the work of DQG SURFODPDWLRQV 6KLYDML 0DKDUDM This would depend on whether the WKH *RYHUQPHQW RI¿FHUV 7KH WD[HV selected him as he was competent and lands were arable or farmlands. The were charged only on the best quality experienced with excellent knowledge farmlands used to be divided in two fertile lands. The tax rates remained at 33% as earlier on the ordinary quality of lands. Agriculture before Shivaji era and 6KLYDML 0DKDUDM ZDV H[WUHPHO\ careful about the cess and tax Land Revenue System receivables on the lands. He paid India has been a traditionally agriculture based country and most of its population special attention to the happiness was more or less depended on agriculture. During the 17th Century a village was divided in two main parts. One was the residential land called ‘Pandhari’ (white) and of the populace. He made sure that the other agriculture land called ‘Kali’(black). The black part was further divided into none of the farmers or Zameendars two main parts. The first was dependent on the nature and called arable land and the was subjected to injustice. He other was irrigated farmland. The farmland was further divided in to two parts. One SURKLELWHG KLV RZQ RI¿FHUV IURP was an area called ‘patas’ where the water from a dam, lake or canal was available and FKDUJLQJ XQMXVWL¿HG WD[DWLRQ ,Q the other one was called ‘Mot’ which was irrigated from well water. Apart from this, the fallow lands on the borders of the village other than agricultural lands were used order to achieve these objectives for feeding the cattle or as a grass fields. The main policy of the then Government 6KLYDML0DKDUDMVRXJKWWKHKHOSDQG was always to bring maximum of the fallow lands under cultivation and increase the cooperation of the local residents. In revenue of the State. The same system prevailed in the Swarajya under the command his mind the twin objectives of public of Shivaji Maharaj. It can be clearly seen that South Indian Kingdoms of Adilshahi, LQWHUHVWDQGGHYHORSPHQWRI6ZDUDM\D Nizamshahi and Kutubshahi as well as the Northern Mughal Empire were carrying out brutal economic exploitation of the farmers earlier to Shivaji era. had ultimate priority. However he QHYHU VDFUL¿FHG SXEOLF LQWHUHVW WR 26 JANUARY 2013 IDYRXU6ZDUDM\DGHYHORSPHQW It is seen that the Government was Another reform brought by Shivaji Maharaj was the large tax concessions and incentives provided to the farmers to encourage them to bring the fallow lands under fully aware of the problems faced cultivation. Shivaji Maharaj assured them of partial recovery of taxes from 4 years by the farmers and an avalanche of up to even 12 years. For the first 4 years there were no taxes to be paid. During the FDODPLWLHV7KHUHIRUH6KLYDML0DKDUDM 5th year the taxation was 1/8th and then 1/6th, 1/4th, ½ and on 12th year, full land was prompt in undertaking remedial revenue were collected from the cultivator. This method of taxation with a bearing on measures so that the farmers were the fallow land being brought under cultivation stage by stage is known as istava. Creating a confidence in the people the Government brought more and more fallow encouraged to bring their lands under lands under cultivation and simultaneously added to the finances of the exchequer. cultivation. The Government helped rehabilitation work in many ways. For example: If Kunbi :KLOH $QQDML 'DWWR PRYHG IURP people were ready to create a habitat with their cattle at a deserted village, they were village to village and personally met allowed certain concessions in taxes. Similarly if a village was flooded or it was under farmers and the tillers, he minutely a drought for two consecutive years or else the village was destroyed by enemy at- tack, the Government provided a liberal concession for land revenue and other taxes. observed that certain lands were not yielding expected results even while these were quite fertile. 6KLYDML0DKDUDMLPPHGLDWHO\RUGHUHG 6KLYFKDULWUD6DKLW\D9RO 3DJH Although every care and caution them to refund the excess amounts 6KLYDML0DKDUDMZDVYHU\VWULFWWKDW was exercised in implementing collected and adjust part in the taxes while the military was moving in the taxation norms certain complaints payable for the next year. 6WDWHWKHSHRSOHVKRXOGLQQRZD\EH from villagers remained unresolved. 6KLYDML 0DKDUDM ZDV DOZD\V TXLWH inconvenienced by the forces. In the He took cognizance of these alert so that there should not be any \HDU6KLYDML0DKDUDMLVVXHGDQ complaints and ordered for review LQMXVWLFH IURP KLV RI¿FHUV WRZDUGV order to all ranks in his military where of the cases where he felt that the the population. While reminding he stated, “You would intimidate complaints were genuine. DERXWWKHGXWLHVDVDQRI¿FHUWKURXJK WKHSRSXODFH6RPHZLOOJHWWKHIRRG It can be clearly seen from this that DQ RUGHU WR D SURYLQFLDO RI¿FHU RI grains and the others his bread and the policy of the Government was not 3UDEKDYDOL LQ 6KLYDML 0DKDUDM some grass, still others wood and of extortion. It was only expected that wrote, “You should work honestly else vegetables…This would result in WKH IDUPHUV GHSRVLW MXVWL¿HG WD[HV without getting enticed for even a leaf deserting of the lands by whatever ZLWK WKH H[FKHTXHU 6KLYDML 0DKDUDM Kunbi are there at present….Many had ordered for making available the will start dying with hunger and facilities such as bullocks, plough and then it would be everywhere that you good quality seeds for sowing to the are even worse than the Mughals poor farmers. The seeds used to be HDUOLHU´« 5DMZDGH9RO3DJH cultivated basically at Government If we can imagine the taxes and ODQGV 6KLYDML 0DKDUDM HQVXUHG WKDW cess farmers had to pay in the 17th even the endowed lands did not Century we can properly understand remain as fallow ones. He withdrew WKH LPPHQVH VLJQL¿FDQFH RI WKH such endowments. He endowed Land Revenue Policy and Reforms fallow lands to religious institutions LPSOHPHQWHG E\ 6KLYDML 0DKDUDM so that they could bring them 'XULQJWKHHDUOLHUSHULRGWKHIDUPHUV under cultivation and the foodgrain had to bear almost 50 different taxes production was improved. DQGFHVVVXFKDV7HOSDWWL6KHQGLSDWWL The residents of Akurdi village /DJQDSDWWL 7RRSSDWWL -DQJDPSDWWL in Haveli Taluka took their plea to of lettuce from the residents truthfully DQGRWKHUV6KLYDML0DKDUDMFDQFHOOHG 6KLYDML0DKDUDMWKDWHYHQDIWHUWRLOLQJ and rightfully…the part that belongs almost all of these successfully hard on the soil they could not get to the populace must go to them and and implemented an amalgamated any yield. As a result the people have WKH SDUW WKDW EHORQJV WR WKH 6WDWH collection of tax at 40%. deserted the village. In addition to should come to us. Your behaviour From these factors we can clearly this the tax collector of the area had to intimidate and the wrongdoing YLVXDOL]HWKHDQ[LHW\FDUULHGE\6KLYDML collected Rs. 40/- instead of Rs. 25/- with the populace would mean that Maharaj about securing the farmers IURP WKH YLOODJHUV 6KLYDML 0DKDUDM we are not happy with you…Make and the tillers from the tyrannical took this tax collector to task in very the populace happy and let us know… taxes laid on them. The people also harsh words. You should move from village to provided an appropriate response to In another incident, when the village and bring all the available him. This was because the farmers *RYHUQPHQW RI¿FHUV FROOHFWHG D Kunbi together…Allot the land that exactly knew how much of the taxes higher quantum of land revenue he is capable of undertaking”… and cess they had to pay to the JANUARY 2013 27 Maharashtra Ahead exchequer and it can also be seen that the farmers were paying their dues without any sort of coercion. The most important factor is WKDW WKH /DQG 5HYHQXH 6\VWHP LPSOHPHQWHG E\ 6KLYDML 0DKDUDM never differentiated between the 6WDWHDQGSXEOLFLQWHUHVWV 7KH VLPSOH MXVWL¿HG DQG SUR¿WDEOHSURSRVLWLRQRIHIIHFWLQJDQ appropriate and affordable taxation for a great expanse of land must have provided a huge satisfaction to WKHIDUPHUVDQGWLOOHUV%\XVLQJWKLV PHWKRG6KLYDML0DKDUDMEURXJKWWRWDO surface of the land, every part and parcel of land and the hilly terrain IURP6ZDUDM\DXQGHUFXOWLYDWLRQDQG SKHQRPHQDOO\ LPSURYHG WKH 6WDWH exchequer by nurturing nutritional and useful herbs… It is a fact worth consideration that WKH 6KLYDML *RYHUQPHQW GHYHORSHG immensely due to the cooperation from the population. After carefully JRLQJ WKURXJK WKH 6KLYDML HUD ODQGV DQGWKH/DQG5HYHQXH0DMRU-HUYLV concluded that even while the period was full of confusion, wars and hostility, the conditions of Land Revenue and the population had LPSURYHG 0DMRU -HUYLV SUHSDUHG his report on the Agriculture in Maharashtra in the year 1820 -HUYLV3DJH DQGZHGRQRWKDYH any options but to accept his views entirely. ,QVWHDG RI XQODZIXO ¿OOLQJ XS WKH coffers of the Government exchequer The Reforms brought by Shivaji Maharaj in the Agriculture and Revenue System 1. Shivaji Maharaj got all the lands in through huge illegal taxation laid EHIRUHXVE\6KLYDML0DKDUDM\HDUV the Swarajya measured accurately. 2. Brought barren and fallow lands RQ WKH SRSXODFH 6KLYDML 0DKDUDM ago and the same is truly inspirational under cultivation. provided a practically successful for the whole world even today. 3. Decided agricultural income based exercise of increasing the public 'XH WR WKHVH SHRSOHRULHQWHG on periodical inspection of the lands. income through various concessions ZHOIDUHSROLFLHV6KLYDML0DKDUDMZDV 4. He safeguarded the crops, taxes and and then improving the Government decorated as King of the people. It villagers from any calamities. 