LAND RECORD

1. Land Revenue Act 1967, 7th December, based on Punjab Revenue Act, 1887
2. Punjab Revenue Act 1887, before integration, was applicable to Punjab, N.W.F.P (now
KPK) and to Baluchistan and Bahawalpur state with certain modifications, after integration,
it was extended to the District Kalat , Kharan, Makran and Lasbela.
3. The Land Revenue Act, 1967, define and prescribe the right and relation between the
state and the land-owners.
5. Tenancy Act, defines the relation between landowners and tenants.
6. Revenue courts are bound to follow the rules of C.P.C.
7. Maintenance of Record-of-Rights in cities and town is also a function of Board of
Revenue.
8. After Disintegration of One Unit each Province has now its own Board of Revenue.
9. The Board of Revenue is the controlling authority in all matters connected with the
administration of land, collection of Land Revenue, preparation of Land Records and other
matters relating to thereto.
10. The Board of Revenue is the highest Court of Appeal and Revision in revenue cases in
the Province.
11. It is not permissible for the Revenue Courts to go behind the decision of Civil Courts.

Terms and Definitions

Terms defined in the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1967, are following:-

1.Land - The world Land has not been defined in this Act, but under the Punjab Tenancy
Act,1887 it means" any land occupied or let for the agricultural purpose or for the purpose
subservient to the agricultural or for the pasture, and includes the sites or building and
other structure on such land "

2. Agricultural Year -the year commencing on the first day of July, or on such other date
as the Board of Revenue, appoint for any specified area.

3. Arrears of Land-Revenue - Land-revenue which remains unpaid after the date on

which it becomes payable.

4. Assessment Circle- Group of estates which in the opinion of the Board of Revenue,
sufficiently homogeneous to admit of a common set of rates being used as a general guide
in calculating the land-revenue to be assessed upon them.

5. Board of Revenue - The Board of Revenue established under the Board of Revenue Act,
1957. (West Pakistan Act XI of 1957)

6.Boundary Mark - Any object or mark, whether natural or artificial, which is set up,
employed or specified by any authorized Revenue Officer to designate the boundary of any
portion of land.
7. Commencement - the day/date on which this Act or any provision thereof, comes into
operation.

8. Defaulter - Person liable for payment of land-revenue, and includes a person who is
responsible as surety for payment, do not pay it on the date, they become defaulters.

9. Encumbrance – Burdens or charges upon or claim against land, arising out of a private
grant or contract.

10. Estate – Any area for which a separate record-of-rights has been made; or which has
been separately assessed to land-revenue; or which the Board of Revenue, declare to be an
estate.

11. Holding - A share or portion of an estate held by one land-owner or jointly by two or
more land-owners.

12. Irrigated Land - Land irrigated by a canal, tube well, well, lift, spring, tank or by any
other artificial means of irrigation

13. Unirrigated Land- land other than irrigated land, and includes land fed by rains,
floods, hill torrents, and uncultivable or waste land.

14.Landlord - a person under whom a tenant holds land, and whom the tenant is, or a
lessor.

15. Land Owner – a person whom a holding has been is transferred or an estate or holding
has been let in farm, but exclude a tenant.

16.Kanungo - supervising Tapedar.

17. Land-Revenue – "Land-revenue assessed or assessable under the Land Revenue Act,
or under any other law for the time being in force relating to land-revenue, and includes any
rates imposed on account of increase in the value of land due to irrigation”.

18.Tenant - A person who holds land under another person, and is, or but for a special
contract would be, liable to pay rent for that land to that other person, and includes the
predecessors and successors-in-interest of such person, but does not include a mortgagee
of the rights of a land-owner.

Or

A person who takes from Government a lease of unoccupied land for the purpose of
subletting it.

19.Tenancy - a parcel of land held by a tenant under one lease or one set of conditions.
20. Legal Practitioner - Any legal practitioner within the meaning of the Legal
Practitioners Act, 1879 (Act XVIII of 1879), except a Mukhtar and Revenue Agents.

21. Net Assets – The Profit after all expenses of cultivation (including water rates ) but
before payment of Land Revenue and cesses.

22. Patwari - Tapedar and a Special or Additional Tapedar.

23. Pay - to rent, “deliver” and “render”.

24.Prescribed - prescribed by rules made under this Act

25. Rates and Cesses - Primarily payable by land-owners by the authority of Government;
village officers‟ cess ; and any sum payable on account of village expenses.

26. Rent - Whatever is payable to a land-lord in money or kind by a tenant on account of

the use, but shall not include any cess, or other contribution.

27. Revenue Court - Court constituted as such under the law relating to tenancy as in
force for the time being.

28. Revenue Officer -Having authority under this Act to discharge the function of a
Revenue Officer.

29. Service Centres - The Computerized Service Centre established by the Board of
Revenue.

30. Service Centre Official – A Person appointed as the Service Centre Official.

31. Survey Mark - Any mark set up by the Department of Survey of Pakistan.

32 . Survey Number/Khasra Number - A Portion of land of which the area is separately

entered under an indicative number in the record-of-rights.

33. Village Officer - Any person appointed under this Act whose duty it is to collect, or to
supervise the collection of, the revenue of an estate.

1. Mussavie (Index Map) : Geographic data is recorded on special kind of paper maps for
each village.These are known as the Mussavies .These are surveyed paper maps at different
scales depending upon village area, normally at a scale of 1”=40 Karam .The measuring
unit on Mussavies is“karam”. Mussavies are developed at the time of settlement. No
changes can be made in this record set till next settlement.

2. Shajrah Parcha /Latha/Kapra :The reflection mussavie on big cotton cloth map is
known as “latha” or “kapra”. This record set is primarily kept by patwari of the village, who
makes temporal changes like splitting or merging of land parcels. (usually with a red
pencil)

3.Field Book: It is an alphanumeric representation of Mussavie, which keeps the entire

attribute information related to every land parcel of that particular village .
The Attributes of Field Book includes:
•The dimensions of plot in various directions ,
•Old Khasra number (Plot ID of last settlement),
• New Khasra number (Plot ID of current settlement),
• Khatuni number (Farmer ID),
• Type of land for every parcel,
• Area of each type of every parcel.
• Aggregated chart of the village at the end (shows total land types and
their areas in the village, total agricultural land in the village and some
other aggregated information like total number of plots, etc.)

4.Records of Rights (Register Haqdaaraan-e-Zamin or Misl-e-Haqiat): This register

contains ownership records and is developed at the time of settlement along with field book
and Mussavie, and owner information. It indicates the ownership of each parcel .
Records of Rights Book contains
•Pedigree sheets (which gives the details of the cultivating and
landowner families of the village and their relationship. This record
set contains several indexes such as: Owner ID vs Parcel ID List
(Khaivet number vs Khasra number),Alphabetical index of owners
(Index Radeef war Malkaan) etc.
• Owner ID ,
• Participants in the Ownership,
• Land parcels comes under their Ownership,
• Share of each owner names of farmers who plough this field,
•Types and areas
• Information of levy and taxes .

5. Mutation Register (Register Intaqaal): This register dynamically changes as mutation

in land records happen. This register contains all transitional land ownership record. At the
time of new settlement it replaces the name of old owner with new owner. This is a very
important register that contains the sale purchase value of mutation.

6.Khasra Girdawari: It is the crop inspection register, wherein entry of every crop
cultivated in every Khasra number (per acre) is made after spot visit by the Patwari in
presence of Lambardar (Village headman) and other interested persons. It also indicates
ownership, person cultivating and the crop sown on the land. It is made twice in a year i.e.
for crops of Kharif (October) and Rabi (March).

7. Roaznamchah (Diary): It is a daily report register in which all important daily events
are written like crop health, pesticide attack on crop, land transfer or mutation, village
boundary benchmark(SehHadda) status and other similar activities.
According To the Land Revenue Act , 1967,Ordinary Expenses of Cultivation - include
payments, if any, which the land-owner customarily bears, whether in kind or in cash, and
in whole or in part, in respect of:-

(a) Water Rates,

(b) Maintenance of Means of Irrigation,
(c) Maintenance of Embankments,
(d) Supply of Seed,
(e) Supply of Manure,
(f) Improved Implements of Husbandry,
(g) Concessions with Regard to Fodder,
(h) Special Abatement Made for Fallow or Bad Harvest,
(i) Cost of Collection of Rent,
(j) Allowance for Shortage in Collection of Rent,
(k) Interest Charges Payable in Respect of Advances made in Cash, Free of
interest, to tenants for the purpose of cultivation,
(l) Wages or Customary dues Paid to Village Auxiliaries whose Products or Labour
are Utilized for the Purposes of Cultivation and Harvesting.

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT AD LAND RECORDS AND TEHSILDAR

