What is Patta in Tamil Nadu?

When buying property, the most heard word is “Patta” What was the document? is it that important? Many questions arise in our mind including, Answers to all questions “What is a Patta?” Let's see in the blog.  

What is a patta?      

Patta can be explained in one word. It is a land ownership proof. It is a certificate given by government officials that you own the particular land.  

What information does the patta contain?  

We have seen that a patta is a proof of land ownership, and here we will see what information it contains.  

Two departments issue license certificates for lands in Tamil Nadu.  

1. Deed Registration Department  

2. Department of Revenue  

Deed Registration Department  

Registration Department records, preserves and maintains property related documents. The Indian Registration Act was brought in 1908. It is an Act to consolidate procedural laws relating to registration of documents.  

Department of Revenue  

Main Department of Government which maintains information about lands.  

The revenue department creates and maintains documents like Patta, Chitta, Andangal.  

Information on the Patta  

To which district the said land belongs. Belong to which village. What is its Survey Number? Subdivision? What is the owner's name? Information such as the size of the land, its nature, etc. will be included.  

How is the character of Patta divided?   

The nature of the land can be classified according to the nature of the soil in the land.  

1. Nanchai  

2. Punchai  

3. Rainfall  

4. Residential Land  

Nanchai  

Irrigated land. Land suitable for agriculture.  

Dry land:   

Land suitable for agriculture but not irrigated.  

Rainfall:   

Agricultural land but without irrigation facilities is land that is cultivated solely by rain.  

Real Estate:   

residential land. It means land where people can build houses and live.  

How to measurement of size of land in Patta?  

Size of land in patta is s ares and hectare. are denoted by such units. In our colloquial way we measure land in cents, square feet and acres. But the units in the band are represented by other units. How to find the right size  

1Ares – 1076 Sq.ft  

1ares – 2.47 cents  

1Ares – 100 Sq.Mt.  

100 Ares – 1 Hectare.  

What are the types of Patta?   

Depending on the nature of the patta, its types can be classified, or the type can be divided according to the change the patta achieves.  

1. Personal Patta  

2. Joint Patta  

3. UDR Patta  

4. Gram Natham Patta  

5.TSLR Patta  

6.Dust Patta  

  Personal Patta?  

Suppose you buy a property from someone. First you need to register the purchase.  

Then you have to apply for Patta name change along with the registered document. After the Patta has been changed it will have your name on it as you will see the owner's name on it. Buy the entire land. A name change to your name is personal.  

Joint Patta   

If you enter the name of the owner of the Patta, there will be many names. It means that all the persons mentioned in the all parties are the owners of the land.  

UDR Patta      

The UDR period was a very important period for Tamil Nadu.  

Updating Registry Scheme, land tenure registry development scheme.  

From 1979 to 1987, applications were received under the scheme from village-by-village landowners [a] land tenure holders.  

During this period the government officials went from village to village and met the land owners through the village chiefs, measured the lands under their enjoyment and demarcated them and issued a patta roughly. If there is no objection to the Assessment Patta issued then the Pure Assignment patta is issued. It is a land measurement development project which is a plan to regularize agricultural lands. Was it during this period that the system of measuring lands was introduced? Not in Tamil Nadu before that? In 1937, the land measuremnet scheme was introduced, and it was decided in 1937 that the land boundary laws should be revised to take into account the changes in the land every 30 years.  

During the UDR period, the land in the village was measured and the public places (school, temple, hospital, roads) were divided and the subdivision boundaries were drawn for each survey number and the FMB was drawn.  

placed. When it comes to boundary issues between lands, this FMB can be a good solution to the problem.  

Nattam Patta       

Under the Natham Land Tax Scheme of 1988, residential plots were granted leases. During this period, village by village government officials were land owners and landowners. Meet in person. They measured their feet and gave them a Patta. Gram Natham Patta can be divided into two types.  

1. Assessment   

2. Assignment   

Assessment Patta:       

During the Natham land tax scheme, the government officials measured the lands, demarcated them, issued a Assessment patta, and then, if no objection was raised to the issued patta, the Assessment patta was renewed as a assignment patta.  

They give div. Since these lands come from enjoyment, the owner of the property can be whoever he wants. Buy and donate. If the owner dies, his heirs can divide the share.  