5. He converted the agri-parts based income through various reforms as ZDV WKHUHIRUH WKDW 0DKDWPD -RWLED on the market rates at the harvest time. well as appropriate and moderate Phule religiously honoured him as taxation. The ideal has been placed ³.XOZDGL%KXVKDQ´ 28 JANUARY 2013 Revenue Administration Challenges and Opportunities The Revenue Department is considered to be backbone of the Government There are as many as 22 departments whose work Revenue Department is required to handle involving more than 100 subjects of diverse nature. Some of the important amongst them are Rural Development, Co-operation, Special Assistance, Civil Supplies, Public Health, Education, Home, Planning, Tribal, etc. says V.P. Rane, I.A.S (Retd.) RI UHTXLUHG LQIUDVWUXFWXUH 7KH rehabilitation of population affected E\ ODQG DFTXLVLWLRQ E\ SURYLGLQJ them with land for cultivation, house-sites and other infrastructure facilities as per Government schemes, is also a land-mark work. Besides its regular work, the Department is UHTXLUHG WR KDQGOH PDQ\ VFKHPHV RI RWKHU GHSDUWPHQWV IRU IXO¿OOLQJ socio-economic objectives of various Government Programmes. It has been assessed that there are more than 188 Acts and Schemes implemented by the Revenue Department. Considering the Department as its backbone, Government entrusts every new scheme to the Department for implementation and considering the increasing trend in this regard, it is evident that Government has rightly no regrets. There are as he local Revenue was monumental. As regards many as 22 departments whose work Administration in the implementation of schemes for social 5HYHQXH 'HSDUWPHQW LV UHTXLUHG TDistrict has always made transformation, issue of various to handle involving more than 100 pivotal contribution to the various FHUWL¿FDWHV VXFK DV &DVWH ,QFRPH subjects of diverse nature. Some of tasks before the Government. Domicile, etc. have been instrumental the important amongst them are As far as political input, it has in giving desired eligibility to vast Rural Development, Co-operation, successfully conducted elections numbers of population for enabling Special Assistance, Civil Supplies, from Lokasabha to Gram Panchayat WKHPWRIXO¿OOFRQGLWLRQVIRUDFTXLULQJ Public Health, Education, Home, and has strengthened democratic higher status in life through their Planning, Tribal, etc. Recently even process. As regard Economic input, efforts. Even in the Development the job of inspection of Sonography its contribution particularly after SURFHVV DOVR $FTXLVLWLRQ FDVHV HTXLSPHQWKDVEHHQHQWUXVWHGWRWKH Independence when economic laws completed successfully have made Revenue Department. such as abolition of Tenancy, Ceiling major contribution in implementation The forgoing assessment of on land holdings, consolidation of of various projects for economic the Department’s work is seldom land holdings, etc. were passed, development through provision VFLHQWL¿FDOO\ VWXGLHG IRU HYDOXDWLQJ JANUARY 2013 29 Maharashtra Ahead its intrinsic strength as an invaluable handle complexities by exposure to FRRUGLQDWLRQHI¿FLHQWO\LWLVQHFHVVDU\ Asset to be developed for Social and detailed. for the Governemnt to designate these Economic Growth of the society. There should be continuous RI¿FHUV DV &RRUGLQDWLQJ $XWKRULWLHV Such an evaluation is immediately SURJUDPPH IRU LGHQWL¿FDWLRQ RI so that the process of co-ordination is necessary considering challenges Excellence in the Department. smooth. before the State in the 21st Century and 7KHUH DUH TXLWH D IHZ LQVWDQFHV LQ It is also necessary to take steps to the fact that due to direct recruitment ZKLFK VRPH RI¿FHUV WKURXJK WKHLU make departmental staff more result- at the level of Naib-Tehsildars, there own initiative, have produced oriented through training and other are now a large number of personnel outstanding results in their own PHDVXUHV LW LV HTXDOO\ LPSRUWDQW WR KLJKO\ TXDOL¿HG DFDGHPLFDOO\ ZKR respective areas of operation. In a improve the image of the department. with proper motivation and guidance recently published book, there is As stated by Pavan Verma in his can be moulded into an excellent a mention of number of measures masterful delineation ‘the menace personnel. While Government has introduced to make Administration of corruption must be handled by initiated measures in this regard, more responsive. There are also new policy directions. The moral WKH\ QHHG WR EH LQWHQVL¿HG DIWHU instances initiated for more collection relativism of Indians allows them to selection of areas needing immediate of municipal taxes and dues by practice and condone corruption on application. application of new ideas. Additional a scale that has few parallels in other There is need for introducing Revenue of crores has been realized societies with pretensions to be called massive training programmes at all through such measures. Removal of modern. The Government must levels in the department. Presently encroachments for implementation drastically reduce its discretionary there are some training programmes of Development Plans without powers. To some extent this is already RQO\IRUKLJKHUOHYHORI¿FHUVEXWWKH\ creating Law and Order problems, happening, but more needs to be are meager and without integrated have also successfully taken place done. Incorruptible technology must objectives. Besides training for due to initiatives for implementing replace corruptible human beings updating knowledge and perceptions integrated Plans of Actions. For much more rapidly. Even as IT is in the subjects they regularly handle, successful implementation of Swarna creating jobs and increasing revenue, personnel should be exposed to Jayanti Rajaswa Abhiyan 2012-13, it needs to be consciously harnessed Computer Literacy, inter-personal detailed instructions have been to devise systems that eliminate or relations, motivational skills, and issued in some areas through local greatly reduce human intervention modern concepts of professional initiatives, for educating staff and also in the conduct of everyday life and management for building up their for attaining better coordination with the daily needs of individuals. An LQQHUVWUHQJWKE\FRQ¿GHQFHEXLOGLQJ the population in this regard. Detailed entire range of activities – booking Besides having its own professionally booklets have been printed with the of rail tickets, allotments, payment managed training institutes, objective of better implementation of bills, tax calculations, the issuing Government should also link up with of Government Schemes. Persuit of of license, admissions to educational established training institutes for Excellence is a change in in-built institutions – which normally designing and implementing training FRQ¿UPHG SHUFHSWLRQ WKDW WKHUH incubate corruption, can be made programmes. Considering the huge can be no change in Government transparent through the intervention VWDII WR EH WUDLQHG VFLHQWL¿FDOO\ DQG Administration. Before introduction of technology. The Government professionally, there is dire need for of Lakhina Pattern, the perception of must concentrate on enabling the settling up a Training Institute for D*RYHUQPHQWRI¿FHZDVWKDWLWVKRXOG Internet and computer technology the Department. It is learnt that at EHIXOORIGXVWDQGGLUWDOORYHU¿OHV to overarch human venality, and Bavdhan in Pune District, Training indiscriminately spread over, chairs empower the ordinary person to Institute is under implementation. broken and without handles, without access and monitor the availability of The same should be expedited. It is toilets and least facilities for visitors. basic services directly. This will not be also important that personnel should But Lakhina who was then Collector an easy task for a country the size of not look at training as paid holidays. of Ahmednagar, resolutely changed India. Innovation and ingenuity will Excellence displayed in Training this perception. EH UHTXLUHG ZKLFK WKH *RYHUQPHQW Programme should be the basis As mentioned above, the Revenue should reward. Availability of 7/12 for future advances in the careers. 'HSDUWPHQWLVUHTXLUHGWRLPSOHPHQW on Internet is no doubt creditworthy In times to come, with coalition large number of schemes of the other and promising development. Government in charge of affairs of departments and handle emergent Computerisation in the Registration the State, administration is going to situations through process of Department is proof that we can do be a complex phenomenon. Unless coordination. In order to enable the it. We must pursue it vigorously and personnel at all levels are trained to RI¿FHUV WR GLVFKDUJH WKLV IXQFWLRQ RI accomplish its objectives 30 JANUARY 2013 e-Initiative for Land Records e-Mahabhoomi has been planned for Integrated Land Records Modernisation and Management. The Land records in the State are more than 100 years old. Under the National Land Records Modernization programme, it has been decided to implement a modern all inclusive and transparent Land Records Management System in the State. Alongwith the Conclusive Land Titling system, the system envisages to provide Total Guarantee for Ownership says Settlement Commissioner, Chandrakant Dalvi. Up to date land maps would thus be available to the public. The Pilot Project for the same will be initiated at an expanse of 6,000 hectares from 12 villages in Mulshi Taluka from Pune District. The E.T.S. / G.P.S. methods as well as High Resolution Satellite Imagery will be used in this project. Further resurvey for the State would be carried out based on the experiences from this Pilot project. e-MOJANI 7KH 5HJLRQDO /DQG 5HFRUGV RI¿FH carries out the survey work. The number of matters for land records is increasing every year. If the staff available for work is utilized in a planned manner the delays in these matters could be brought under control. This has been observed during the Zero Pendency he original land records and the concerned records. In order to Mission. Settlement Commissioner survey at the State has been bridge this gap there is a need for and Director of Land Records Tcarried out over 100 years resurvey at the State level. Due to the (Maharashtra State) Pune has ago. At present we are going by phenomenal rise in land prices it has developed e-Mojani software with the original Land Survey records become a crucial need of the time to technical assistance from National prepared during the British regime create land records using modern Informatics Center, Pune to meet and the records created thereafter. instruments and to bring these to the the functional requirements for However during this period of time coordinate system. Under this project conducting the land measurement there have been many changes in the re-measurement will be undertaken cases. Through this software the total lands. New part records got created. with modern techniques and the RI¿FH SURFHGXUHV IURP UHFHLSW RI Roads, dams, lakes, industrial estates, records would be created in a digital VXUYH\DSSOLFDWLRQWRWKH¿QDOL]DWLRQ residential habitats were created. format. The re-measurement of the of the survey matter have been However many of these changes have entire State will be carried out with computerized. For this all the Land QRWEHHQUHÀHFWHGLQWKH/DQG6XUYH\ a combination of Satellite imagery, 5HFRUGVRI¿FHVLQWKH6WDWHKDYHEHHQ records. Hence there are differences E.T.S. / G.P.S. The digital data provided with Internet connectivity. between the practical position seen resultant from the exercise would be The software was commissioned all at the lands and the one shown in DYDLODEOH IRU RI¿FLDO DQG SXEOLF XVH over the State from 2nd January 2012. JANUARY 2013 31 Maharashtra Ahead With this software, the applicant for survey is provided with details of e-Chavadi (Computerization of Talathi