 The Land Reforms Act, 1977 came into force on 9 January, 1977.
 The Provincial Assembly passed amendments to the Land Revenue Act, 1967 in March
2007.
 The Patwar system was first introduced during the short but eventful rule of Sher Shah
Suri and the system was further enhanced by Akbar.
 The first significant attempt at redistributive land reforms was undertaken by the military
regime of Ayub Khan in 1959.
 Land Records Management & Information Systems is a major project of the Government
of Punjab being executed by the Board of Revenue with financial assistance of World Bank.
 The first computerise project, named as Participatory Information System (PIS) was
initiated in the Balochistan.
 The Support to Devolution Reforms in Balochistan Project (SDRB, formerly known as
Balochistan Trial District Management Project), funded by UNDP, aimed to support
decentralisation in Balochistan Province.
 "Tahsil" meaning "revenue generating; collection" and "dar", Persian for "holder of a
position", together meaning tax collector. "Tahsil" derived from Arabic.
 There are two principal crop seasons in Pakistan namely “Kharif”, with sowing beginning
in April and harvest between October and December and “Rabi” beginning in October-
December and ending in April-May. Rice, sugar cane, cotton, maize and millet are Kharif
crops, while wheat, gram, tobacco, rapeseed, barley and mustard are Rabi crops.
 A village‟s common land is called Shamilot.
 Genealogical tree of the land owner s is called Shajra Nasb.
 For mutation process Halqua Patwari resorts in prescribed form called P-1
 Certified copies of land records can be obtained by applying in form CA-1.
 Amalgamation and redistribution of all or any of the land to reduce the number of plots in
the holding consolidation. Consolidation also called Chak Bandi.
 The Court Fee Act, 1870 is a fiscal enactment with primary object to secure the revenue.
Court fee is charged at the rate of 7.5% of the value of suit subject to maximum of Rs.15,
000/. All revenue and civil suits with value of less than Rs.25, 000/- are exempt from court
fee.
 Khasra Girdawri is conducted by Patwari in the months of October, February and April.
The first six monthly inspection of crops in the month of October called Kharif Girdawri ; the
second inspection of crops in the month of February is called Rabbi Girdawri and Girdawri
done during the month of April is called Zaid Girdawri.
 Punjab Assembly passed The Punjab Land Revenue (Abolition) Act 1998 on 6th February,
1998. This Act was published in Punjab Gazette on 24 February, 1998. There are 197 pages
in The Punjab Land Revenue (Abolition) Act 1998. Section 2 & 3 of The Punjab Land
Revenue (Abolition) Act 1998 have abolished the Land revenue
 Land which remained unsown for eight successive harvests is called Banjar qadim.
 Land which remained unsown for four successive harvests is called Banjar jaded.
 Senior Member Board of Revenue is Chairman of Board of Revenue or Chief Land
Commissioner.
 Kanugos, Patwaris, Kotars and Lambardars are called Village Officers.
 A portion of land of which the area is separately entered under an indicative number in
the Record of Rights is called Khasra Number.
 Cultivated land is classified into Seven types.
 The register of crops inspection is called Khasra Girdawari.
 The Periodical record is prepared once in every Four years.
 Khewat is the name of list of owner‟s holding.
 Land administration is “the regulatory framework, institutional arrangements, systems
and processes that encompass the determination, allocation, administration and information
concerning land.
 The Land Administration System (LAS) in Pakistan is organized on the traditional system
of Land registers and maps.
 Khatauni is prepared by patwari.
 Record of Khatauni is kept under the custody of Halqua patwari.
 Lord Dufferin was the Viceroy of India at the time of enforcement of Punjab Tenancy Act,
1887.
 A person liable for an arrear of Land Revenue is called Defaulter.
 An area for which a separate record-of-Rights has been made is called Estate.
 A piece of cloth on which the village map is drawn showing the position and boundaries of
every field is know as Shajra Parcha.
 Lal Kitab is prepared for each Estate. Village note book is also known asLal Kitab.
 Sher Shah Suri introduced land record system in subcontinent first time. Land record
system was introduced in subcontinent in 1540.
 Khatauni register is used for all persons cultivating or otherwise occupying land in a
village.Khatauni contains entries regarding Ownership, Cultivation and Various rights in
land.
 Akbar's dahsala system is credited to Raja Todar Mal.
 Raja Todar Mal served as a revenue officer under Sher Shah Suri.
 British redesigned land record and revenue system in 1848.
 The estimated average annual surplus produce of estate or group of estates remaining
after deduction of the ordinary expenses of cultivation is called Net Assets.
 Ghalla Bakhshi (Crop-sharing): In some areas it was called bhaoli and batai.
 The share was decided when the crop was still standing in the fields, and a division of the
field was marked is called Khet batai.
 The crop was cut and stacked in heaps without separating grain and a division of crop in
this form was made? Lang batai
 The word kankut is derived from the words kan and kat. Kan denotes grain while kat
means to Estimate.
 Sher Shah Suri had established a Rai or per bigha yield for lands which were under
continuous cultivation.
 "If the peasant does not have the strength to bear Zabti, the practice of taking a third of
the crop as revenue is followed."
 The statement of customs respecting rights or liabilities in the estate is called Wajib-ul-
Arz.
 The report for mutation to the Patwari must be made within time of three months.
 What is the penalty for encroachment on any village road? imprisonment for three months
 The Board of Revenue is the custodian of the rights of Land holders.
 Ryotwari system was introduced by Sher Shah Suri for purpose of Land revenue. The
revenue department during Sher Shah Suri was headed by a Wazir.
 In the absence of fixation of inspection date by Board of Revenue, the inspection of Kharif
harvest shall commence on1st October.
 In the absence of fixation of inspection date by Board of Revenue, the inspection of Rabi
harvest shall commence on1st March.
 In the absence of fixation of inspection date by Board of Revenue the inspection of Extra
Rabi (Zaid Rabi) harvest shall commence on 15th March.
 A village note book or Lal Kitab shall be prepared for each Estate.
 A portion of crop which has failed to come to maturity is called Kharaba.
 Board of Revenue Department maintained the land record in Pakistan.
 Board of Revenue Departmen is the controlling authority in all matters connected with the
administration of land, collection of government dues including land taxes, land revenue,
preparation of land records and other matters relating thereto.
 Lal Kitab comprises following statements Annual area, annual corps and annual revenue
account, Annual transfer of land and Annual sales and mortgages, assessment.
 Fixing the amount of and imposing land revenue upon an estate is called Assessment.
 Intiqal is the vernacular word for „mutation‟.
 A group of estates forming a sub division of a district or Tehsil is called Pargana.
 Akbar changed to a decentralised system of annual assessment, but this resulted in
corruption among local officials and was abandoned in 1580.Akbar replaced old revenue
system with a system called Dahsala.
 In Pakistan how many books and registers are used for land record? 190 million
 In Pakistan how many land owners are there?50 million
 No changes can be made in this record-set till next settlement which is normally carried
out after every 30-35 years.
 Field Book contains the details of measurement of each field e.g. its length, breadth,
diagonal detail, and worked out total area.
 The work of Patwari is supervised by a Kanungo.The work of Kanungo is supervised by a
Naib tehsildar and Tehsildar.
 How many registers are being used by patwari? 17
 The mutation register is also known as the Register Dakhil Kharij.
 The shape of land measurement or survey shall be based on square system or
rectangulation.
 The khewat is the number of owner's holdings which should be arranged in the order in
which the names of owners are given in the village? genealogical tree
 In the case of towns where the genealogical trees are not in existence, the order of
khewat number is governed by Khasra Numbers.
 Jamabandi are kept under the custody of Patwari.
 khasra girdhawari register is used for harvest inspections.
 Certified copies of land records like Khatauni/Jamabandi & Kharsa Gurdhawari can be
obtained by any person of any revenue record available in the office of Tehsildar.

 Jamabandi is a document prepared as part of record-of-right of all persons owning land in