Land Transfer Certificate:   

A lease granted to a vested land may be called a free lease. The Tamil Nadu government gave free land to the poor and schedule caste people.  

If it was given free of charge, the Tamil Nadu government would have given it with some conditions. So, while buying these lands, understand the conditions very carefully.  

TSLR Patta :      

TSLR – TOWN SURVEY LAND REGISTER OR TOWN SURVEY LAND RECORD  

This Town Survey Land Register, a document equivalent to a Patta, is a must-see when buying land in the Town. Checking only the deeds is wrong, it is better to check TSLR, the revenue department documents related to land.  

How a town develops  

Panchayat – If the population increases, it will become a municipality  

Borough – If the population increases, it will be transformed into a city. The proper name of the town changes according to the population. For example, city – town – town – metropolis.  

This is how cities change from villages, and cities also include many villages, for example everyone knows that Chennai-600001 is the beginning of Chennai city, what I am saying here is that a place with Chennai 600001 can belong to a village.  

What details will TOWN SURVEY LAND REGISTER contain?      

1. Block No., Road Name  

2. TS Number / Sub Section  

3. Old Survey no  

4. Door Digit no  

5. Size [ hectare, acre, square meter]  

6. What type of tax  

7. Vacant plot/ residence.  

Patta is measured in aers or hectare units, but TOWN SURVEY LAND REGISTER lands are measured in square meter units.  

1 square meter – 10.7639 square feet  

100 square meters – 1 Airs  

222.96 Sq Meters – 1 Grund [2400 Sq Ft]  

10,000 square meters – 1 hectare  

4046.82 square meters – 1 acre.  

Dust Patta      

Village Account 2C is a book indicating the number of trees in the survey number of a particular land, Patta 2C given to trees has changed over time to Dusee Patta.  

How did the land get title?      

Lands in Tamil Nadu can be divided into four categories,  

1. Agricultural Lands 2. Residential Lands 3. Layout Lands 4. Governmnet Lands.  

They have classified the land according to its use, granted title to it as appropriate, produced and maintained it as documents and collected tax on it.  

The government will issue land titles to the above lands and record them in the register, collect tax on them, and if necessary, consider the applications received and change the titles.  

1. During the UDR period, the Tamil Nadu government gave land titles to the people in their experience and gave it as a dowry. This happened during this period from 1979 to 1987, the ruler of Tamil Nadu was Ponmananchsemmal, affectionately known as the Eighth Vallall by the people. Mr.MG Ramachandran.  

2. The project started in 1990s by Dr. Kalainar M. Karunanidhi, who was the Chief Minister in charge, is the Natham Nawavaritham. Under this scheme, Natham Patta was given to the residential lands.  

3. Transfer of land  

Government of Tamil Nadu in various phases for the poor and the scheduled people. They have given the land and given the title to it.  

4. Grama Natham Patta has been given to those who have been enjoying Natham Puramphok for years. Our Tamil Nadu Govt.  

In this way, we will get title to our lands.  

How to achieve Patta name change or transformation?  

VAO (Village Administrative Officer) will have 24 books for village maintenance. Each book contains individual accounts. “A” Record – There is a book called Register, this is a separate book and it does not belong to those 24.  

Patta's name change can be done in four ways.   

Section 1- Surrender of title to land  

Section 2- Transfer of land  

SECTION 3- PATTA Sub- Division (SWITCH ON GROUND LEVEL)  

Section 4- Other Changes (Land Acquisition, Change in Land Classification)  

Surrender of title to land  

1. Sale of his land to another (a) Relinquishment of title by purchase.  

2. Surrender of ownership in the name of court order.  

Waiver of another's right by a court order to change the title in the name of a particular person.  

For example, if the property given by the settlement is left to the elderly heirs without behaving as stated in the settlement agreement, the court has the right to say that the inheritance is invalid if the elders seek the help of the court in that situation. If this happens then the doner give their right to the doner.  

3. To pay tax or debt arrears  

A private individual (a) the Government or the Government takes possession of the land and by doing so relinquishes the title.  

Acquisition of property through donation deed and transfer of title  

Change of lease by transaction  

1. After the death of a person, his heirs divide the property among themselves and change the name of the deed.  

2. Change of name by grant of Government Patta to lands which have been in the experience of land for thirteen years.  

3. State takeover of property without heirs.