DEMAND, COLLECTION AND BALANCE

1999-2000
Arrear	Current	Total
(Rupees in Lakhs)
Demand *	489.66	4577.23	5066.89
Stay	127.28	--	127.28
Collectable Demand	362.38	4577.23	4939.61
Collection	150.03	4194.61	4344.64
Balance	212.35	382.62	594.97

 

Collection against Demand		4344.64
Advance Tax Collection	1999-2000	478.25
	2000-2001	969.38
Misc. collection		0.50
Total collection		5792.77
LESS: Adjustment against Advance Tax and Excess Tax already collected		(-) 4063.06
Net Collection		1729.71

 

2000-2001
Arrear	Current	Total
(Rupees in lakhs)
Demand *	722.25	316.10	1038.35
Stay	64.57	--	64.57
Collectable Demand	657.68	316.10	973.78
Collection	258.71	316.10	574.81
Balance	398.97	--	398.97

Collection against Demand		574.81
Advance Tax collection	2000-2001	238.93
	2001-2002	146.27
Misc. collection		7.89
Total collection		967.90
LESS: Adjustment against Advance Tax and Excess Tax already collected		(-) 450.82
Net collection		517.08

	April 2001 to July 2001
	Arrear	Current	Total
	(Rupees in lakhs)
Demand *	463.54	26.03	489.57
Stay	59.25	--	59.25
Collectable Demand	404.29	26.03	430.32
Collection	14.53	3.19	17.72
Balance	389.76	22.84	412.60

Collection against Demand		17.72
Advance Tax Collection	2001-2002	5.57
	2002-2003	--
Misc. collection		0.02
Total collection		23.31
LESS: Adjustment against Advance Tax and Excess Tax already collected		(-) 1.90
Net Collection		21.41

P Arrear Demand includes the sum of collectable

Balance and stay stood as on the end of the previous year.

NUMBER OF ASSESSEES FOR THE YEARS 1999-2000 AND 2000-2001

	Plantation
Year	Compounding	Return	Total
1999-2000	3789	313	4102
2000-2001	3691	304	3995

(Rupees in lakhs)

Tax

140.05

377.03

517.08

When compared to previous year 1999-2000, Agricultural Income Tax Collections has come down substantially from Rs.17.29 crores to Rs.5.17 crores, because of poor market conditions and falling tea prices. 95% of tax collections are from tea crop and falling prices had reduced the tax revenues.

CHAPTER - 7

LAND REVENUE

The position regarding collection of Land Revenue for Fasli 1410 (2000 Calender Year) as on 30.6.2001 are given below:-

	Rupees in crores
1. Demand	35.99
2. Total Collection	3.98
3. Amount covered by Court/Government stay	14.84
4. Net Collectable Demand as on 30.6.2001	17.17

The breakup details of arrears of Land Revenue to be collected are given below:-

Rupees in crores
Up to 30.6.2001
1. Erode	8.50
2. Coimbatore	2.52
3. Kanniyakumari	0.07
4.Dindigul	0.02
5.Karur	0.31
6.Madurai	0.06
7. Nagapattinam	1.30
8.Ramanthapuram	0.12
9.Thanjavur	2.28
10.Nilgiris	0.09
11.Thiruvarur	1.64
12.Thoothukudi	0.04
13. Tirunelveli	0.02
14.Virudhunagar	0.17
15.Tiruchirapalli	0.01
16.Dharmapuri	0.01
17.Cuddalore	0.01
Total	17.17

CHAPTER - 8

ABOLITION OF INTERMEDIARIES AND CONVERSION INTO

RYOTWARI TENURES

After Independence, the Government with a view to introducing major agrarian reforms, passed series of Acts and abolished all intermediaries between the Government and the ryots. The details of work in progress and the work completed under the various Acts are as follows:-

THE TAMIL NADU ESTATES ABOLITION AND CONVERSION INTO RYOTWARI)

ACT, 1948, (TAMIL NADU ACT XXVI/1948)

	Estates	Area in sq. km.
1. Total Number of Estates taken over by the Government	5092	29,567.15
2. Area settled	5092	29,567.15
3. Balance	Nil	Nil
4. Number of Beneficiaries	23,33,840	...

B) THE TAMIL NADU INAM ESTATES (ABOLITION AND CONVERSION INTO RYOTWARI) ACT, 1963 (TAMIL NADU ACT 26/1963)

	Estates	Area in sq. km.
1. Total Number of Estates taken over by the Government	2129	4139.43
2. Area settled	2115	4108.75
3. Balance	14*	30.68
*Thanjavur District-2 Nagapattinam District - 1 Pudukottai District - 5 Dharmapuri District - 6 Total - 14 *
4. Number of Beneficiaries	3,62,118

 

(C) THE TAMIL NADU LEASEHOLDS (ABOLITION AND CONVERSION INTO RYOTWARI) ACT, 1963, (TAMIL NADU ACT 27/1963)

	Villages	Area in sq.km
1. Total Number of Villages taken over by the Government	12	84.22
2. Area settled	12	84.22
3. Balance	NIL	NIL
4. Number of Beneficiaries	6,003

 

(D) THE TAMIL NADU MINOR INAMS (ABOLITION AND CONVERSION INTO RYOTWARI) ACT, 1963, (TAMIL NADU ACT 30/1963)