a village according to Punjab Land Record Manual. Jamabandi contains entries regarding
ownership, cultivation and various rights in land.
 Field Map shows all the fields, duly measured and numbered in a Village.
 What is Khata? Holding of a landlord
 Collector can determine that what lands are included within the site of a town or village.
 The periodical record is prepared once in every four years is called.
 A Collector cannot review the orders of his predecessor-in-office without first obtaining
the sanction of Commissioner.
 The mutation register referred to in section 41, sub-section (3) of the Act is also known as
the Register Dakhil Kharij.
 The Board or Revenue itself is subject to the administrative control of the Provincial
government.
 Maintenance of Records of rights in cities and towns is a function of Board of Revenue.
 Survey number is also called as Khasra Number.
 During Akbar period the process of land revenue collection has Two stages. Akbar's
dahsala system is credited to Raja Todar Mal. Akbar replaced old revenue system with a
system called Dahsala.
 The Persian term for land revenue during the Mughal period was mal and mal wajib.
 Record of Khatauni is kept in the custody of: Halqua patwari.
 Under the new system of Akbar, revenue was calculated as one-third of the average
produce of the previous 10 years, to be paid to the state in cash.
 Major Functions of the Revenue Department are collection of land revenue, transaction of
land, maintenance of record of rights, conduct of girdawari, decision of cases and
appointment as local commission.
 Which register is used for harvest inspections? khasra girdhawari
 The land record data is maintained at Tehsil offices whereby record sets are developed at
the time of Settlement.
 Field Map shows all the fields, duly measured and numbered in a Village.
 For mutation any person must acquire any right in estate through Inheritance or Gift,
Purchase and Mortgage.
 Patwari is a person acquiring any right in an estate as a land-owner should report for
mutation.
 Board of Revenue can confer on any person the powers of Assistant Collector.
 A Collector cannot review the orders of his predecessor-in-office without first obtaining
the sanction of Commissioner.
 What is meant by “Girdawari”? Inspection of Harvest
 Register of crops inspection is Khasra Girdawari.
 Assistant Collectors of the Second grade is the lowest authority in the classification of
Revenue Officers.
 Local revenue administration of a Division has been entrusted to Commissioner.
 Assessment shall remain in force for a period of 25 years.
 When the period of Kharif crop starts in Pakistan? May and June
 What do you mean by Ret? Sand
 Sarsahi is a unit of Area.
 Sher Shah Suri had established for per bigha yield for lands which were under continuous
cultivation is called Rai.
 The rai was based on 3 rates.
 The work of Halqa patwari is supervised by a field Kanungo, whose main duties are
General Supervision over Patwari, Supervision over Village Maps and Checking of patwari's
records and statistics.
 All the Mussavis of a village are drawn up conjointly on a cloth (Lattha) for day-to-day use
by the Patwari which is called Shajra Kishtwar.
 Mussavi is developed at the time of Settlement.
 The Government of the Punjab can confer on any person the powers of a Commissioner or
Collector.
 Village Officer‟s Cess can be imposed at such rate not exceeding five percent of the Land
Revenue.
 Two types of Records are present in Land Revenue Act 1967.
 Dam means Grain; What is bandi? It is fixing or determining anything
 Land revenue is the revenue of the nature of a rent charged by the state as Overlord of
the land.
 The revenue department during Sher Shah Suri was headed by a wazir, who is
responsible for all finances and management of jagir and inam lands
 Akbar's dahsala system is credited to Raja Todar Mal, who also served as a revenue
officer under Sher Shah Suri
 The Persian term for land revenue during the Mughal rule was mal and mal wajib. Kharaj
was not in regular use.
 The process of land revenue collection has two stages: (a) Assessment (tashkhis/jama)
(b) Actual collection (hasil).
 Assessment was made to fix the state demand. On the basis of this demand, actual
collection was done separately for kbarif and rabi crops.
 Under the Mughals assessment was separately made for kharif and rabi crops. After the
assessment was over a written document called patta, qaul or paul-e-qarar was issued in
which the amount or the rate of the revenue demand was mentioned.
 Under the new system of Akbar, revenue was calculated as one-third of the average
produce of the previous ten years, to be paid to the state in cash.
 The structure of the revenue administration was set out by the latter in a detailed
memorandum submitted to the Emperor Akbar in 1582-83
 The Mughals used the mansabdar system to generate land revenue. The emperor would
grant revenue rights to a mansabdar in exchange for promises of soldiers in wartime
 In kankut, at first, the field was measured either by means of a rope or by pacing.
 Sher Shah had established a rai or per bigha yield for lands which were under continuous
cultivation (polaj), or those land which very rarely allowed to lie fallow (parauti).
 The rai was based on three rates, representing good, middling and low yields and one
third of the sum of these was appropriated as land revenue.
 Akbar adopted Sher Shah's rai. Akbar introduced his so-called karori experiment and
appointed karoris all aver North India in 1574-75.
 "If the peasant does not have the strength to bear zabti, the practice of taking a third of
the crop as revenue is followed."This was an expensive method as a cess of one dam per
bigha known as zabitana was given to meet the costs towards the maintenance of the
measuring party;and Ijara syrtem or revenue farming war another feature of the revenue
system of that time.
 In 1574-75, the office of karori was created.The karori was appointed by the diwan of the
province.
 The next important revenue official was amin. The office of amin was created during Shah
Jahan's reign. His main function was to assess the revenue. He, too, was appointed by the
diwan. He was responsible jointly with the karori and faujdar for the safe transit of the
collected revenue. The faujdar of the province kept a vigilant eye on the activities of amin
and karori .
 Qanungo was the local revenue official of the pargana, and generally belonged to one of
the accountant castes. It was a hereditary post, but an imperial order was essential for the
nomination of each new person.
 The qanungoo was paid 1% of the total revenue as remuneration, but Akbar started
paying them salary.
 The Chaudhari distributed and stood surety for the repayment of the taqavi loans.
 Under Sher Shah, Shiqqdar was the incharge of revenue collection and maintained law
and order.
 The muqaddam and patwari were village level officials.
 The former was the village headman. In lieu of his services; he was allowed 2.5 percent of
the total revenue collected by him.,
 The patwari was to maintain records of the village land, the holdings of the individual
cultivators, variety of crops grown and details about fallow land.
 A tehsildar is a revenue administrative officer in Pakistan in charge of obtaining taxation
from a tehsil.
 The term is of imperial Mughal origin made of "tahsil", an Islamic administrative derived
from Arabic, meaning "revenue generating; collection" and "dar", Persian for "holder of a
position", together meaning tax collector.
 The deputy of a tehsildar is known as a naib tehsildar.
 During British rule the tehsildar was a stipendiary officer of the government to raise
revenue.
 In Pakistan a Tehsildar is responsible for obtaining revenue from a Tehsil, or Taluka (as
called in Sindh), which is then used by the district government.
 A Tehsil is a sub-division of a District and will have multiple smaller administrative units
called 'Mouza' or 'Deh'. Typically a district will contain multiple Tehsils.
 Tehsildar is a gazetted officer (class I)
 TEHSILDAR is a principal Agent of Deputy Commissioner.He Collect of Govt Dues:
Abiana,,Agriculture Income Tax, Land Tax, Ushar, Local Rate, Stamp Duty – Mutation Fees
and Arrears. His other functions are Attestation of Mutation, Inspection of Khasra
Gardawari, Inspection of Preparation of Revenue Records, Disposal of Partition Cases,
Execution of Court Decrees, Conduct Inquiries of other official and private cases, Attestation
of Domicile, Duty Magistrate / Price Magistrate,Special Duty (Flood, Earthquake etc), Special
Inquiries, Duty in census and With election commission of Pakistan, Acquisition of Land for
Govt from the public through land acquisition act, Reporting and Besides it, he decides the
Lambardari cases.
 The post of Additional Deputy Commissioner has been created to assist the Deputy
Commissioner in his day-to-day working. The Additional Deputy Commissioner enjoys the
same powers as that of Deputy Commissioner under the rules.Functions of Additional
Deputy Commissioner, With a view to lighten the enormously increasing workload of the
Deputy Commissioner, the post of Additional Deputy Commissioner was created in the year
1979. He has been vested with the following powers under the various Acts-within the limits
of the district:-As Collector under the following Acts
o The Punjab Land Revenue Act,1887.
o The Punjab Occupancy Of Tenants(Vesting of Proprietary Rights)Act,1952.
o The Punjab Tenancy Act,1887.
o The Land Acquisition Act,1894.
o The Punjab Restitution of Mortgage Land Act,1938.
o The Punjab Village Common Land(Regulation) Act,1961.
o The Indian Stamp Act,1899.
 Tehsildars are appointed by the Financial Commissioner, Revenue and Naib Tehsildar by
the Commissioner of the Division. Their duties within Tehsil /Sub Tehsil are almost similar
and manifold (except that partition cases are decided by Tehsildar). They enjoy the powers
of Executive Magistrate, Assistant Collector and Sub Registrar/Joint Sub Registrar. Although
there has been a recent move to appoint full fledged Sub-registrar for some of the larger
Tehsils. The Revenue duties of Tehsildar are important. He is the Incharge of tehsil Revenue
Agency and is responsible for proper preparation and maintenance of tehsil Revenue Record
and Revenue Accounts. He is also responsible for recovery of government dues under the
various Acts. He is supposed to have proper control over the working of Patwaris and
Kanungos and for this purpose the Tehsildar and Naib Tehsildars make inspection of
patwaris and kanungos working under them.
 Tehsildars and Naib Tehsildar in fact are called Revenue officers holding separate circles
and it is provided in para 242 of land Administration Manual that such allotted circle should
be changed every year on October first, so that the responsibility of the Tehsildar for the
whole of his charge may not be impaired. In Tehsil and Sub Tehsil, as and when Treasury
Officers are not posted, then the Tehsildar and Naib Tehsildar work as Treasury Officer in
addition to their own duties. Tehsildar also registers the marriages solemnized.
 The Kanungo establishment consists of field Kanungo, office Kanungo and the District
Kanungos. Its strength in each district can only be altered with the sanction of the
government.The field Kanungo should be constantly moving about his circle supervising the
work of Patwari on the spot, except in the month of September when he stays at the Tehsil
to check the Jamabandis received from the Patwaris. He also disposes of the demarcation
applications marked to him by the Circle Revenue Officer. A field Kanungo is also
responsible for the conduct and the work of the Patwari under his charge and it is his duty
to report the work or neglect of duty or misconduct on the part of any Patwari.The office
Kanungo is the Tehsildar Revenue clerk and he is the custodian of all the record received
from the patwari.The District Kanungo is responsible for the efficiency of both the office and
the field Kanungo and should be in camp inspecting their work for at least 15 days in each
month from first October to 30th April. He is the keeper of all record received from Kanungo
patwari, at sadar office.
 Patwari is an important and effective official of the lowest ebb in the Revenue Agency. No
efficient Revenue Administration of a district is possible unless the patwari staff is strong,
properly trained and strictly supervised.A Patwari has three chief duties:- The maintenance
of record of the crop grown at every harvest;the keeping of the record of rights uptodate by
the punctual record of mutations and the account of preparation of statistical returns
embodying the information derived from the harvest inspections, register of mutation and
record of rights.
 The limits of "Patwar circle" is a matter for the Commissioner to decide under para 238 of
Land Administration Manual.It is the responsibility of Patwari to report at once all serious
calamities affecting the land or the crops and all severe outbreaks of diseases amongst men
and beasts. He must aid the headman in revenue collection. He keeps up a diary and a work
book. The entries should be made on the day on which the events come to the notice of the
patwari.
 The Patwari is responsible for the safe custody of all the records, maps and equipments of
his circle that are in his charge. In the work book the Patwari will enter the work done by
him on each day. His work is supervised by the field Kanungo, Sadar Kanungo & Circle
Revenue Officer.
 Each Village is assigned to a particular halqwa patwari who maintains the record of
ownership of land(khatauni/Jamabardi), record of cultivation on the land (Kharsa
Girdawari), map of the village called 'Aks Sizra' mutation register and other records of the
village.
 In every cropping season, ie. Kharif, Rabi & Zaid, the halqua patwari inspects every field
and records the cultivation data.
 He also initiates mutation(ie. change in ownership) and gives certified copies of land
records.
 The work of Halqa patwari is supervised by a field Kanungo, whose main duties are :
o General Supervision over Patwari
o Supervision over Village Maps
o Checking of patwari's records and statistics
 The work of Halqa patwari and Kanungo is further supervised by both the Naib Tehsildar
and Tehsildar. It is the duty of Naib Tehsildar and Tehsildar that the land records are
maintained correctly and all subordinate staff discharge their duties efficiently and properly.
It is also the duty of Tehsildar and Naib Tehsildar that 'Jamabandi' and 'Khatauni' are
prepared as per the schedule given in the Act.
 Above the Tehsildar in the Hierarchy are the Revenue Assisstant(ie.-SDM) and the
Collector(ie. Deputy Commissioner).
 The record of ownership of land under the DLR Act 1954 is known as 'Khatauni' and is
prepared in form no. P-VI. In case of Punjab Land Revenue Act, the records of ownership of
land is known as 'Jamabandi'.
 Khatauni is the register of all persons cultivating or otherwise occupying land in a village
as prescribed according to Delhi Land Revenue Rules. It is prepared in Form P-VI. It is a
document prepared as part of record-of-right in every estate. It contains entries regarding
ownership, cultivation and various rights in land. It is revised every 4 years when it is
prepared by patwari and attested by Revenue officer.
 JAMABANDI is a document prepared as part of record-of-right of all persons owning land
in a village according to Punjab Land Record Manual. It contains entries regarding
ownership, cultivation and various rights in land. It is revised every 4 years when it is
prepared by patwari and attested by Revenue officer. The changes of rights in land coming
to the notice are reflected in the Jamabandi according to a set procedure after verification
by Revenue Officer.
 Khatauni/Jamabandi are kept in the custody of halqua patwari. They are re-written after
every four years incorporating all the mutations (ie. charge of ownership) that has taken
place during the four year period. Khatauni/Jamabardi is the most important document as
far as ownership of agricultural land is concerned and one must ensure when he buys a
piece of land that his / her name is incorporated in Khatauni/Jamabandi by way of mutation.
There is a seperate khatauni/jamabandi for each village.
KHASRA GIRDHAWARI : ( Record of Cultivation)
 It is a register of harvest inspections. The patwari conducts the field harvest inspections in
the month of October, February & April, wherein he records facts regarding crop grown, soil
classification, cultivable capacity of the cultivators. The first six monthly inspection starting
from Ist October is called as Khariff girdhawari while the second commencing from Ist
February is called Rabi girdhawari. In the month of april the "Zaid" girdhawari is done.
 The entries made by the halqa patwari are verified by the field Kanungo Kharsa Girdawari
entries are made in form P-1V in case of Delhi Land Revenue Act 1954 and in form no.11 in
case of Punjab Land Revenue Act 1887.
 Mutation indicates the changes that have to be brought about in ownership and title of the
land. Mutations are done on the basis of Sale deed, Inheritance, Gift deed, Relinquish deed,
Will etc.
Procedure for carrying out mutation
o Apply on a plain paper with a Non-judicial stamp of Rs.5 affixed on it.
o Application should be addressed to the Tehsildar of the area in which the land is situated.
o Clearly mention the name of the village in which the right has been acquired & give
description of the land.
o The name, parentage, residence of the person from whom the right has been acquired
and the manner in which the right has been acquired.
o The name, parentage and residence of the person who has acquired the right.
o The date of acquiring the right.
o The application should be submitted along with copies of documents on the basis of which
the mutation is sought.
Process
o A proclamation is issued inviting objections to the proposed mutation and specifying the
date (being not less than 15 days from the date of the proclamation) upto which any
objection to the mutation will be entertained.
o Halqa patwari submits his report in prescribed format no.P-I
o Statement of parties are recorded
o Contents of documents are matched with the recorded statements
o If no objection is received, the mutation is sanctioned.
o If objection is received against the mutation application, the same is referred to Revenue
Assistant (SDM) of the area for taking appropriate decision. This is applicable only in case of
land governed by DLR Act 1954.
o Any party aggreived by an order of mutation may file appeal before Collector (Deputy
Commissioner / Additional District Magistrate) within 30 days of such order.
 Certified copies of land records like Khatauni/Jamabandi & Kharsa Gurdhawari can be
obtained by any person of any revenue record available in the office of Tehsildar. It can be
obtained by applying in Form CA-I duly stamped with non-judicial stamp and the certified
copy is issued after locating the original record. Mostly the copies are issued by In-charge of
the Record Room. The certified copy is normally issued in 7 days time.
 The applications for demarcation of land can be made to the Tehsildar concerned after
depositing the prescribed fees. The applications for demarcation in case of boundary
disputes shall be entertained by the Revenue Assistant (SDM), which should be
accompanied by a certified extract from the map and khasras on the basis of which
demarcation is sought. After obtaining application for demarcation, a notice will be issued to
the parties concerned in the demarcation. The demarcation is done in presence of parties
concerned by the Kanungo. Thereafter demarcation report is submitted to the Tehsildar
&Revenue Assisstant (RA) and shall be consigned to the record room of Tehsil. Then parties
concerned can obtain certified copy of demarcation report from i/c Record Room.
 Lambardar is the most important functionary in the village. His main function is to keep
watch over the law and order situation in his area and report the matter to the nearest
police station in case of breach of law. It is also his duty to collect the revenue dues for
Government from various sources and to remit these into treasury. He is given 5 per cent of
land revenue collection which is called pachotra. He is the custodian of all government
properties in the village. He also reports to the Tahsildar about the deaths of assignees and
pensioners and their absence for over a year. Above all, he is the representative of
Government in the village. He is assisted by a village Chowkidar.
 A tehsildar is a revenue administrative officer in Pakistan and India in charge of obtaining
taxation from a tehsil. The term is of imperial Mughal origin made of "tahsil", an Islamic
administrative derived from Arabic, meaning "revenue generating; collection" and "dar",
Persian for "holder of a position", together meaning tax collector. The role of tehsildar
continued during the period of British Rule and was subsequently used by Pakistan and
India following their independence from the British. The deputy of a tehsildar is known as a
naib tehsildar.
 During British rule the tehsildar was a stipendiary officer of the government to raise
revenue, in the "History of the Colonies of the British Empire: From the Official Records",
Robert Montgomery Martin described local government as follows:
 In Pakistan a Tehsildar is responsible for obtaining revenue from a Tehsil, or Taluka (as
called in Sindh), which is then used by the district government. A Tehsil is a sub-division of
a District and will have multiple smaller administrative units called 'Mouza' or 'Deh'.
Typically a district will contain multiple Tehsils.
 He is a gazetted officer (class I), a Tehsildar enjoys a fair amount of authority and
respect, especially in the rural and urban areas and is also tasked to forecast the expected
seasonal crop yields and classify and map the landuse in the respective Tehsil.
 A Tehsildar is also called a 'Mukhtiarkar' in Sindh.
 Tehsildars are appointed by the Financial Commissioner, Revenue and Naib Tehsildars by
the Commissioner of the Division. Their Duties within Tehsil /Sub Tehsil are almost similar
and manifold (except that partition cases are decided by Tehsildar). They enjoy the powers
of Executive Magistrate, Assistant Collector and Sub Registrar/Joint Sub Registrar. Although
there has been a recent move to appoint full fledged Sub-registrar for some of the larger
Tehsils. The Revenue Duties of Tehsildar are important. He is the In charge of tehsil
Revenue Agency and is responsible for proper preparation and maintenance of tehsil
Revenue Record and Revenue Accounts. He is also responsible for recovery of government
dues under the various Acts. He is supposed to have proper control over the working of
Patwaris and Kanungos and for this purpose the Tehsildar and Naib Tehsildars make
inspection of patwaris and kanungos working under them.
 Halqua Patwari or Lekhpaal: Each Village is assigned to a particular halqwa patwari who
maintains the record of ownership of land(khatauni/Jamabardi), record of cultivation on the
land (Kharsa Girdawari), map of the village called 'Aks Sizra' mutation register and other
records of the village. In every cropping season, ie. Kharif, Rabi & Zaid, the halqua patwari
inspects every field and records the cultivation data. He also initiates mutation(ie. change in
ownership) and gives certified copies of land records.
Registrar Kanungo: The work of Lekhpaal is supervised by a Reg. Kanungo, whose main
duties are :