records) the fees payable for the survey along with the Challan for the same. As soon A software e-Chavadi has been developed for computerization of the records main- tained by Talathi for the area under his control. The Talathis can use this software with as the fees are paid by the applicant is their Laptops. These Laptops will be linked to the State data Centre through con- immediately provided with a receipt nectivity. The computerized 7/12 extracts placed on the website would be used in this for payment along with the date of the software. Real time information about the land revenue collection would be available survey, the name of the surveyor and instantly. The use of e-Chavadi software will bring coordination and streamlining and mobile number. thus reduce their workload so that they can attend to other revenue work efficiently. The services of Talathis would thus be available promptly to common people. The trial e-PHERPHAR (ONLINE usage of this software has been started at one village each from the six administrative MUTATION) regions. The e-Chavadi project will be implemented throughout the State within the present fiscal year 2012-13. National Informatics Centre, Pune has developed software titled E-Pherphar. Through this software the procedure e-Abhilekh for mutation on village level would be The citizens require old land records available at the records sections at the offices of Tehsildar and Taluka Inspector of Land Records for their day to day work. The location FRPSXWHUL]HG7KH7HKVLOGDURI¿FHDW of these records and providing their copies is an extremely tedious task. The citizens 7DOXNDOHYHOWKH6XE5HJLVWUDURI¿FH have to repeatedly visit these offices for a follow up in the matters. In order to resolve Taluka Inspector of land Records this problem, the official records from the record rooms would be scanned under the DQG WKH RI¿FH RI WKH &LW\ 6XUYH\ concept of E-RECORDS. Under this programme, the records pertaining to old muta- 2I¿FHU ZRXOG EH FRQQHFWHG WR WKH tions, old 7/12 extracts, property cards etc and the documents from the Offices of State Data Centre through MLPS the Taluka Inspector Land Records such as notes, Akarphod patrak, Gunakar Book, – VPN connectivity. Through this Akarbandh, Consolidation scheme,Crop Register etc. would be scanned for preserva- software it is immediately possible tion. After the path breaking project undertaken at Haveli and Mulshi Taluka of Pune to take up the pherphar (mutation) District is successfully completed, the project will be implemented at the entire State very soon. Due to this the citizens will be able to receive their land records from the as soon as the property documents offices immediately. They can also view the same on a computer. are registered with the Sub Registrar RI¿FH 7KH LQIRUPDWLRQ RI WKH e- Nakasha (Digitization of the Maps) registered document is received by The Taluka level offices of the Department of Land Records have preserved many WKHGRFXPHQWUHJLVWHUDW7HKVLORI¿FH types of maps. With the help of these maps the land boundaries are finalized at the and a mutation notice is created time of a survey. These maps therefore are immensely important. As these maps through the software. As soon as the have been prepared many years ago, they are in a very precarious state. Digitization notice is signed information is passed of these maps is the need of the hour. Considering this fact an E-MAP Project has RQ WR WKH 6XE 5HJLVWUDU RI¿FH 7KH been undertaken. Under this project Digitization of various maps such as division 6XE 5HJLVWUDU RI¿FH GRZQORDGV WKH maps, Land acquisition maps, Non Agricultural land maps and others available in the notice and takes a print of the same. offices of the Taluka Inspector Land Records will be undertaken. With this in place, Afterwards this notice is served to the the citizens will be able to receive a computerized map along with the computerized 7/12 extract. These maps will also be available for viewing by the citizens through GIS persons present for registration. The system on a website. concerned Talathi and the parties in the document are served the mutation e-Registration message through SMS. Due to this both the document registration and Maharashtra is the 1st State in the country to have undertaken Computerization of the Revenue Department. Under the e-Registration programme, the registration the mutation procedures are carried Department would be linked to the Revenue and Land Records Departments. Thus out simultaneously. Thus the citizen there would be total coordination between the three departments and the citizens will will not be required to separately be able to receive one stop service from all the three departments. YLVLW7DODWKLRI¿FHIRUPXWDWLRQRIKLV name on the property. The software e- Bhoolekh uses Digital Signature and SMS. The citizens will be able to get all their requirements of computerized 7/12 extract, The path breaking use of this computerized maps, scanned old records and maps after the Resurvey at one place software has been initiated at Mulshi, on the network with a website/portal. As the software is based on the GIS system, it Haveli and Pune City Talukas of Pune would also be a useful planning tool for Government departments. District and during the year 2102-2013 In this way through the e-Mahabhoomi Project, the Revenue Department, Land the same would be implemented all Records Department and the Registration Department are getting ready with the lat- est technology to provide services to the citizens. over the State. - Archana Shambhakar 32 JANUARY 2013 Cognizance of Rightful Land Owners It is essential for the applicant to produce circumstantial evidence that he was tilling the lands continuously for 12 years The State Revenue Department is constantly burdened with the difficult task of proving the rights of a common man and making the same available to him as its rightful owner. This is because the lands are ultimately connected with Revenue Department. From the last few years Government is striving hard to solve problems faced by Bedakhal Kuls from Konkan and in particular from the Districts of Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg. n accordance with the principle of Land to the Tiller a special Act Iunder the title Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 has been implemented in the State. The Act protects the rights of a persons lawfully cultivating the land belonging to another person and gave him rights to notify his name on the records of rights. However even while the provisions under the Act existed, complaints were regularly being registered with the Government that the rights of tenancy holders [Kul] were obstructed as the entries of the Record of Rights were not carried out properly in the Kul and Wahiwat Register over the last few years especially from Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri district saying that the noting about the Kul was not carried out in a proper manner at the village records and this was causing obstruction to the rights of tenancy holders. Taking notice of these complaints and considering the VSHFL¿FFRQGLWLRQVLQWKHVH'LVWULFWV Register and Agricultural Survey of under the Chairmanship of Barrister a thought process was initiated at the DOOWDOXNDVLQWKHVHWZR'LVWULFWVDQG 6KDUDG 3DODY 7KLV &RPPLWWHHV SXW Government level as to how justice ZLWK D YLHZ WR ¿QG RXW SRVVLELOLWLHV forward their recommendations in a could be restored to the Kuls from of remedial to protect the rights of Report presented to the Government these two districts. Kuls the Government appointed a on the 31st June, 1986. In order to evaluate the reasons committee in September 1983 under According to the recommendations due to which the entries were not WKH &KDLUPDQVKLS RI 'U 3DUXOHNDU of the committees there are many such carried in the Kul and Wahiwat DQGDQRWKHUFRPPLWWHHLQ'HFHPEHU Kuls in Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg JANUARY 2013 33 Maharashtra Ahead 'LVWULFWV ZKRVH QDPHV KDYH QRW been entered in to the revenue records inspite of tilling the lands years together. These Kuls have been deprived of their rights under the provisions of Kul Kayada (Tenancy $FW ,QRUGHUWRSURYLGHWKHEHQH¿WV of the provisions of the Tenancy Act to these farmers it was decided to amend the provisions of Section 4 under the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948. An Ordinance has been issued and the Act has been duly amended. NATURE OF REFORMS In order to prove his rights as a tenant, it is essential for the applicant to produce circumstantial evidence that he was tilling the lands continuously for 12 years. The person in possession of the land will have Considering all the complaints amendments, the Government had WR SURGXFH D FHUWL¿FDWH WR WKH HIIHFW and representations as well as the received a total of 3766 matters in that he was tilling the concerned land FRQGLWLRQV LQ WKH 'LVWULFWV WKH 6LQGKXGXUJ 'LVWULFW 2XW RI WKHVH continuously for 12 years from the Government decided to further 1876 matters have been decided and YLOODJH6DUSDQFK3ROLFH3DWLORUDZHOO amend section 4 in the year 2004 1890 matters have been rejected known personality from the village. and promulgated an Ordinance to for want of appropriate evidences. Another requirement would be a the effect and the Regulations were 7RGD\ 6LQGKXGXUJ 'LVWULFW GRHV QRW UHVROXWLRQIURPWKH*UDP3DQFKD\DW published in 2006. have even a single undecided case. under the jurisdiction of which the In order to make it possible for ,Q 5DWQDJLUL 'LVWULFW D WRWDO RI FRQFHUQHG ODQG IDOOV $I¿GDYLWV DQG the Bedakhal Kuls from Ratnagiri 7065 matters have been received till FHUWL¿FDWHV IURP WKH FXOWLYDWLQJ DQG6LQGKXGXUJ'LVWULFWVWKHUHYLVHG date. Of these 6638 matters have farmers from adjacent land as well as provisions of the section 4 of the been decided and the number of other prominent citizens of the village Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural unsettled matters is 418. In order will also be required. If the rights of Lands Act, 1948 can be used. Under to decide these remaining matters tenancy are established the said rights these provisions the concerned tenant a Special Campaign is being carried will be decided and admitted on the QHHGVWRSURFXUHDQDI¿GDYLWIURPWKH out at each taluka level. Through this basis of land purchase value reforms 6DUSDQFKRIWKHYLOODJHRU3ROLFH3DWLO 99 matters have been decided and at 200 times the land revenue. or Chairman of the Multipurpose providing complete success to the This amendment was decided to be &RRSHUDWLYH 6RFLHW\ DQG DI¿GDYLWV efforts by the Government. The implemented from the 24th January DQG