o General Supervision over Patwari

o Supervision over Village Maps
o Checking of patwari's records and statistics
 Naib Tehsildar & Tehsildar: The work of Lekhpaal and Reg. Kanungo is further supervised
by both the Naib Tehsildar and Tehsildar. It is the duty of Naib Tehsildar and Tehsildar that
the land records are maintained correctly and all subordinate staff discharge their duties
efficiently and properly. It is also the duty of Tehsildar and Naib Tehsildar that 'Khatauni'
are prepared as per the schedule given in the Act.
 Khatauni: Khatauni is the register of all persons cultivating or otherwise occupying land in
a village as prescribed according to Uttar Pradesh Land Revenue Rules. It is prepared in
Form P-VI. It is a document prepared as part of record-of-right. It contains entries
regarding ownership, cultivation and various rights in land. It is revised every 6 years. This
duration of six years is called Fasli-year.
 Khasra: (Record of Cultivation): It is a register of harvest inspections(parhtaal). The
Lekhpaal conducts the field harvest inspections in the month of October, February & April,
wherein he records facts regarding crop grown, soil classification, cultivable capacity of the
cultivators. The first six monthly inspection starting from Ist October is called as "Khariff"
parhtaal while the second commencing from Ist February is called "Rabi" parhtaal. In the
month of april the "Zaid" parhtaal is done.

Measurements of land Linear Measure

1 inch = 2.54 centimetres
1 foot = 30.48 centimetres
1 yard = 91.44 centimetres
1 mile =1.61 kilometres
1 Ghatta = 8.25 feet

Square Measure
1 square foot = 0.093 square metre
1 square yard = 0.836 square metre
1 square mile = 2.59 square kilometre = 259 hectares
1 acre = 0.405 hectares
1 Acre = 4 Bigha 16 Biswa (4840 Sq.Yds)
1 Bigha = 20 Biswas (1008 Sq.Yds)
1 Biswa = 50 Sq.Yards

The following are the basic measurements of land used in Punjab, Pakistan and Punjab,
India in ascending order.
• 1 karam is 5.5 feet
• 1 marla is 9 Sq karams (272.25 sq ft)
• 1 kanaal is 20 marlas (5,445 sq ft)
• 1 keela is 8 kanaals (43,560 sq ft = 1 acre)
• 1 marabba is 25 keelas (1,089,000 sq ft = 25 acres)
A keela is measured rectangularly, reckoned as an area 36 karams x 40 karams, or 198 feet
x 220 feet = 43,560 square feet.
Kothis are measured in marlas and kanaals. Most are 2-4 kanaals but the big ones can be
anything from 4-6 kanaals.
A couple of older measures:

1 biswa = 15 Sq karams; 12 biswas = 1 kanaal

1 bigha = 20 biswas - 1008 Sq Yards - 842.68 Sq Mtr

In land transaction the acre is often used to express areas of land. Land records are written
in metric system. An acre is approximately 40% of a hectare.
The measurement of agricultural land was carried in British Units. The units used for land
measurement were as follows:

12 inches = 1 foot
3 feet = 1 yard
9 Square Feet = 1 square yard
121Square yard = 1 Guntha
40 Gunthas = 1 acre

In so many village maps you might have seen scale as a for example 1Inch=10 Chain.
You have to convert chain into feet as follows:
1 Chain = 66 feet or 22 yards
10 chains = 1 furlong
1 furlong = 201.168 Metres

The land is now measured in Metric System using following decimal table.
1000 Millimeters = 1 Metre
100 Square Metres = 1 Are
100 Ares = 1 Hector

In 1958, the United States and countries of the Commonwealth of Nations defined the
length of the international yard to be 0.9144 meters. Consequently, the international acre is
exactly 4,046.8564224 square meters. Accordingly
1 Hector = 2.47 acres (approximately)

In the Village Form VII-XII when you read in the “area” column numbers for example
01-34-21 it means
01 = 10000 Square Metres
34 = 3400 Square Metres
21 = 21 Square Metres
Total = 13421 Square Metres

Conversion Table
1 Inch = 2.54 Centimetre
36 Inches = 1 yard
1 yard = 91.44 Centimetres
1 yard = 00.9144 Metres
1 Centimetre = 00.393 inches
100 Centimetres = 39.3 inches
1 Metre = 3.28 ft
1 acre = 1 furlong X 1 chain
1 acre = 660 ft X 66 ft
1 acre = 43560 Sq. ft.
1 acre = 4840 square yards
1 acre = 4046.8564224 Square Metres
1 hectare = 10,000 Square Metre
1 hectare = 107,639 sq ft
1 hectare = 11959.8 sq. yards (1 sq. yard = 0.83612736 sq. Metre)
1 hectare = 11959.8/4840 = 2.47 acre

LAND RECORD INFORMATION

1. What are the distinguishing features of LRMIS system?
The manual paper-based land records are transformed into computerized data base. The
right holders will be able to acquire land records related services easily from the service
centers. Any transaction in revenue record will immediately be incorporated in Register
Haqdaran-e-Zameen which will be updated at once.
2. Will I be able to get my fard-e-malkiat conveniently?
Yes, every right holder can easily obtain fard-e-malkiat and other record related services
from the respective LRMIS center, after paying specified fee.
3. What will be the process of getting fard in new system?
The right holders will have to go to the service center. The staff will search their record by
their name, father/husband name, khewat number and will desire for CNIC. The service
center staff will take the thumb impression through a bio-metric device and a photo. The
right holder will get copy of their record within 10-15 minutes after paying the specified
fee.
4. The Patwari can easily search out the desired record due to his personal knowledge. How
will the LRMIS system search out the records?
LRMIS provides the options for searching out the record by i): name, ii): father/husband
name, iii): relevant khewat number, iv): CNIC (if the right holder has got his CNIC
incorporated in Register Haqdaran-e-Zameen).
5. What will be the process of mutation?
Anyone who intends to mutate any land can apply for mutation verbally of in form of written
application in the service center. The staff will register their request and provide them the
challan for payment of specified fee and will fix a date for next visit. On that scheduled date
the buyer, seller along with the witnesses will visit the service center wherein the Revenue
Officer will decide the mutation. In cased of approval of mutation both buyers and sellers
will be provided with a copy of the mutation and updated fard-e-malkiat, free of cost, with
the photographs of the buyers printed thereon.
6. Will the mutation fee be deposited to the bank through service center staff?
The service center staff will not collect the mutation fee yet they will provide computer
generated challan for payment of applicable government dues in the bank.
7. How much time will be required for mutation of inheritance?
The right holders will be given a date for next visit to service center within next 15 days
after the registration of their request for mutation, in order to get their mutation decided.
8. How will the right holders identify the piece of land for which they would have requested
for particular service (fard/mutation) as majority of land owners do not know their khewat
numbers; whereas currently this situation is tackled with the help of patwari and the village
map (masawi)?
The scanned images of village maps (masawi) are available in the database in the service
center in order to identify the piece of land. At the same time all records will also be
available with patwari and any one can take his help before approaching service center.
9. Can the buyer and seller contact the patwari for getting fard or mutation
There will an interim period of one year for transition from old system to new system.
Meanwhile the fard can be issued and mutation can be entered both by the Patwari and
service center.
10. Can a mutation be decided without witnesses?
All the mutation will be attested in presence of both parties (buyer and seller) as well as
witnesses
11. Majority of right holders/villagers are illiterate therefore getting such
automated/sophisticated services will be difficult for them.
The LRMIS is user friendly system. The staff over there will be well qualified very
cooperative and will guide the right holder in case of any difficulty.
12. Will the staff at service center be visiting country side like patwaris?
Unlike patwaris, the service center staff does not have to go to field visits and will remain
available at service center during working hours on every working day; whereas the ex-
revenue staff will keep on performing the field duties.
13. Will signature from Patwari be required on fard-e-malkiat for registration of a
transaction?
Signature from Patwari will not be required on fard-e-malkiat for registration of any
transaction.
14. Who will issue the pass book?
The pass book will be prepared by the patwari and verified from the service center.

Central Board of Revenue (CBR)

The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) was created on April 01, 1924 through enactment of
the Central Board of Revenue Act, 1924. In 1944, a full-fledged Revenue Division was
created under the Ministry of Finance. After independence, this arrangement continued up
to 31st August 1960 when on the recommendations of the Administrative Re-organization
Committee, FBR was made an attached department of the Ministry of Finance. In 1974,
further changes were made to streamline the organization and its functions. Consequently,
the post of Chairman FBR was created with the status of ex-officio Additional Secretary and
Secretary Finance was relieved of his duties as ex-officio Chairman of the FBR.

In order to remove impediments in the exercise of administrative powers of a Secretary to

the Government and effective formulation and implementation of fiscal policy measures, the
status of FBR as a Revenue Division was restored under the Ministry of Finance on October
22, 1991. However, the Revenue Division was abolished in January 1995, and FBR reverted
back to the pre-1991 position. The Revenue Division continues to exist since from December
01, 1998.

By the enactment of FBR Act 2007 in July 2007 the Central Board of Revenue has now
become Federal Board of Revenue.
In the existing setup, the Chairman, FBR, being the executive head of the Board as well as
Secretary of the Revenue Division has the responsibility for (i) Formulation and
administration of fiscal policies,
(ii) Levy and collection of federal taxes and (iii) Quasi-judicial function of hearing of appeals.
His responsibilities also involve interaction with the offices of the President, the Prime
Minister, all economic Ministries as well as trade and industry.

The Chairman, FBR/Secretary, Revenue Division is assisted by nine Members ; Member

Strategic Planning and Statistics (SP&S), Member Inland Revenue; Member Customs;
Member Enforcement and Accounting (E&A); Member (Taxpayers Audit); Member
Facilitation and Taxpayer Education(FATE) ; Member Legal; Member Reformed General
Sales Tax (RGST)/Expeditious Refund Payment System(ERPS) and Member
(Administration); (As per circular NO. F.1/1CH-FBR/2009 dated, 26-Jan-2011)
The post of Member Reformed General sales Tax (RGST)/Expeditious Refund Payment
System(ERPS) will continue till first of January,2012, only.

The Member Facilitation and Taxpayer Education(FATE) is also official spokesperson of FBR.

The followings are the major functions of Revenue.

1. Supervises revenue work of Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, Assistant
Commissioners and other Officers/Courts in the province
2. Member (Revenue) is the highest court of appeal and revision in revenue cases in the
province
3. Classes of Revenue Officers/Courts
4. Is responsible for recovery of Government Dues/Agricultural Income Tax, Land Revenue,
Water Rate, Ushr, Mutation Fees, Stamp Duty, Registration Fee, Copying Fee, Arrears
relating to Banks, Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan and Cooperative Societies
5. Frames Laws/Rules/Policies relating to the revenue matters
6. Provides guidelines for maintenance and updating of Record of Rights, Periodical Record
for use of the Right-holders/Revenue Department
7. Notifies new administrative units such as divisions, districts, sub-divisions and
Kanungo/Patwar Circles Deals with all service matters relating to revenue staff

The followings points describes the duties of revenue officers and officals.
1. Member (Revenue) is the Chief Controlling Authority for revenue matters in the Province
2. Commissioner is appointed by the Government for each Division and exercises control
over all the Revenue Officers and Courts in his division
3. Deputy Commissioner is appointed by the Government for each district. He is vested with
the ex-officio powers of Collector of the district. All Revenue Officers and Revenue Courts in
the district are subject to his control and superintendence
4. Assistant Commissioner exercises the powers of the sub-divisional Collector
5. Tehsildar is vested with the powers of Assistant Collector, 1st grade
6. Naib-Tehsildar is vested with the powers of Assistant Collector, 2nd grade
7. Kanungo supervises the work of the Patwaris in the Kanungoi
8. Patwari is the lowest functionary of the Revenue department. He maintains and updates
the records pertaining to his Patwar Circle
9. Patwari carries out field survey/crop inspection twice a year in the months of March
(Rabi) and October (Kharif)
Lambardar or headman is a person who is appointed by the District Collector under the Land
Revenue Act 1967. His duties include collection of land taxes of an revenue estate (mauza)

Classes of Revenue Officers/Courts

Member (Revenue) Province
Commissioner Division
Deputy Commissioner/Collector District
Assistant Commissioner/Sub-Divisional Collector Sub- division
Tehsildar /Assistant Collector, 1st Grade Tehsil
Naib-Tehsildar / Assistant Collector, 2nd Grade Assigned circle/ area

The Revenue Department also deals with the land acquisition matters. The power to take
the private property of individuals for public purposes is regulated by the LAND
ACQUISITION ACT, 1894. Salient features of the said Act/Steps for acquisition are :

1. Government shows its intention to acquire specific piece of land for a public purpose or
for a company through publication of notification in the official gazette and invites
objections against notification
2. After marking and measurement of the land to be acquired, notices are issued to persons
having rights/interests in the land inviting claims from them for compensation
3. Before possession of land is taken, award of compensation for the owners is announced
by the Collector after necessary enquiries
4. Compensation for acquired land is determined at its market value plus 15% in
consideration of compulsory nature of the acquisition for public purposes and 25% for a
company
5. A reference can be made by the Collector to Civil Court where any person affected by
land acquisition has not accepted the award by given the Collector
6. In case of urgency, Commissioner can make a declaration U/S 17(4)(6) directing the
Collector to take possession of the land needed for a public purpose before award of
compensation
 Land means land which is not occupied by the site of a town, village, factory or industrial
establishment, and is occupied or has been or can be let for agricultural purpose allied or
subservient to agriculture and includes the sites of buildings and other structures on such
land.There are 10 main categories of land based on mode of Irrigation and type of soil i.e.
Chahi, Nul Chahi, Nehri, Nul Nehri, Sailabi, Abi, Barani, BanjarJadeed, Banjar Qadeem and
Ghair Mumkin

These are the various levis of land

1. Agricultural Income Tax
2. Local Rate
3. Water Rate
4. Mutation Fee
5. Charges for Inspection of Record of Patwaris and for Grant of Copies of Extracts

A settlement thus consists of : fixing the assessment; and framing the record of rights

OBJECTIVES OF THE SETTLEMENTS

The main feature of the settlement is to assess the Land-Revenue. The settlement system
of Punjab started systematically in the British Regime and settlements were carried out in
the Province of Punjab for the following purpose
• To proper field survey with the results embodies in a map and field register
• A full inquiry into the right and liabilities of all persons having interest in the soil, and the
record of these rights and liabilities in permanent registers
• A moderate assessment based on general considerations rather than an attempt to
deduce the demand from an exact calculation of the landlords net assets and the share
thereof claim able by Government
Conducts audit and inspection of receipts under the following enactments
1. The Stamp Act, 1899
2. The Registration Act, 1908
3. The Court Fee Act 1870.