FHUWL¿FDWHV IURP WKH FXOWLYDWLQJ Government is committed to restore 2001. farmers from adjacent land to the the rights to the common people of However even after the amendment effect that the land in question was in the State. The Bedakhal Kuls from in the Act, there were obstacles in the possession of the person and that Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg who were providing the Kuls Applications were the person has been tilling the land tilling the lands for years together received by the Government both continuously for the last 12 years on were deprived of their rights as from the aggravated tenants as well oath. Only in such cases the person their names were not brought on DVSHRSOH¶VUHSUHVHQWDWLYHV3URFXULQJ would be acknowledged as a Kul. The the Revenue records for the land. the documents in accordance with the circumstantial evidence to the effect By suitable amendments and re- conditions for proving the tenancy will have to be submitted. amendments in the Bombay Tenancy rights and the documents as a proof The process of providing the and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948, the of the circumstantial evidence were ownership rights to the lands under Government has taken cognizance troublesome and expensive processes the Bedakhal Kuls is in progress at DQG SURYLGHG WKHP WKH EHQH¿WV ,Q for the Kuls. Therefore they were 5DWQDJLUL DQG 6LQGKXGXUJ 'LVWULFWV this way these reforms have achieved ¿QGLQJ LW VWUHVVIXO DQG H[SHQVLYH After the implementation of the 100% success… 34 JANUARY 2013 Government Policy for Nazul Land The Government land which is available for non agricultural purpose is termed as ‘Nazul Land’. The Nazul lands were granted on leasehold basis initially for a period of 30 years subject to renewal from time to time as per the guidelines issued in Revenue Book Circular, states Venugopal Reddy. 7KH *RYHUQPHQW ODQG ZKLFK LV DYDLODEOHIRUQRQDJULFXOWXUDOSXUSRVH LVQRZWHUPHGDVµ1D]XO/DQG¶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¿HG LQWRWZRFDWHJRULHV 1D]XO/DQGV 0LONL\DW6DUNDU$VSHUWKHSURYLVLRQ LQ &3 %HUDU /DQG 5HYHQXH &RGH KHUHZDVQRWDQ\VSHFL¿FSROLF\ RQ IRU LWV PDQDJHPHQW DOO*RYHUQPHQWODQGVZKLFKDUH of 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¿FHU 36 JANUARY 2013 Maharashtra Ahead Between the Conflicts and Consensus Every document to be executed must be registered Every farmer must have a basic file containing the relevant papers such as Documents of ownership, 7/12 extracts, Land measurement maps, Tippan and Falani, 8A extract, Revenue receipts, House property, Papers relating to litigation, etc. of his lands, explains Shekhar Gaikwad, Joint Secretary, Chief Minister’s office f men were simple then justice 25000 land dispute cases and having Even if we consider minimum two would have been simpler said gone through numerous land laws, I sides to any litigation then at least Igreat thinker Plato. However, have come to the conclusion that it is 60 to 70 million litigants and their facts and ground realities are the people who should be blamed and families are involved in litigation. altogether different. Humans do not the laws. Because no law in this Considering at least 5 persons in not like a simple life and are never country prescribes that same piece each family, around 35 crore people VDWLV¿HGZLWKLW3HRSOHDUHDPELWLRXV of land can be sold to many people are directly affected by litigation. It jealous and hate each other. In and they can be cheated. It is very means 1/3rd of our population has everyday news, we read about civil interesting to explore this aspect to WR IUHTXHQW WKH RI¿FHV RI DGYRFDWHV and criminal disputes of property know exactly who is responsible for police stations, land record rooms, among people resulting in quarrels, land disputes, whether law or people. civil and criminal courts, family ¿JKWLQJ DQG PXUGHUV :H DOVR WDON courts, District Courts, High Courts about the notion that “the law is an LARGE NUMBER OF DISPUTES and Supreme Court on day to day ass”. Therefore some people believe A tendency of disputes among the basis. Majority of the cases have that the faulty laws are responsible for land holders is an age old. Around 32 property dispute as an underlying such a mess. However after 25 years million cases are pending in various cause. of experience in revenue service and courts of India today. Maharashtra :KLOHZRUNLQJDV'HSXW\&ROOHFWRU especially after conducting more than alone has 3 million cases pending. in Kolhapur district a very old and JANUARY 2013 37 Maharashtra Ahead complicated land case which had borrowing of money is the reason but ZHUH JLYHQ WR WKRVH :DWDQGDUV ZKR started in 1903 came for hearing there are other issues also where the RIIHUHG VROGLHUV WR ¿JKW D ZDU RQ before me in 1989. The case involving given word is not observed by land behalf of Mughal emperor. The order issues of adoption, tenancy and holders, leading to land disputes. of grant of land was called as Mansab :DWDQ $FW ZDV JRLQJ RQ IRU ODVW DQGWKHDUHDJLYHQLQ:DWDQWKHIUHH 86 years. Both the original owners IGNORANCE ABOUT LAND gift, was called as Jagir. All such lands contesting the case had died. The LAWS were given as free gifts by the king VRQVRIERWKRIWKHPZHUH¿JKWLQJWKH Ignorance of law is not accepted as and therefore the condition of non- case from tenancy court till Supreme an excuse by any court. Any new transferability was always attached to Court 2-3 times. Both the advocates act published in gazette is made such lands. who appeared on behalf of original applicable to all citizens on very same After Independence all such litigants had died and their sons who day. Therefore getting updated about :DWDQV ZHUH DEROLVKHG WKURXJK EHFDPH DGYRFDWHV ZHUH ¿JKWLQJ WKH provisions of various land laws is YDULRXV:DWDQ$EROLWLRQ$FWV%\WKHVH case. The strange fact about the case quite essential. Lately farmers have DEROLWLRQ DFWV :DWDQGDUV ZHUH JLYHQ was that the land area in dispute was started adopting modern agricultural an opportunity of retaining original only 46 acre. I was shocked to see practices by experimenting and using :DWDQODQGVZLWKWKHPDIWHUSD\PHQW such a case being fought over 86 long modern technology for enhancing the of some meager amount and thus years for an area of 46 acre. It came productivity of lands. Coupled with such lands were re- granted to them to my mind that both the advocates his efforts if a farmer can also enhance on new tenure. All such lands have must have purchased 46 acres of his knowledge of land records and become occupant class II lands under lands each for himself on the basis of land laws, he will be able to progress Land Revenue code. All such lands this case. The farmers therefore must systematically. To achieve this, every before transfer to third party require mull over the economics of litigation. farmer needs to update his personal a prior permission of Collector and I personally feel that if the farmers land records. payment of 50% of market value to have legal literacy, they would be In fact, all laws are based on Government. The land holders today better equipped to resolve land issues. FRPPRQ VHQVH 7KHUH LV D GH¿QLWH must understand this legal position, There are mainly four reasons of land philosophy behind every law called so that no complications arise in disputes: Jurisprudence. Further the principal transfer of such lands. However, there of natural justice of giving reasonable is a growing tendency among holders NOT KEEPING THE GIVEN opportunity of hearing to every to avoid payment of market value WORD party to dispute, making a reasoned to Government by creating either Not keeping the given word is the and speaking order etc., must be fraudulent documents or by showing biggest reason of land disputes. understood by every landholder. lower market value. Normally a land dispute doesn’t The preamble of any act indicates During last six decades, a lot of VWDUWRYHUQLJKWEXWWKHUHLVGH¿QLWHO\ the spirit behind the legislation. The infrastructure projects have been a process involved. For example; social legislations like tenancy act, taken up by Government of India as Shamrao, a land owner was in need rehabilitation act of project affected well as State Governments. Lands are of money and borrowed money from persons, agriculture ceiling act must being acquired for public purposes the Rama on terms agreed orally by be viewed from social angle. such as Railways, Roads, Flyovers, them. However, Shamrao was unable Even the history of land and Industries, irrigation projects, etc. A WR IXO¿OO KLV SURPLVH RI UHIXQGLQJ tenures should also be studied for large number of villages get submerged money in time due to crop failure. better understanding of various in various irrigation projects and Rama the lender, then insisted on conditions attached with the land. require rehabilitation. The process observing the time limit. In the During prehistoric times land of land acquisition, resettlement and process there was delay in repayment belonged to nobody and it was a free rehabilitation is very complicated of money which created suspicion in gift of nature. Slowly the human race and leads to a large number of the mind of the Rama. He then tried started cultivating lands by felling of litigations. The apportionment of to take agreement of sale of same land tress and clearing of timber. Initially land acquisition amount, exact area from Shamrao. Because of Shamrao’s a method of shifting cultivation was of acquisition, compensation of obligation to repay the loan amount, followed. After a few generations trees, wells, structures etc., selection he signed the document but was not because of population pressure, RI EHQH¿FLDULHV IRU DOWHUQDWH ODQG willing to really part with his land to people started regular agriculture by disputes among successors are the Rama. The dispute ultimately went growing cereal crops. Slowly people common causes for ligation. The land to a court of law. This is how the land settled in fertile basins of rivers. held by temple trust and the various dispute starts. It’s not that every time During Mughal period the land rights claims of cultivators against the trust 38 JANUARY 2013 and rent act cases in urban areas also form their share of litigation. There are approximately 3279 Central Acts and more than 30000 State Acts. More than 1000 Acts have land related provisions. Therefore it LVYHU\GLI¿FXOWWRJUDVSWKHFRPSOH[ legal provisions scattered over numerous acts, rules, regulations, Government resolutions, Circulars etc. Even the court procedures are not known to farmers. They do not know the exact forum where they should put up the litigation, the jurisdiction