QUESTIONS RELATED TO PUNJAB LAND REVENUE ACT

1. The West Pakistan Land revenue Act enforced on_____ Dec 07,1967
2. The Punjab Land Revenue act is divided in to_______ chapters. 15
3. The Sections in the Punjab Land Revenue act 1967 are -------- 184
4. The schedules in Punjab Land Revenue act 1967 are-----------one
5. Lambardar is the most important functionary at _________ level. Village
6. Lambardar is given __ percent of Land Revenue which is called Pachotra. 5%
7. The West Pakistan Land revenue Act was passed on ------ 4th November 1967
8. The income a nation collects from Taxes is called ----------------revenue
9. Holdings of a land Lord is called _-------------- Khata
10. A list of Owner's holdings is called ---------------- Khewat Number
11. Survey Number is also called ---------------------Khasra Number
12. Village officers are---------------------Kanungo, Patwaries, Kotars, Lambardars,
13. Hereditary Lambardari system was abolished by----Supreme Court of Pakistan
14. Hereditary Lambardari system was abolished by SC in ------------2002
15. What is the period of limitation an Appeal before Collector--------------30 days
16. What is the period of limitation an Appeal before Commissioner--------60 days
17. What is the period of limitation an Appeal before Board of revenue----90 days
18. The types of revenue officers are---------------------------------------------- 5
19. Revenue Administration of a Tehsil is entrusted to------------------Tehsildar
20. Inspection of Harvest is called ---------------------------------------------- Girdawri
21. What is Shajra Kishtwar? The map of a village showing the position and boundary of
every field.
22. Under which section of Land Revenue Act 1967 mutation is laid down---- 42
23. The post next higher to Patwari is -------------------------------- Kanungo
24. The register of crops inspection is called ---------------------- Khasra Girdawri.
25. What is the vernacular word for mutation?----------------------------- Intiqal
26. When the period of Khareef Crops starts in Pakistan?--------------May and June
27. When the period of Khareef Crops ends in Pakistan? --September and October
28. The Assessment of Land revenue remains in force for ------- years. 25
29. What is Karam? -------------------------------------------- Unit of Length
30. What is Sarsahi? -------------------------------------------- Unit of Area
31. Un irrigated Land which depends on rainfall for cultivation is called --- Barani
32. Un irrigated Lands which are affected by flooding or moisture of rivers are called---------
--- Sailabi
33. The Land which is irrigated by canals is called ---------------------------- Nehri
34. The Land which is irrigated from water of the Wells is called------------ Chahi
35. Land which is irrigated from water of the Tube Wells is called--Nul-Chahi
36. The land which is irrigated from two sources; 1.from wells & 2. from canals is called ----
------- Chahi-Nehri
37. The land which is irrigated from tanks, jhils, streams, springs or kareezes is called ------
------ Abi
38. The land which is irrigated from hill torrents is called -- Rod-Kohi or Bandeza
39. The Land which remains un-sown for 4 to 11 harvests is called --Banjar Kham
40. The Land which remains un-sown for twelve harvests is called ---Banjar Jadid
41. The statement of customs respecting rights or liabilities in the estate is called------------
-------- Wajib-ul-Arz
42. A village note book is prepared for each---------------------------- Estate
43. A village note book is also called ----------------------------- Lal Kitab
44. The period of Rabbi crops starts in Pakistan in the months of -------Oct & Nov
45. Period of Rabbi crops ends in --------------------------- April & May
46. Low lying land near rivers is called ------------------------ Khadir
47. A portion of crop which has failed to come to maturity is called ------ Kharaba
48. A surcharge of 5 % on the revenue paid to village Headman is called -Pachotra
49. The deputy of Tehsildar is known as---------------------------- Naib Tehsildar
50. What is Parta? The assessment rate for land revenue is called -------------Parta
51. What is vernacular word for Killa?----------------------------------- Karam
52. The report for mutation to the Patwari must be made with in------ three months
53. The book which contains the details of measurement of each field is called----------------
-- Field Book
54. All the Mussavis of a village are drawn on a cloth (Lattha) by Patwari is called------------
Shajra Kishtwar
55. Register Haqdaran-e- Zamin contains information about-------ownership, tenancy,
khasra number,source of irrigation
56. Khatauni are kept in custody of ---------------Halqua Patwari
57. Khatauni contains information about------------ Ownership, cultivation, rights in Land
58. Khatauni is revised after every ------------- years. 4 Years
59. Khatauni is prepared by ------------------------Patwari
60. The register of all persons cultivating or otherwise occupying land in a village is called---
----------Khatauni.
61. Section-22 deals with--------- Power of revenue officer to summon persons to give
evidence and produce documents.
62. Section 23 deals with --------- Summons to be in writing signed & sealed
63. Section 24 deals with --------- mode of service of Summons
64. Section 26 deals with --------- mode of making proclamation
65. Section 28 deals with --------- Language of Revenue officer
66. Section 30 deals with --------- power of revenue officers to enter upon any Land/
premises for purpose of measurement.
67. Section 32 deals with --------- proceeding held on Holidays
68. Section 36 deals with --------- rules regulating appointment of village officers
69. Section 37 deals with --------- village officer cess
70. Section 41 deals with ---------periodical records
71. Section 44 deals with -------------- Determination of disputes
72. Section 46 deals with -------------- Mutation Fees
73. Section 48 deals with -------------- Penalty
74. Section 49 deals with ------------- Rights of Govt, in Mines and Minerals
75. Section 56 deals with ------------- Assessment of Land Revenue
76. Section 56-A deals with ---------- Exemption of Land Revenue
77. Section 57 deals with ----------------- Basis of assessment
78. Section 58 deals with ----------------- Limits of assessment
79. Section 80 deals with ---------------- Process for recovery of Arrears.
80. Section 81 deals with ---------------- Notice of Demand
81. Which Law has abolished Land Revenue in the Province of Punjab? --------------- The
Punjab Land Revenue (Abolition) Act 1998.
82. When was The Punjab Land Revenue (Abolition) Act 1998 passed? --------------- 6th Feb
1998.
83. Who passed The Punjab Land Revenue (Abolition) Act 1998? --------------------- Punjab
Assembly
84. When The Punjab Land Revenue (Abolition) Act 1998 was published in Punjab Gazette.?
------- 24 Feb 1998
85. How many Pages are there in The Punjab Land Revenue (Abolition) Act 1998? 197
86. Which sections of The Punjab Land Revenue (Abolition) Act 1998 have abolished the
Land revenue? ----- Section 2 & 3
87. Khasra Girdawri is conducted by-------------------- Patwari
88. Khasra Girdawri is conducted by Patwari in the months of ------------------ October,
February, April
89. The first six monthly inspection of crops in the month of October is called-------------
Kharif Girdawri
90. The second inspection of crops in the month of February is called ------------------------
Rabbi Girdawri.
91. Girdawri done during the month of April is called ------------- Zaid Girdawri.
92. Amalgamation and redistribution of all or any of the Land to reduce the number of plots
in the holding---- Consolidation
93. Consolidation is also called --------------------- Chak-Bandi
94. certified copies of Land records can be obtained by applying in Form--------------------
CA-1
95. For mutation process Halqua Patwari reports in prescribed form called---------------- P-1
96. Jamabandi is revised after how many years?------------------- 4 years
97. Sale of the holding of the defaulter for recovery of Arrears is laid down in Section--------
-------- 88
98. Genealogical tree of the Land owners is called-------------------- Shajra Nasb
99. A village's common Land is called------------------------ Shamilat
100. Kharif is also know as--------------------- Autumn Harvest & Rabbi is known as----------
Spring Harvest.

Land Administration

Land Administration:-Land administration is “the regulatory framework, processes that

encompass the determination, allocation, administration and information concerning land. It
is also defined as “the processes of determining, recording and disseminating information
about the ownership, value and use of land when implementing land management
policies”.(UN-ECE, 1996; 2005)

It includes:-
• The determination and conditions of approved uses of land
• The adjudication of rights and their registration via titling
• The recording of land transaction and
• The estimation of value and taxes based on land and property.

Components of Land Administration:

1.The land rights registration and management,

2.The land use allocation and management,
3.The land valuation and taxation

Functions of Land Revenue Administration:

1.Assessment and Collection of Land Revenue
2. Development Cess and surcharges thereon and Agricultural Income Tax
3.Land Surveys and record of rights including restrictions over transfer of title
4. Alienation of revenue
5.Jagirs and muafis – Punjab Abolition of Jagirs Act
6.. Religious endowment of land
7. Revenue Tribunal
8. Escheats
9.Preemption Law
10. Alienation of Land Act

The Board of Revenue

Introduction:
The Board of Revenue (BOR) at provincial level is mandated with all matters connected with
administration of the land, collection of land revenue, preparation of land records and other
matters. The BOR is also the highest court of appeal and revision in revenue cases within
the Province .The Board of Revenue Punjab, with the financial assistance of Government of
the Punjab, established under Punjab Board of Revenue Act 1957, is the successor of the
Financial Commissioner under the repealed Punjab Revenue Act 1887.

Classification of Functions of BOR

1. Maintenance of Records of Rights
2. Collection of Agricultural Income Tax, Water Rate
3. Facilitation of Agricultural Loans
4. Land Acquisition
5. Registration of Deeds
6. Resolution of record and tenancy related disputes

Major Activities Perform by of the Revenue Department

1.Administration and Management of State Land.
2.Disposal of State Land, through sale, lease and exchange.
3.Transfer of State Land to Provincial Government Departments free of cost for public
process
4.Transfer of State Land to Federal Government and Autonomous Bodies at market price
plus 10% surcharge
5.To consolidate scattered holdings of landowners in compact blocks
6.To reduce the number of plots of land of the right holders of a Revenue
Estate by consolidating scattered Chunks of their land into minimum
number of compact blocks.
7.To prepare an up-dated record of right holders for use by the Revenue
Department/right holders.
8.To eject illegal /un-authorized occupants of Government state land.
9.To carve out new paths besides retaining the old paths where necessary for
improving the
10.Communication between the villages
11.Compulsory Acquisition of Land, Land Acquisition Act and Rules made
thereunder.
12.Demarcation and Rectangulation of Land.
13.Treasure trove.
14.Registration of deeds and documents including Registration Fees.
15.Copying Department.
16.Court of Wards, encumbered and attached estates.
17.Government Estates.
18.Debt Conciliation Boards.
19.Land Laws.
20.Settlement and Re-assessment.
21.Tenancy Laws and relations between landlords and tenants.
22.Waterlogging and salinity other than schemes related thereto.
23.Suspension and remission of Land Revenue and Water Rate.
24.Crop reports.
25.Muslim Personal Laws (Shariat) Application Act, 1962.
26.Change of names of Villages, Tehsils and Districts in the Punjab.
27.Conferment of powers under the Revenue Laws.
28.Patwar SchoolsTerms of Reference
29.All matters relating to Katchehri Compounds in the Divisional/District
Offices under the
30.Katchehri Compound Fund Rules, 1937
31.Transfer of Property Act
32.Stamps and Court Fees Judicial and non-Judicial under Court Fees Act
33.Printing and Revision of Gazetteers
34.Territorial Adjustments and changes
35.Boundary Disputes
36.Transfer of Revenue Record Pak-India
37.Matters relating to District and Tehsil/Town office buildings etc. except
actual
38.Construction, maintenance and repairs.
39.Refund of Revenue Deposits lapsed before independence
40.Malba Cess Fund
41.Printing, revision, publication and distribution of revenue manuals
42.Lambardars
43.Cattle Census
44.Restitution and Redemption of Mortgaged Lands Act
45.Evacuee Property Displaced Persons Law (Repeal) Act
46.Residual Work of the defunct Settlement and Rehabilitation Department

Legislative Framework

There are several Laws and Acts that deal with the land, relationship between landlord and
tenants, mortgagor and mortgagee, assessment and collection of land tax, agriculture
income tax, local rates, and land acquisition for public purposes.

Main Acts Administered By The BOR

1. Land Revenue Act 1967: This Act was passed during the one-unit times but has been
adopted and amended by all of the provinces together with the necessary changes. It deals
with the issues of record of rights and land revenue. The Land Revenue Act was revised in
1967 having 15 Chapters and 184 Sections.

2. NWFP Tenancy Act 1887: All the provinces have adopted this Act. It deals with the
relationship of landlord and tenants regarding produce of land and ejection of tenants due to
non-payment of rent or produce by the tenant to the landlords. It is the only legislation
which deals with various aspects of tenancy rights in Pakistan.

3. Pre-Emption Act: This law has become operative by revenue department after
promulgation of para-25 of the Martial law Regulation (MLR-115) in 1972 which has given
the first right of pre-emption to a tenant. Normal cases of pre-emption of land are dealt
with by the civil courts. The revenue courts entertain only those cases in which a tenant
brings a pre-emption suit. Pre-emption laws give certain preferential rights to neighbours in
matters of sale of land.

4. Land Acquisition Act: This act deals with acquisition of land needed for public purpose
and determining the amount of compensation to be paid on account of such acquisition.
Whenever any land is acquired by the government for any public purpose or by a company,
the proceedings are undertaken by the District Collector under the jurisdiction of this Act.

5. Registration Act 1908: This act deals with the registration of various documents
(including those relating to land) with registration authorities. Normally revenue officers are
declared as registration authorities. Under this act various documents are executed and
registered in the office of Sub-Registrar like sale deeds, mortgage deeds, lease deeds,
power of attorneys, partnership deeds, and other deeds. Deeds are entered in the relevant
registers after the documents are properly stamped, checked and duly witnessed.

6. Land Consolidation Act 1960: In order to achieve better agriculture yields, the
government has passed a law known as Land Consolidation Act 1960. The purpose of this
act is that with the consent of the land owners, exchange of land takes place in a
consolidated shape. It provides law relating to consolidation of holdings and the matter
incidental thereto.

7. Transfer of Property Act 1982: This act deals with the transfer, sale/mortgages
charges, leases exchanges, and actionable claims in respect of property. This is very
important piece of legislation in terms of disputes, but is normally ignored in land matters.

8. Land Reforms Act: The Land Reforms Laws have been introduced at various stages
including the MLR-64 on 7.2.1959, MLR-115 on 12.3.1972 and Land Reforms Act: II on
5.1.1977. The main aim of these land reforms was to determine the individual holdings to a
manageable size for improving the lot of peasantry. This act gives rights to „tenant-in-
possession‟ of a certain property. Several rules and manuals are also available in order to
implement above acts. These include:

1.Land Revenue Rules

2.Settlement Manual Rules
3.Land Record Manual
4.Land Administration Manual.
Terms and Meanings

Batai:- Crop product sharing between landowner and peasant

Benami :- Alienation of land to anonymous persons

Bhaichara Village :-Village where all claimants of landholdings were perceived to be the
joint holders of the village

Deh:- Smallest Administrative Division of land (in sindh) for Land Revenue purposes

Doabs :- Territory between two rivers

Goth:- Village in Sindh

Haari:- Sharecropper in Sindh

Jagirdari:-Possession of 'Jagir'
Jagirs:-Land awarded by colonial officers on which Revenue was not due

Kammis:- Pejorative term used for menial workers

Katchi Abadi:- Irregular Settlement

Khasra Girdavri:- Village Revenue Record

Laapo:- Share of crop belonging to 'Zamindar', equivalent To 1/16th of Total Crop Produce

Lambardar:- Honorary Government-appointed person for Revenue Collection and control of

Village affairs

Mahal:- Smallest Administrative Division of Land (In Punjab And Nwfp) for Land Revenue
Purposes; Village

Mahalwari:-Land Revenue System In Punjab And Nwfp, based on recognizing the village as
the Basic unit of Land Administration

Mukhtiarkar:- Town level Land Revenue Government Official in Sindh

Nambardar:-Landowner in villages in Punjab, appointed by The Revenue Department as its

Honorary representative; responsible for collecting Land Revenue.

Nambardari:- Having The Status Of A 'Nambardar'

Nawab:- Chief of 'Jagir' Or State

Pattidari:-Land on Claim

Patwar:-Low tier (lower than 'Tehsildar') Revenue Government Employee In Punjab

Rakh:-High Land Away From The Riverine Tracts

Ryot/ Raiyat:-Cultivator

Ryotwari :-Cultivator-based land settlement

Sardar:-Chief of Tribe

Sardari:- Pertaining to Chief of Tribe

Shaamilat:-Land not individually owned, Communal Land or Common Property

Tehsildar:- Town level Land Revenue Government Official in Punjab

Zamindar:-Landlord

Zamindari:- Land held by a 'Zamindar'.

1).TOTAL AREA REPORTED:-The total physical area of the villages/deh, tehsils r districts
etc.

2).FOREST AREA:-The area of any land administered as forest under any legal enactment
dealing with forest. Any cultivated area which may exist within such forests is shown under
heading cultivated area.

3).AREA NOT AVAILABLE FOR CULTIVATION:-The uncultivated area of the farm which
is under farm homesteads, farm roads and other connected purposes and not available for
cultivation.

4).CULTURABLE WASTE:-The uncultivated area which is fit for cultivation but was not
cropped under the year of reference nor in the year before that.

5).CURRENT FALLOW/ploughed but un-cropped:-Area which is vacant during the year

under reference but was sown at least once during the previous year.

6).CULTIVATED AREA:-Area which was sown at least during the year under reference or
the previous year.

Cultivated Area= Net Area Sown+ Current Fallow

7).NET AREA SOWN:-Areas which is sown at least once (Kharif and Rabi) the year under
reference.

8).TOTAL CROPPED AREA:-The aggregate area of crops raised in a farm during the year
under reference including the area under fruit trees..

Divisions and Districts

According to Land Revenue Act 1976, the Government may, by notification specifies
/declares as many with such limits and such areas, or can vary the number and limits

• Province into Divisions

• Division into Districts
• Districts into Tahsils and sub Tahsils (Taluka in Sind)

Divisions in Pakistan
In Auguest 2000 ,division wrere abolished , as an administrative tier by the government of
president Pervez Musharraf . At the time of abolition, there were:

Total divisions in Pakistan = 26

Divisions in Sindh = 5
Divisions in Balochistan= 6
Divisions in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa=7
Divisions eight in Punjab =8

In 2008, after the public elections, the new democratic government restores the divisions of
all provinces.

Currently, there are

Total divisions in Pakistan= 27

Divisions in Sindh = 5 (Hyderabad, Karachi, Larkana, Mirpur Khas, Sukkur)

Divisions in Balochistan= 6 ( Kalat, Makran, Naseerabad, Quetta, Sibi, Zhob)

Divisions in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa=7 (Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Hazara, Kohat, Malakand,
Mardan, Peshawar)

Divisions in Punjab = 9(Bahawalpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Lahore,

Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Sahiwal *the newest)

Districts in Pakistan
Total Districts in Pakistan= 134+ Islamabad Capital Territory+7 Tribal Agencies + 6
Frontier Regions

District of Balochistan = 30

Districts Punjab = 36

Districts of Sindh = 26

District of KPK = 25

District of Azad Kashmir = 10

Districts of Northern Areas/Gilgit-Baltistan = 7

• Districts of Punjab(36)

1. Attock
2. Bahawalnagar
3. Bahawalpur
4. Bhakkar
5. Chakwal District
6. Dera Ghazi Khan
7. Faisalabad
8. Gujranwala
9. Gujrat
10. Hafizabad
11. Jhang
12. Jhelum
13. Kasur
14. Khanewal
15. Khushab
16. Lahore
17. Layyah
18. Lodhran
19. Mandi Bahauddin
20. Mianwali
21. Multan
22. Muzaffargarh
23. Narowal
24. Nankana Sahib*
25. Okara
26. Pakpattan
27. Rahim Yar Khan
28. Rajanpur
29. Rawalpindi
30. Sahiwal
31. Sargodha
32. Sheikhupura
33. Sialkot
34. Toba Tek Singh
35. Vehari
36. Chiniot

• Districts Of Sindh (26)

1. Badin
2. Dadu
3. Ghotki
4. Hyderabad
5. Jacobabad
6. Jamshoro
7. Karachi Central
8. Karachi East
9. Karachi South
10. Karachi West
11. Malir
12. Kashmore
13. Khairpur
14. Larkana
15. Matiari
16. Mirpurkhas
17. Naushahro Firoze
18. Shaheed Benazirabad
19. Qambar Shahdadkot
20. Sanghar
21. Shikarpur
22. Sukkur
23. Tando Allahyar
24. Tando Muhammad Khan
25. Tharparkar
26. Thatta

• Districts Of KPK(25)

1. Abbottabad
2. Bannu
3. Batagram
4. Buner
5. Charsadda
6. Chitral
7. Dera Ismail Khan
8. Hangu
9. Haripur
10. Karak
11. Kohat
12. Kohistan
13. Lakki Marwat
14. Lower Dir
15. Malakand
16. Mansehra
17. Mardan
18. Nowshera
19. Peshawar
20. Shangla
21. Swabi
22. Swat
23. Tank
24. Upper Dir
25. Tor Ghar

• Districts of Balochistan(30)

1. Awaran
2. Barkhan
3. Bolan
4. Chagai
5. Dera Bugti
6. Gwadar
7. Harnai
8. Jafarabad
9. Jhal Magsi
10. Kalat
11. Kech (Turbat)
12. Kharan
13. Kohlu
14. Khuzdar
15. Killa Abdullah
16. Killa Saifullah
17. Lasbela
18. Loralai
19. Mastung
20. Musakhel
21. Nasirabad
22. Nushki
23. Panjgur
24. Pishin
25. Quetta
26. Sherani
27. Sibi
28. Washuk
29. Zhob
30. Ziarat

• Districts of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (13)

1. Bajaur
2. Khyber
3. Kurram
4. Mohmand
5. North Waziristan
6. Orakzai
7. South Waziristan
8. Six Frontier Regions combined

• Districts of Northern Areas/Gilgit-Baltistan(6)

1. Ghanche
2. Skardu
3. Astore
4. Diamer
5. Ghizer
6. Gilgit
7. Hunza-Nagar

• Districts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (10)

1. Muzaffarabad
2. Hattian
3. Neelum
4. Mirpur
5. Bhimber
6. Kotli
7. Poonch
8. Bagh
9. Haveli
10. Sudhnat.

Classes of Revenue Officers

1. The Board Of Revenue

2. The Commissioner (In charge of each Division
3. The Collector/ Deputy Commissioner (In Charge of Each District)
4. Assistant Collector Of The First Grade (In Charge of Each Tashil)
5. The Assistant Collector Of The Second Grade

1. The Commissioner

• Punjab and Sind - Executive Division Officer (EDO) Revenue,

• Balochistan - Revenue Tribunal
• KPK- District Officer (Revenue and Estate)

The commissioner exercises control over all the revenue officers and courts in his division
and is himself subject to the general superintendence and control of the Financial
Commissioner, who, under the Revenue Member of Government, is the head of the revenue
administration.