of courts limitation period, appellate authorities, etc. HUMAN TENDENCY Majority of court cases are also due to basic human tendencies such as ambition, opposition, hatred, greed, jealousy, competition, etc. and contribute to 35-50% of total land litigation. No land case is simple in nature and people try to mix up social issues such as village level elections, social and religious differences, KDYH D EDVLF ¿OH FRQWDLQLQJ WKH 5. Every land owner should keep festivals, etc. to create litigation about relevant papers such as Documents all the information and papers right of way or pipe line required of ownership, 7/12 extracts, Land relating to entries in other for improvement of land. Property measurement maps, Tippan right column of 7/12 extracts of disputes by fraudulent transfers, and Falani, 8A extract, Revenue properties held. These include forged documents are not uncommon. receipts, House property, Papers the mortgage papers of banks or Further, the delay in various courts relating to litigation, etc. of his mortgage contracts of cooperative also lead to further complications. lands. banks, the names of which appear 2. Every farmer must know the in 7/12. ADMINISTRATIVE ERRORS names of all legal heirs of 6. Every farmer must keep the word Almost 10-15% of disputes occur on grandfather, his successors, uncles without raising any technical account of administrative and clerical and aunts, total land held, land issues in any kind of mutual errors on the part of revenue, land partitioned etc. agreement. record and registration functionaries 3. Every landowner must verify his 7. Every document to be executed at grassroot level. It is mainly title every year from the 7/12 must be registered. due to basic errors in land record extracts. He must also check the 8. Land owner should not avoid such as Tippan, Falani or 7/12, crop cultivation column of 7-12. taking notices of land acquisition or PLVLQWHUSUHWDWLRQRIODZVE\RI¿FHUV Every owner should also tell resettlement given by Government procedural errors. importance and contents of land functionary. They must exercise records to his family members. their right of putting their view CORRECTIVE MEASURES 4. Every owner must have the point appropriately before any It is not that this trend of increasing measurement maps of lands authority within stipulated period. litigation would continue forever. The owned or possessed by him. :LWKFKDQJLQJPRGHUQWHFKQRORJ\ coming generations of farmers can Instead of measuring lands when in agriculture, the farmers must GH¿QLWHO\WDNHSURSHUFDUHWRXSGDWH encroached upon by neighbour, update themselves with awareness of themselves with changing nature every owner should measure his changing land laws. Past generations of landlaws and by taking following land in advance and if possible of farmers had to suffer due to simple measures. periodically after every 15 to 20 ignorance of land records and land 1. In fact, now every farmer must years. enactments. JANUARY 2013 39 Maharashtra Ahead e-Chavdi of Kolhapur Within two years 19,57,000 certificates and 7/12 extracts were issued to citizens through e-Chavadi While moving through the 21st Century and amidst an IT enabled era, the village level revenue offices of the Talathi needed to be strengthened with the latest technology. It was therefore decided to implement e-Chavadi as a part of E-governance states Appsaheb Dhulaj. evenue constitutes one of the of Maratha regime under Chhatrapati collection started on the basis of ancient departments of the Shivaji Maharaj. It was after the area in Acres/Gunthas and from the RGovernment. Even before the British arrived in India that the land concepts of original owner of the British Empire the Land Revenue was was measured in terms of Acre and land, i.e. cultivator occupant,joint collected in the periods of Mughal and Guntha and the land revenue taxes occupant etc. The entire gamut of Babar. Methodical measurements were demanded accordingly. During actions was carried out under the did not exist at the time and hence the same period, the British stopped Bombay land Revenue Act 1879. After the decision of the revenue taxation the Mahalwari System (sub-divisional Independence various Acts were was taken on the basis of general system) and practically started with implemented for Land Reforms. There DVVXPSWLRQV DQG ¿QDQFLDO QHHGV RI Rayatwari (individual taxation) was very effective implementation the exchequer. System. Collection for land revenue of Acts such as Bombay Tenancy The methodical agricultural land EHFDPH VFLHQWL¿FDOO\ EDVHG DV LW ZDV and Land Agricultural Land Act measurements were initiated by carried out from owners of the lands 1947, Maharashtra Agricultural Malik Ambar during the period of and the tillers. Lands [Ceiling on Holding] Act 1961 Sher Shah Suri. The land revenue After the land measurements Bombay Personal Inam Abolition Act was also collected during the period were carried out the land revenue 1952 and Watan Abolition Act 1958. 40 JANUARY 2013 After the formation of Maharashtra maintaining all the formats up to date inspection at the actual agriculatural State in 1966, Maharashtra Land was getting extremely complicated. It site. This received overwhelming Revenue Code 1966 was implemented was therefore decided to implement response. Within a span of 2 years so that it would be convenient to e-Chavadi as a part of e-Governance. FHUWL¿FDWHV DQG Vidarbha, Marathwada and Western The Collector emphatically placed extracts were issued to citizens Maharashtra. Under this FOUR the concept before all his colleagues, through the medium of e-Chavadi . volumes were created. the 4th volume =RQDO 2I¿FHUV 5HSUHVHQWDWLYHV RI In the beginning many of the is most revered book for Talathis with the Talathi Organization as well as Talathis had not even seen the laptops. provisions regarding updating of the all the elected representatives of However the biggest advantage from records of rights and maintaining the people and convinced them. It the project was that all the Talathis them properly by Talathi and the ZDV D VLJQL¿FDQWO\ KDSS\ IDFW WKDW FRXOG HDVLO\ DQG HI¿FLHQWO\ KDQGOH &LUFOH2I¿FHUV the District Talathi Organization Laptops with the intensive training 7KH FRQFHSW RI H&KDYDGL ¿UVW took up an active role and worked received by them. The data in the emerged from the idea by Laxmikant wholeheartedly to bring the e-Chavadi DBZ format was taken from the NIC Deshmukh, the then District Collector concept to a practical fruition. In and the relevant data of the village of Kolhapur and the same was order to implement this project was uploaded on the Laptop held by implemented effectively in Kolhapur successfully, there was an extremely the concerned Talathi. The data entry District. The Revenue Department positive technological support from of the available and updated data in already had tremendous historical Girish Lad, CEO, Magnum Opus and the Gaon Namuna was then carried perspectives. With the new Land KLV HI¿FLHQW WHDP RI 6DQGHHS 3DWLO RXW 7KLV ZDV WKH ¿UVW DQG WKH PRVW Revenue Acts, the ever increasing Rahul Mahajan and Rahul Ingrole. intricate and complicated job to have population or the number of family The team went to every village in the been carried out. In a typical Gat members the number of occupants District which faced problems and there were many co-occupants and and joint occupants kept on created timely changes in the software joint occupants noting on other rights increasing. For example a single 7/12 to weed out inconsistencies. Due to issues, Mutation notes, Gat number H[WUDFW FRXOG ¿QG DURXQG all these it was possible to implement and their divisions, tenure, non- names entered in the document. the project within shortest possible cultivable land, tenure and entries A variety of records with Talathi time… of crops according to their index in such as Land Revenue, settlements, Of the 467 Talathis working in the the pere patrak and so on. Through Tharavband factors, records of District, 434 volunteered to purchase the use of Laptop it was also possible rights, Mutations, Demand note for their own Laptops. The Software to make notes of the crops in the land revenue, Collection, Collection created by Magnum Opus was sowing format as per crop index and receipts and their challans, the annual downloaded on these Laptops. With the area covered by each of the 7/12 notes about every crop, harvest a view for precise orientation of all extract with land revenue as well as and items of produce, resources for the Talathis to the e-Chavadi system information for a consolidated area irrigation, cattle and population various Workshops were held. With of the entire village and the total land records etc. and other connected 4 workshops at the District level and revenue meaning Tharavband factors. administrative forms were becoming another 4 workshops on the Taluka As the formats 1 to 21 of the village extremely complicated and strenuous level all the Talathis were practically forms were complementary to each to be accurately maintained in a hand trained to handle the software. They other, incorporation of the same written form. were apprised of the work that can and process of noting the same took While moving through the 21st be undertaken e-Chavadi. Residence around 2 years and was carried out Century and amidst an IT enabled FHUWL¿FDWH DQG LQFRPH FHUWL¿FDWH with the untiring efforts from all the HUDWKHYLOODJHOHYHOUHYHQXHRI¿FHVRI immediately after a citizen applies RI¿FHUV DQG VWDII ZLWK WKH VXSSRUW the Talathi needed to be strengthened was given through e-Chavadi . After of Magnum Opus. Considering the with the latest technology. The local level inquiry it was possible to various provisions for the land and identity of Talathi as an old styled forward the case to the Tehsildar for the differences in noting system Deewanji writing the 7/12 extracts and &DVWH&HUWL¿FDWHDQGDOVRFHUWL¿FDWHWR prevalent in the 12 Talukas the making notes of the mutations was to the effect of being a farmer or a farm changes were updated seeking the be transformed through the medium ODERXUDQGOLIHFHUWL¿FDWH$SDUWIRUP cooperation of the Magnum Opus of e-Chavadi to a hi-tech Talathi this, the mutations and updation of Team. A special mention must be and the Collector had to practically 7/12 extract are being carried out with made of the efforts taken by Ranjit implement this concept at a village the help of laptops. Talathi started Desai, Tehsildar, Radhanagari Taluka level. The work of relating various inspecting the crops and carrying out with his entire staff. This was because old formats to the new concept and the necessary entries regarding crop DQ\ WULDO DQG HUURU PHWKRG ZDV ¿UVW JANUARY 2013 41 Maharashtra Ahead overwriting or other associated mistakes in this work can possibly be avoided. 