2.The Collector/ Deputy Commissioner

• Punjab and Sindh – District officer Revenue

Performs large number of functions at district level , has been entrusted in following
capacities As:

1. Collector of Govenment property

2. Promoter of the the stability and improvements of landed property
3. Custodian of Government property
4. Judge between landlord and tenants
5. Recorder of Agricultural statistics
6. Guardian and registrar of the rights in the soil enjoyed by private persons
7. District Magistrate

3. Assistant Collector of the First Grade

• Punjab and KPK – Tahsildar

• Sind– Mukhtiarkar

The duties of Tahsildar in his tahsil are almost manifold as those of the Deputy Commissiner
within his distric t, but he is not expected to hear any civil suits, and invested with the
power of Magistrate Second Class

4.The Assistant Collector of the Second Grade/Tashilder

1-Tashilder can enjoy the power of Assistant Collector of First Grade

2- Naib- Tashildar cannot be invested With the Power of Assistant Collector Of First Grade

Village Officers:

Village Officers Includes:

1. Kanungos,
2. Patawris,
3. Service Centre Officials
4. Zabits
5. Kotars or Tapedars,
6. Peons,
7. Arbabs,
8. Rais
9. Headmen (Lambardars)..
AQUSITION ACT 1984

1. When the Land Acquisition Act came in to force?

Ans. 01 March 1894

2. The Land Acquisition Act was Passed on

Ans.02 FEB 1894

3. The preliminary Notification for Acquisition of Land is published under Section

Ans. 4(1)

4. After the issuance of notification with in how many days objection to the acquisition can
be raised?
Ans. 30 Days

5. Notification means
Ans. Act of giving Notice / Notification means a notification published under proper
Authority in official Gazette.

6. The Land Acquisition Act 1894 is based on famous rule

Ans. To rob peter to Pay Paul

7. Objection against the acquisition of Land shall be made to in writing. Ans. Collector

8. Who is the competent to give final decision on the objections against acquisition of land?
Ans. Commissioner

9. Notification that a particular land is needed for a public purpose or for a company is laid
down under section
Ans.5

10. Process of Hearing of Objections is made under section

Ans.5-A

11. Section 4 states

Ans. Publication of preliminary notification

12. Section 5 states

Ans. Notification that a particular land is needed for a public purpose or for a company

13. Section 5-A states

Ans. Hearing of objections.

14. Section 6 states

Ans. Declaration that land is required for a public purpose

15. Section 7 states

Ans. After declaration collector to take order of acquisition

16. Section 8 states

Ans. Land to be marked out, measured and planned

17. Section 9 states

Ans. Issuance of notice to persons interested

18. The process of issuance of preliminary notification is envisaged under section

Ans. 4(1)

19. The notification has to be essentially published in ------------ and -------------.

Ans. Official gazette, two national news paper

20. The main objective of preliminary notification is to call for

Ans. Objection.

Q. What is Aks-Shajra?

Answer: Aks-Shajra means image of a specific piece of land/specific khasra number from
the map of an estate or village defining its boundaries.

Q.2. What is meant by Fard Malkiat?

Answer:-Fard Malikiat also known as (Record of right/Jamabandi/Misal Haquiat/Register
Haqdaran-e-Zameen) maintained for determination/record of various types of right in the
immovable property.

Q.3. What is Mutation(Intiqal)?

Answer:- Mutation is a document containing an order by Revenue officer; who must be at
least an Assistant Collector of Grade III ,whereby an entry in the record of rights is to be
altered, changed or mutated in revenue record.

Q.4. What is meant by Khasra?

Answer:- Khasra is a piece of Land with specific measurements and specific number.

Q.5. What is meant by Survey ?

Answer:- A drawing or a map showing the precise legal boundaries of a property, the
location of improvements,easements, rights of way, encroachment and other physical
features.

Q.6. Is Mutation is a title document?

Answer:- No, mutation is not a title document.

Q.7. What is the name of the document, which creates title in immovable
property?
Answer:- Register Sale Deed(Registry /Baye-Nama)

Q.8. What is meant by Conveyance Deed or Sale Deed?

Answer:- Conveyance Deed or Sale Deed is a deed document by whch the title of property
is conveyed by the seller to the purchaser.Deed document helps you ascertain whether the
property , which you are buying , is on land belonging to any development authority
,society, builder in which the property is located, whichever case may be.

Q.9. What is meant by Conveyance?

Answer:- Conveyance is the act of transferring ownership of the property from a seller to
buyer.

Q.10. What law generally deals with the real estate in Pakistan?
Answer:- 1)The Transfer of Property Act 1882, 2) Land Revenue Act 1967, 3) Stamp Act
1899 and 4) Registration Act 1908..

Departments/Functional Units Of BOR

1. Revenue Department
2. Colonies Department
3. Consolidation Department
4. Administration Wing
5. Research & Gazetteer Cell
6. Directorate of Land Records
7. Settlement & Rehabilitation Wing
8. Punjab Land Commission (Statutory Agency)

Major Functions Of Revenue.

1.Supervises revenue work of Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, Assistant
Commissioners and other Officers/Courts in the province.
2. Member (Revenue) is the highest court of appeal and revision in revenue cases in the
province
3. Classes of Revenue Officers/Courts
4. Is responsible for recovery of Government Dues/Agricultural Income Tax, Land Revenue,
Water Rate, Ushr, Mutation Fees, Stamp Duty, Registration Fee, Copying Fee, Arrears
relating to Banks, Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan and Cooperative Societies.
5. Frames Laws/Rules/Policies relating to the revenue matters.
6. Provides guidelines for maintenance and updating of Record of Rights, Periodical Record
for use of the Right-holders/Revenue Department
7. Notifies new administrative units such as divisions, districts, sub-divisions and
Kanungo/Patwar Circles
8. Deals with all service matters relating to revenue staff

Functions of Colonies
1. Administration and Management of State Land
2. Disposal of State Land, through sale, lease and exchange
3. Transfer of State Land to Provincial Government Departments free of cost for public
purposes
4. Transfer of State Land to Federal Government and Autonomous Bodies at market price
plus 10% surcharge

Functions Of Consolidation
1. To consolidate scattered holdings of landowners in compact blocks to make land-use
more productive and meaningful
2. To reduce the number of plots of land of the right holders of a Revenue Estate by
consolidating scattered Chunks of their land into minimum number of compact blocks
3. To prepare an up-dated record of right holders for use by the Revenue Department/right
holders
4. To eject illegal /un-authorized occupants of Government state land
5. To carve out new paths besides retaining the old paths where necessary for improving
the communication between the villages and also to earmark/reserve/provide tracts of land
for general utility purpose /welfare like graveyard, playgrounds, schools, health centers and
new water ways for better irrigation with a view to achieve maximum increase of
productivity/cultivation

Categories of Land

1. Nul Chahi:- Irrigated from Tube Wells

2. Nehri:- Irrigated by canals
3. Nul Nehri:-Irrigated from two sources ( wells and canals )
4. Sailabi:- Affected by flooding or moisture of rivers are called
5. Abi:-Watered by tanks, streams, springs
6. Barani :-Depends on rainfall for cultivation
7. Chahi:- Irrigated from the Wells
8. Banjar Jadeed:- Un-cultivated for four successive harvests or for three yeras
9. Banjar Qadeem:- uncultivated for 8 successive harvests is called or atleast for eight
years
10. Ghair Mumki:- Barren

Canal System of Punjab

1.Lower Chenab Canal System (LCC) :-Irrigates land in Districts Toba Tek Singh, part of
Jhang, Hafizabad, Gujranwala, Sheikhupura and Faisalabad, from Chenab river at Ramnagar
in the Gujranwala district.

2.Lower Depalpur Canal System(LDC):-Irrigates land in Districts Okara, part of Sahiwal

and Pakpattan, from the Sutlej river (the Lower Sohag-Para scheme) in Sahiwal district.

3.Multan Branch Canal:-Irrigates lands in Districts Multan, Khanewal and Lodhran, from
the Sidhnai reach of the Ravi River in the Multan district.

4.Khadiar Branch Canal:-Irrigates land in District Sargodha and Jhang, from the Chenab
River at Chiniot in the Jhang district.

Levis of Land

1. Agricultural Income Tax

2. Local Rate
3. Water Rate
4. Mutation Fee
5. Charges for Inspection of Record of Patwaris and for Grant of Copies of Extracts
 The Settlement

Settlement is the process by which the Government determined the rates and account of
land-revenue payable to it by the persons in whom it recognized a permanent right to
occupy and till the land or arrange for its tillage.

A settlement consists of:

1.Fixing The Assessment

2.Framing The Record Of Rights

OBJECTIVES OF THE SETTLEMENTS

1.The main feature of the settlement is to assess the Land-Revenue.

2.To proper field survey with the results embodies in a map and field register.
3. A full inquiry into the right and liabilities of all persons having interest in the soil, and the
record of these rights and liabilities in permanent registers.

A moderate assessment based on general considerations rather than an attempt to deduce

the demand from an exact calculation of the landlords net assets and the share thereof
claim able by Government.