2QD KDQGZULWWHQ H[WUDFW LW was possible to carry a maximum of around 8 names of the joint occupants in a legible way. The Talathis used to write the extra names elsewhere using the same forms. The new system can accommodate writing the names of MRLQWRFFXSDQWVRQDVLQJOH extract. 7KHHDUOLHUH[WUDFWGLGQRWKDYH a provision of writing the area in terms of Square Meters. However in the e-Chavadi process even the non-agricultural plot of land or agricultural lands can also be mentioned in terms of smaller unit of square meters using a formula. experimented in Radhanagari Taluka the administration. As the actions The process would have become and once the implementation was that took around 1-2 weeks earlier almost impossible if the Talathi IRXQG WR EH ÀDZOHVV WKH VDPH ZDV can now be completed on the same Organization and all the Talathis being carried to the other 11 Talukas. day through e-Chavadi. Various would not have responded positively Around 95% of the rights records and FHUWL¿FDWHVDUHQRZEHLQJLVVXHG and purchased the laptops and 7/12 extracts numbering 9,65,364 $FFXUDF\ LQ YLOODJH VHWWOHPHQW E\ printers on loan on their own. The for 9,16,766 occupants have been carrying out tally of the total area e-Chavadi system was successfully completely updated and are available of the concerned village, total area implemented in Kolhapur District to the citizens at a single click under cultivation, land revenue only due to their earnest response to through e-Chavadi as on today is ¿[DWLRQDQGLW¶VFROOHFWLRQ the same. the most credible achievement of the $FFRUGLQJWR WKH ROG PHWKRG WKH As the State Government has project. It is only due to this that the earlier 7/12 extracts contained the effectively implemented the citizens have hailed a huge and hearty share of co-occupants in terms of e-Chavadi system under the Swarna response to this scheme… Annas e.g. 4 Annas, 8 Annas etc. Jayanti Rajaswa Abhiyan, it is :LWK WKH VLPSOL¿FDWLRQ DGRSWHG planned all over the State and the ADVANTAGES OF E-CHAVADI the same can now be accurately practical implementation of the same 'XHWRWKHH&KDYDGLWKHFRQFHSW estimated in terms of the actual has also started. RI HRI¿FH DQG HJRYHUQDQFH GLG hectare, are and Sq. Meters besides The incumbent District Collector not just remain with the State or the Annas system. Rajaram Mane has provided an the District Headquarters, but for )RULQIRUPDWLRQ RQ WKH DFWXDO ODQG initiative to the project and has WKH¿UVWWLPHUHDFKHGWKHJUDVVURRW DUHD XQGHU D VSHFL¿F FURS DW D carried the acceleration further. village level Revenue. The important typical village, one had to search Under the guidance of Prabhakar process was carried out through through every page and then list out Deshmukh Commissioner, Pune passionate initiatives taken by the the details. Due to the e-Chavadi Region and initiative from Rajaram then District Collector Laxmikant accurate information on the area Mane, District Collector Kolhapur Deshmukh. under each crop is available just at has been implemented a campaign 7KH DGPLQLVWUDWLRQ QHHGHG WR a click. for removal of encroachments on present annual demand for the 7KH LQIRUPDWLRQ RQ ODQGV XQGHU farm roads in the District. Around forms 1 to 21 to the Printing Press. facets such as forests, fallow, 585 kilometers of encroachments Now the same is not required. We temples, endowments and others is on 382 roads have been removed have saved on the expenses on available just at a click. DQG WKH VDPH LV EHQH¿WWLQJ DURXQG printing. $V WKH IRUPDWV WR FDQ QRZ WR IDUPHUV DFURVV 7RWDOWUDQVSDUHQF\ ZDV EURXJKW LQ be connected to each other the the District. 42 JANUARY 2013 I SARITA- A Friendly Service For Registration The Department has collected revenue of Rs. 14,800 crore during 2011-2012. The Department of Registration and Stamps is an important component of Revenue Department of the State. Various documents are registered here. Hence about 1.5 to two crore people visit Registration Office personally. Earlier documents registration work used to be time consuming and clumsy. With the I-SARITA the registration process has become simple, speedy and time saving bringing in the transparency in the functioning. he twin Acts namely the Registration Act and the TStamp Duty Act have been implemented to bring Revenue to the Government through Department of Registration and Stamps under the State Revenue Department. The Department has collected revenue of Rs. 14,800 crores during the year 2011-2012. This department ranks second in terms of bringing the largest revenue to the Government and contributes around 14% revenue to the exchequer. Mainly the Registration Act 1908, Registration Rules 1961, Maharashtra available the records in connection It was felt that the common people Stamp Duty Act 1958, Indian Stamp with the rights to a property to the VKRXOGQRW¿QGUHDFKLQJWKLVRI¿FHIRU Duty act 1899, Special Marriage Act common people according to their their work as a complicated exercise 1956, Parsee Marriage Act, Marriage demand. and should be able to mitigate their Registration Act etc are implemented The Department of Registration work in a simple and easy manner. through the Department of and Stamps registers more than Considering all inclusive people Registration and Stamps. 22 lakh documents every year. A EHQH¿WVDQGWKHFRPPRQPDQDWWKH Under the provisions of the minimum of 1.5 to 2 crore people core of the system the Department has Registration Act 1908 the objectives personally visit the Registration started computerized Registration and the duties of the Registration RI¿FHVLQWKLVFRQQHFWLRQ$SDUWIURP System using the modern technology DQG 6WDPSV 2I¿FHV DUH WR UHJLVWHU this, around 50 lakh people are in since 2002 as the need of the various documents related to the LQGLUHFW FRQWDFW ZLWK WKLV RI¿FH IRU changing times. Keeping in line transfer of immovable property purchase of stamps, notary, refunds with the changes in the information such as Sale Deed, Gift Deed and and appeal, search of an immovable technology during the period, the Mortgage Deed etc. They are also property, getting the valuation carried earlier Registration process SARITA required to permanently maintain the out etc. Due to all these aspects this has been modernized and the records of these documents as well as is an important Department of the Department has launched Web based to provide the copies and true copies Government reaching the common system I-SARITA. of these documents and to make public. In order to make the Registration JANUARY 2013 43 Maharashtra Ahead process simple and faster, the transaction by an e-challan through has been started at all Registration current systems of stamps, stamp GRAS online at Mumbai, Thane and RI¿FHVZLWKFRQFXUUHGMXULGLFWLRQ paper, franking, Challan, e-stamping 3XQH FLWLHV LQ WKH ¿UVW SKDVH 'XH systems of the Stamps, Demand to this the citizens can make all the E-ASR Draft Challan, cash payment on essential payments for a particular To bring transparency in the valuation account of Registration charges etc Government work at one time, at process of the properties E-ASR have been modernized through the one place, without delay and without is being implemented. Under this medium of I-SARITA to e-search, standing in queue at their convenient project the Annual Statement of Rates e-step-in, e-payment, e-ASR, Bar time, this helps to complete the from 2010 to 2012 for all properties in Code utilization, e-Registration, and registration of documents within a the State has been made available for various other initiatives. This system short period of time. the citizens with the help of internet. LV SURYLQJ EHQH¿FLDO WR WKH FRPPRQ people from the point of view of safety E-SEARCH UTILIZATION OF PUBLIC DATA in all types of properties which are Under this project there is a proposal ENTRY AND BAR CODE transferable. for the citizens to search Index 2 This facility has been made available UHFRUGVIURPDQ\6XE5HJLVWUDURI¿FH on the website of the Department. I-SARITA CONCEPT of the State comfortably from their The facility allows the client himself I-SARITA software system has been home with the help of internet. This or with the help of others to get the placed on the Central Server of the will help in reducing crowd at the important data from the documents Department. The computers from 5HJLVWUDWLRQRI¿FHV to be registered converted to BARCODE and bring the same at the time of registration. Once the client has entered the data he brings an 11 DIGIT number for registration WR WKH 6XE 5HJLVWUDU 2I¿FH 7KH Registrar takes up the data in original through a BAR CODE READER which automatically get converted LQWRGDWDRQDFRPSXWHULQWKH¿HOGRI I-SARITA and document immediately get registered. This project saves time of the administration as well as the public. As the people comes with their data entry ,there is more accuracy which in turn speeds up the work of the Department. E-REGISTRATION There is a proposal for ONLINE registration of documents connected DOO WKH 6XE 5HJLVWUDU RI¿FHV RI WKH E-STEPIN with Leave and License. State are being connected to the A facility has been made available to Central Server of the Department. the public for reservation of a Token BENEFITS OF I-SARITA Through this the INPUT MODULE, for Registration of their documents SYSTEM REGISTRATION MODULE and with a pre-determined convenient $V WKH ,6$5,7$ 6\VWHP DQG LWV the SCANNING MODULE access of GDWH WLPH DQG FRQYHQLHQW RI¿FH data are available on the Central I-SARITA from the Central Server through Internet resulting in reducing Server now it is possible to exert is procured for the registration of time and efforts of the citizens and a technical control on the work at documents. WKH\GRQRWKDYHWRZDLWDWWKHRI¿FHV DOO WKH 6XE 5HJLVWUDU RI¿FHV FULVLV unnecessarily as the documents are management, system up-gradation E-PAYMENT registered at a pre determined time. and updating as well as continuous Under this initiative the payments This has brought a transparency in REAL TIME online implementation towards registration fees, Stamp the working of the Department and of the project. At the same time, Duty and other charges receivable one can see reduction in unnecessary information about the functioning by the Department are enabled for FURZGDWWKHVHRI¿FHV7KHSURFHGXUH RI WKH 6XE 5HJLVWUDU RI¿FH JHWWLQJ 44 JANUARY 2013 various reports, issuing directives Registrar and the client. One copy )LUVW6WDWHLQ,QGLDWRFROOHFW6WDPS and instructions are also done online. is preserved at the Sub Registrar Duty in a coordinated way from the $VWKH *RYHUQPHQW *5$6 V\VWHP RI¿FHDQGWKHFOLHQWLVSURYLGHGZLWK Stock-markets. interlinked with I-SARITA, it the Original registered document $QQXDO 6WDWHPHQWV RI 5DWHV DUH is possible to actually verify the and a CD of the second thumbnail updated every year. receipts of payments at the time of print. This is reducing the volume 7KHUHLVDQLPSUHVVLYHHQKDQFHPHQW registration of the documents. RI UHFRUGV LQ WKH RI¿FH DQG WKHVH in the collection of revenue although :KLOH UHJLVWHULQJ WKH GRFXPHQWV RI¿FHVDUHEHFRPLQJPRUHVSDFLRXV the rates for Stamp Duty are less through I-SARITA, the clients had $VWKHSRVWUHJLVWUDWLRQRI¿FHZRUN than other State. The Department to bring a Xerox Copy alongwith the has reduced to a great extent due is well equipped with web-based original document. This copy used to I-SARITA system the process centralised cystem for registration. WR EH SUHVHUYHG DW WKH RI¿FH DIWHU for Registration of documents has &OLHQW RULHQWHG 3XEOLF 'DWD (QWU\ signatures, stamps and paging has become more transparent and facilities for Registration. been done as per original. This was people oriented. 8VHRI %$5 &2'( IRU GDWD HQWU\ increasing the volume of records ,6$5,7$ V\VWHP KDV EHHQ reading. LQ WKH RI¿FHV RI 6XE 5HJLVWUDU $W LPSOHPHQWHG LQ WKH RI¿FHV RI 6XE 0D[LPXPUHYHQXHFROOHFWLRQLQWKH the same time the scanned data Registrar from the 11th JULY 2012 year in 2011-12 through ONLINE of the registered documents used and it has been activated in 124 Sub process. to be preserved on CDs. It is very 5HJLVWUDU RI¿FHV LQ WKH 6WDWH $Q GLI¿FXOWWRSUHVHUYHWKHVHERWKW\SHV average 2,300 documents are being SALIENT FEATURES OF of records. Now while registering registered every day with this system THE DEPARTMENT OF documents under I-SARITA and around 51,000 documents have REGISTRATION there is no need for the clients to been registered till today. By the end &RPSXWHUL]HG 'RFXPHQW bring a Xerox copy of the original of October 2012, I-SARITA system registration System. Original document. After the registration of is being implemented at all the 492 Documents returned to the client document is complete the document 6XE5HJLVWUDURI¿FHVLQWKH6WDWH within 20 minutes (proposed for is scanned and TWO thumbnails improvements). (1:4 ratio, front-back) prints are SALIENT FEATURES OF 7RNHQERRNLQJWKURXJK,QWHUQHWE\ taken. One copy is provided to the DEPARTMENT OF STAMPS E-StepIn. FOLHQWDQGDIWHUKLVYHUL¿FDWLRQERWK 'LUHFWFRQWDFWZLWKDURXQGFURUH 3DUDOOHOFRQQHFWLYLW\ RI WKH WDOXND the copies has been signed by Sub people every year. OHYHO 7HKVLOGDU RI¿FH 7DOXND /DQG 5HFRUGV RI¿FH DQG 6XE 5HJLVWUDU RI¿FH 8QGHU WKH 1DWLRQDO /DQG Records Modernization Programme. /5652/LQNDJH VRIWZDUH LV EHLQJ used in Mulshi Taluka of Pune district. 7KH0XWDWLRQ LV UHFRUGHG 21/,1( immediately after the document is registered. 'RFXPHQW5HJLVWUDWLRQDWDQ\RIWKH UHJLVWUDWLRQ RI¿FHV ZLWKLQ WKH DUHD of the Taluka. $ WRWDO RI GRFXPHQWV registered during 2011-12. $QDPRXQWRI5VFURUHZDV collected as Registration Charges during 2011-12. - Mukta Pawar JANUARY 2013 45 Maharashtra Ahead A Great Struggle…A Huge Win… Returning land to Khandakaris would provide economic stability to them The peaceful struggle by Khandakari farmers from Maharashtra is the best example of how problems that have been lurking on the people for decades could be resolved through discussion and understanding. These Khandakaris have struggled for retrieval of their own lands persistently and constitutionally for the last 60 years and have succeeded in their mission ultimately through perseverance and follow up says Adv. Pandurang Gaikwad (Patil) Government has provided justice to Khandakaris by giving them back their own lands. The Land Ceiling Act and Maharashtra State Farming (MSFC) Ceiling Act was passed by the State Government in 1961. The act was made applicable to private industrialists as well. The Government of Maharashtra had 85,000 acres of land which was in possession of industrialists and framed MSFC in 1963. MSFC was governed and managed by the State Government with around 15,000 employees. The main crop that was cultivated in this land was Sugarcane. handakaris are the farmers 1978. Harshawardhan Patil, Minister In addition to this crops such as Jowar who gave their lands to for Cooperation, Government of and Bajra were also cultivated. There Kthe private entrepreneurs/ Maharashtra adhered to the traditions were large orchards of Mango, Chiku industrialists on tenancy basis during and helped these poor Khandakaris and coconut under cultivation. Dairy 1932 and 1945 for a period of thirty to get back their lands. The dream of farming was undertaken at Ratnapuri years. Most of these Khandakaris .KDQGNDULV¿QDOO\FDPHWUXHLQ and Shivpuri farms. were poor, needy and illiterate. In a The struggle had commenced as MSFC owned 14 farms in 7 districts way these people were exploited as early as in 1952. Many stalwarts such of the State namely Pune, Solapur, they were paid a truly meager rent of as Krantisinha Nana Patil, ex-MP Nashik, Kolhapur, Ahmednagar, Rs. 2 to Rs. 5 per acre. Although the Madhavrao Gaikwad, Padmashree Auranagabad and Satara and rent gradually increased to Rs. 60 Vitthalrao Vikhe-Patil, Sahakar still exists at 14 farms located at per acre the Government ceased the Maharshi Shankarrao Mohite Ratnapuri (Indapur), Shivpuri, payment of rent in 1982. Patil, Shankarrao Bajirao Patil Sadashivnagar, Shirpur (Malshiras) As the rent paid to Khandkaris was and Annasaheb Shinde soulfully Sakharwadi (Phaltan), Kolhapur, extremely meagre, Late Shankarrao supported this long and peaceful Tilaknagar (Ahmednagar), Haregaon Bajirao Patil, ex-minister and struggle. The year 2013 will bring (Shrirampur), Sakharwadi (Shirdi), MP led the struggle of farmers a new cheer to the lives of these Laxmiwadi (Kopargaon), Ravalgaon of Ratnapuri and compelled the Khandakaris as 11,000 of them will (Malegaon), Gangapur (Aurangabad) concerned industrialist to raise the get back around 24,000 acres of their and Changdeo (Kopargaon). rent. Going even further he played lands rented out by them decades D VLJQL¿FDQW UROH LQ .KDQGNDULV earlier. In the tradition of Chhatrapati HUGE LOSSES struggle for retrieval of their lands Shivaji Maharaj who built Swarajya In fact as the MSFC ceased cultivation and achieved success in 1972 and with the help of farmers the State at these farms from 3rd April 2008 46 JANUARY 2013 around 70,000 acres of land has A proposal to the effect was sent February 2012. The circular stated remained uncultivated with certain to the Hon. President of India for that Khandakaris should submit exceptions. Thus the Government is approval and the same was approved by their applications within 90 days incurring a huge loss to the exchequer. Hon. President of India on 23rd April and the process of distribution As of now the land is covered with 2003. After receiving this approval, would begin. However the MSFC futile vegetation and the Government the State Government passed an Act (PSOR\HHV8QLRQV¿OHGD:ULWSHWLWLRQ has to provide funds to clear the lands on the issue of returning lands to in the Aurangabad Bench of Hon. so that the lands could be measured these Khandakaris. Subsequently a Mumbai High Court in April 2012. It and given back to Khandakaris. circular was also issued. However the was argued that the extension of the .KDQGDNDULVZHUHDOUHDG\¿JKWLQJ Khandakaris failed to submit their limit of 90 days was illegal. The Unions against private entrepreneurs and applications within the stipulated succeeded in obtaining injunction industrialists to retrieve their lands period of 90 days. Meanwhile the against the process of distribution of since 1952. However since 1962 they MSFC Employees Union submitted land. The injunction was cancelled found another opposition and had to petitions at the Aurangabad Bench of by the Hon. Court in October 2012 ¿JKW LW RXW ZLWK WKH *RYHUQPHQW RI Hon. Mumbai High Court as well as at DQG WKH VDPH ZDV FRQ¿UPHG E\ WKH Maharashtra all the way. The State the Supreme Court. Supreme Court. The applications Government took a decision in 1970 The Unions contended that submitted by Khandakaris within 90 to return a maximum of 4 acres of the distribution of land among days were declared as valid. land to the Khandkaris who were poor Khandakaris would lead to the and needy. This decision was taken in unemployment of MSFC employees PRESENT SCENARIO order to protect the rights of MSFC and posed a threat to the corporate MSFC held 85,000 acres of land employees. With this decision around relations. They wanted that the in 1963. 15,000 acres of land from 15,000 acres of land out of the total of issues related to employees should be this was returned to Khandakaris 85,000 acres of land with MSFC was sorted out before returning lands to in 1972 and 1978. As on today distributed among Khandakaris in Khandakaris. The petition against the MSFC has 70,000 acres of land 1972 and 1978. Government was turned down by Hon. out of which 24,000 acres would 1RWVDWLV¿HGZLWKWKHGHFLVLRQRIWKH High Court. The Government had be returned back to 11,000 State Government, the Khandakaris made its stand clear that the quantity Khandakaris with annual irrigation continued to press their demand for of lands remaining with MSFC after rights. After the process of retrieval of the rest of their lands. returning lands to Khandakaris distribution, MSFC will still be left A number of demonstrations and would be enough to sustain MSFC with 46,000 acres of land that can protests were staged. Court cases were employees as also to ensure existence sustain the Corporation. registered against many Khandakaris. of MSFC. The judgment was given The Supreme Court judgment Amendments to the Land Ceiling in favour of the Government when in favour of the State Government Act were made in 1975. Under the the Government submitted an has smoothed out the process of purview of the amendments it was undertaking to this effect to the Hon. distribution of lands. Chief Minister decided that a Khandakari would be Court. This decision from the Court Prithivraj Chavan, Deputy Chief given 18 acres of irrigated or 54 acres smoothed out the process of returning Minister Ajit Pawar, Revenue Minister of non-irrigated land. However the land to Khandakaris. Balasaheb Thorat and Cooperation .KDQGDNDULV ZHUH VWLOO XQVDWLV¿HG To continue the existence of Minister Harshawardhan Patil met the and pressed their demand for land MSFC it was decided to provide Khandakaris and assured them that upto the ceiling limit. ownership of the present residential they would be returned their lands The State Government constituted accommodation and a 2 Guntha before Diwali. Concerned departments a committee under the Chairmanship plot to every MSFC employee, to have been directed to commence the of Ramraje Nimbalkar and with pay employee dues in a one time process of distribution of land. Harshawardhan Patil, Radhakrishna settlement of Rs. 85 crore, to The decision made by the State Vikhe Patil as well as Jayant Sasane continue the scheme of Peekpani and Government to return lands to as members of this august Committee. to implement 5th Pay Commission Khandakaris is indeed historic and The committee submitted its report to the MSFC employees. The State revolutionary. to the Court as well as the State Government made these promises to These Khandakaris will cultivate Government in 2001. The report IXO¿OGHPDQGVIURPWKH8QLRQ their lands in future and add to suggested remedial measures to The State Government made a the national productivity as safeguard the interests of MSFC plan to return to Khandakaris. The also income. The move would also employees and also for returning of circular signed by the Hon. Governor provide required economic stability the lands to Khandakaris. of Maharashtra was issued on 2nd for Khandakaris. JANUARY 2013 47 Maharashtra Ahead A Fresh Breath for Farm Roads Farm roads are as important to agriculture as blood vessels to human body In an open economy the most important and urgent need is for permanent farm roads to carry the agricultural produce to the markets as well as ferrying the essential implements, resources and machines to the agricultural lands, explains Commissioner of Animal Husbondary, Eknath Davale. ndia is an agrarian country and Revolution. During the changing WKHIDUPLVYHU\GLI¿FXOWWDVN the income generated from times availability of manpower has 'XH WR WKLV LW ZDV LQHYLWDEOH Iagriculture has an extremely become an important task. for the farmers to carry all the important position in the Indian required agriculture items such as economy. As we have adapted NEED FOR FARM ROADS implements, seeds, fertilizers and JOREDOL]DWLRQ DQG RSHQ ¿QDQFLDO With the encroachments farm insecticides well before the onset of V\VWHPWKRXJKZHDUH¿QGLQJDKLJKHU roads has been deteriorating. The monsoon… GDP in business and services sectors, main objective of the Campaign has 7KHQRQDYDLODELOLW\RIWKHURDGVZDV we cannot ignore the primary sector been to make a proper transport adversely affecting the transport such as agriculture, which has been a road available to the farmers. The of fertilizers, fertilizer dosage at major player in our economic system. necessity of such farm roads could be critical stages of the crops, spraying Apart from availability of fertile understood from the following points. of insecticides and keeping a night lands, abundant water and adequate )RUZDQWRIWUDQVSRUWURDGVIDUPHUV ZDWFKRQWKH¿HOGV ¿QDQFHV WKHUH LV D QHHG IRU PRGHUQ cannot opt for cash crops such as 7KHWLPHO\ WUDQVSRUW RI SHULVKDEOH technology, improved varieties of 6XJDUFDQH %DQDQD )UXLW IDUPV agricultural produce such as fruits VHHGV VFLHQWL¿F DSSURDFK DQG RWKHU Vegetable farms even if they desire… and vegetables to the markets was basic facilities for this sector. It is :LWKWKH DEVHQFH RI IDUP URDGV LW becoming a strenuous task due said that the Indian agriculture is in LV YHU\ GLI¿FXOW WR WUDQVSRUW LQWHU to non availability of farm roads. a state of transition after the Green cultivation equipments to and from These perishable goods remained 48 JANUARY 2013 grounded incurring a huge loss to the farmers. With such a huge loss, farmers hesitate to venture into SUR¿WDEOHFURSV« :LWKWKHDEVHQFHRIIDUPURDGVWKH harvesting and cutting machines FDQQRW EH PDGH WR UHDFK WKH ¿HOGV and results in unnecessary losses for farmers… 7KH HQFURDFKPHQWV RQ WKH IDUP roads create a huge number of litigations with administration at the Court of Law and precious time and money of the farmers is wasted. The personal enmity rises and sometimes ends in murderous events… 'XHWR QRQ DYDLODELOLW\ RI WKH IDUP bound action plan was prepared for the challenge for freedom for roads… roads, many farmers have to sell removal of encroachments on the Under the existing Government their lands against their will or farm roads. procedures for farm roads it was otherwise are forced to part with not physically possible to carry out their lands through a transaction… FREEDOM FOR ROADS removal of encroachments and there 7KHIDUPHUV MXVW FDQQRW XQGHUWDNH CONCEPT was no system in place for the same. any ancillary businesses such as A campaign to remove collected The Panchnama remained on paper poultry farming, milk or others sediments from a lake through ZLWKHQGRUVHPHQWVDW7HKVLOGDU6XE due to absence of farm roads. This public participation was successfully 'LYLVLRQDO 2I¿FHU DQG 'LVWULFW OHYHOV results in reduction of the economic implemented in Latur district. that the complaint matter has been status of the farmer… Without burdening the exchequer UHVROYHG DQG JRW ¿OHG +RZHYHU WKH ,QRUGHU WR LPSURYH WKH LUULJDWLRQ even for a single rupee, the people encroachments and the troubles for facilities lakes and canals were themselves spent a huge amount of the farmers continued unabated. created. As the traditional roads Rs. 72 Crores. With the help from The District Collectors realized went under water, road problems Revenue and Irrigation Departments that the matter of farm roads would came up at many places. As an they evacuated an enormous sediment QRW EH UHVROYHG ¿QDOO\ XQWLO WKH optional facility there was a need content of 90.23 lakh cubic meters permanent demarcation lines for the for clearing the encroached farm (m3) from 205 lakes. agricultural lands of the farmers are roads… Remaining unfazed by the famine not settled. Therefore farmers were 7KH*DYWKDQ DUHD JRW FKDQJHG GXH like conditions due to rain shortfall made to understand that the problem to rehabilitation of certain villages. in rains and converting the same into will be resolved with a permanent This gave rise to the problem of an opportunity, the Latur district solution only if they came forward roads passing through Gavthan to administration of Latur successfully to bear the expenditure for the same. WKH¿HOGVDQGWKHQHZURDGVWKURXJK implemented the sediment extraction Accordingly, it was unanimously *DYWKDQWRWKH¿HOGV« campaign. The sediments were decided to remedy the matter with spread over an area of 19,000 acres public participation. Considering all these factors the of barren lands. Apart from making It was agreed to make understand VLJQL¿FDQFHRISHUHQQLDOURDGVLQWKH these lands more fertile the storage the encroachers and if necessary use agricultural economy was properly capacity of the lakes in the District SURYLVLRQV RI ODZ DQG D WLPHERXQG underlined. The farm roads are as increased by almost 90.23 million programme was chalked out to important to the agriculture as the cubic meters (m3). However at this remove encroachments from the farm blood vessels are to the human body. time alone the huge problem of farm roads. The farm road is a problem of life roads stood as an obstacle before the and death for the farmers. The Latur administration. This was the time ACTION PLAN District administration had freed 140 when the District administration who The District Collector held a joint roads from encroachments through had successfully implemented the PHHWLQJ RI YDULRXV RI¿FHUV WR the sediment removal campaign. sediment extraction from the lakes LPSOHPHQW WLPHERXQG SURJUDPPH Based on these experiences a time through public participation accepted for removing encroachment from JANUARY 2013 49 Maharashtra Ahead the farm roads. They were informed Campaign Results… was loud and clear to everyone. The in detail about the village maps and Campaign soon got converted to a t"UPUBMPGGBSNSPBETNFBTVSJOH roads with the help of actual maps. LJMPNFUFSTIBWFCFFODSFBUFE peoples’ movement. 9LOODJHZLVH UHYLHZ RI HQFURDFKPHQW JOUIF.BSBUIXBEB3FWFOVF3FHJPO of farm roads for each Taluka was CZUIFFOEPG.BSDI5IFSFCZ PEOPLES’ MOVEMENT undertaken. Relevant orders for BOBSFBPG )FDUBSFIBTCFFO As the campaign got motivated as connected to the main roads. clearing farm roads shown in maps, D SHRSOHV¶ PRYHPHQW DW OHDVW t5IJTDBNQBJHOJO.BSBUIXBEB3FHJPO if encroached were provided in the taken up with public participation saw IDUPURDGVRIDZLGWKEHWZHHQ meeting. public contributions from farmers to feet got created… Within a short Detailed instructions regarding UIFUVOFPG3T$SPSFT period 1136 farm roads measuring ZHOO GH¿QHG UHVSRQVLELOLWLHV ZHUH t5IFFOWJSPONFOUGPSBODJMMBSZ NLORPHWHUV ZHUH IUHHG IURP given and jobs to be undertaken agricultural industries such as poultry encroachments. farming, milk, cattle breeding, agro- by each of the systems as also the processing industries and others were All these efforts were duly credited responsibilities of Gram Panchyat strengthened as the farm roads were by the newspapers as well. This 'LVSXWHIUHH 9LOODJH &RPPLWWHH cleared from encroachments. resulted in a further positive response Revenue Department, Land Records in mental preparedness that if a farm Department and farmers. were enhanced. In certain places the road exists on the map, it has to be encroached roads were cleared using left open and free. In fact a social CAMPAIGNIMPLEMENTATION legal means. The positive result was pressure also got created for the Once the Campaign got underway that farm roads got created which same. This encouraged farmers to various works such as informing were wider than those shown in the voice their complaints even against farmers, collecting public maps. the prestigious personalities from contributions, use of measuring WKH YLOODJH 7KH WRS RI¿FHUV IURP tape on both sides of the road for TANDULJA – LATUR TALUKA the State felicitating the honest, marking and immediately take up the An encroached farm road from the HI¿FLHQW RI¿FHUV DQG WKH IDUPHUV trenches, spreading soil, murram and Nizam era at Takalgaon was widened inspired everyone associated with boulders on the road, making roads to 33 feet. Due to this 13 roads from the campaign. This improved their ¿WIRUWUDQVSRUWDQGDFWXDOO\VWDUWLQJ Tandulja and Takalgaon were freed HI¿FLHQF\DQGSURPSWQHVV the transport became a regular from encroachments. The roads from Creators of obstacles in freedom of affair. As soon as the situation got villages such as Talni, Barol and Ujed farm roads were left in a lurch as they realized everyone else felt the need were also freed from encroachments. ¿QDOO\XQGHUVWRRGWKDWWKHWKH\ZRXOG for such road through their lands. The farmers were inspired. 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