	Title Deeds	Area in sq. km.
1. Total Number of Title Deeds	1,37,038	3,729.25
2. No.of Title Deeds settled	1,37,036	3,719.32
3. Balance *Ramanathapuram District a) Tarikomban -1 b) Agasthampalli -1 Total 2*	2*
4. Number of Beneficiaries	5,11,182

 

(E) THE TAMIL NADU GUDALUR JANMAM ESTATES (ABOLITION AND CONVERSION INTO RYOTWARI) ACT, 1969, (TAMIL NADU ACT 24/1969)

	Estates	Area in sq. km.
1. Total Number of Estates taken over by the Government.	10	324.10
2. Area settled	3	146.23
3. Balance	7*	177.87
4. Number of Beneficiaries	6,468

* " The Estates and area shown as balance under Acts 26/63, 30/63, and 24/69 are covered by stay orders of the Courts and other impediments".

(F) THE TAMIL NADU LEVY OF RYOTWARI ASSESSMENT ON FREEHOLD LANDS ACT, 1973, (TAMIL NADU ACT 31/1973)

	Villages	Area in sq. km.
1. Total Number of Villages taken over.	122	100.69
2. Area completed	122	100.69
3. Balance	NIL	NIL

(G) REVENUE FOLLOW UP WORK

Since the original survey records have become obsolete due to efflux of time, the resurvey was taken up in such area. Following resurvey, Revenue Follow -up work was undertaken.

The Revenue Follow up work has been completed as detailed below:-

	Villages	Area in sq. km.
1. Total Number of Villages taken over	222	11,495.73
2. Area completed	222	11,495.73
3. Balance	NIL	NIL
4. Number of Beneficiaries	86,375

(H) COMPENSATION TO LANDHOLDERS

The Tamil Nadu State, under various Abolition Acts, has so far settled 20,316 Estates and Compensation to the tune of Rs.7,81,35,129/- had been paid to the landholders. Similarly Rs.2,63,81,443/- had been paid towards interim payment. Under Section 54(B) of the Tamil Nadu Act XXVI/1948, a sum of Rs.12.5 crores has been set apart for the payment of Compensation to Ex-Landholders of the composite State of Madras (both Madras and Andhra Pradesh) and the matter regarding the final settlement is still under correspondence with Government of Andhra Pradesh.

During the financial year 2000-2001, a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- under "AA". Compensation" and Rs.30,000/- under "AB Interim payment" have been sanctioned.

REVENUE FOLLOWUP WORK IN HILL VILLAGES

1. No. of Villages notified	66
2. Suggested for deletions	4
3. Total	62
4. Work completed	44
5. In progress	16
6. Work to be commenced	2

TARGET AND ACHIEVEMENT IN SETTLEMENT WING DURING THE YEAR 2000-2001

Sl. No	Work	Target (Sq.Km)	Achievement (Sq.km)
1	Processing work	33.84	33.84
2	Field work	164.73	130.89
3	Correction work	164.73	120.89
4	Preparation of Rough Accounts	164.73	35.94
5	Rough Patta Objection Hearing	164.73	35.94
6	Correction work on Rough Patta Objectiion Hearing	164.73	35.94
7	Preparation of Fair Accounts	163.24	81.81
8	Preparation of Revised Compensation proposals	--	--
9	Statutory Enquiry Cases a) Assistant Settlement Officers b) Settlement Officer c) Commissioner and Director of Survey and Settlement	Target 48 19 --	Achivement 2 3
10	Introduction Report	--	--
11	Number of Pattas issued under Natham Settlement Scheme	74,14,654
12	Number of Beneficiaries	86,98,118

CHAPTER - 9

SURVEY

NATHAM SURVEY

In Natham Survey, the Target under measurement has been achieved in full ( 4467 Sq.km has been measured) A target of 0.60 Sq.km per month per unit is adopted for handing over of records to settlement. The details of target and achievement for the year 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 are furnished below:-

 

Measurement		Handing over of Records to Settlement
Target	Achievement	Target	Achievement
01.04.1999 to 31.03.2000	Work completed		28	31
01.04.2000 to 31.03.2001	Work Completed		21.6	28
01.04.2001 to 31.07.2001	6 Units are now in progress (Stage for achieving target not yet reached)

TOWN SURVEY

In Town Survey, a target of 0.80 Sq.km for measurement work and 0.50 Sq.km for handing over of records to settlement Department is being adopted per month, per unit.

The details of target and achievement for the year 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 are furnished below:-

Measurement		Handing over of Records to Settlement
Target	Achievement	Target		Achievement
01.04.1999 to 31.03.2000	96	101	90		87
01.04.2000 to 31.03.2001	38.2	27.0	24		34.0
01.04.2001 to 31.07.2001	9.6	1.0		6.00	1.0

HILL SURVEY

The details of target and achievement for the year 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 are furnished below:-

Measurement		Handing over of Records to Settlement
Target	Achievement	Target		Achievement
01.04.1999 to 31.03.2000	-	-	90		87
01.04.2000 to 31.03.2001	work completed		Work in progress
01.04.2001 to 31.07.2001	work completed			Work in progress

COMPUTERISATION OF LAND RECORD PROGRAMME

Period	Total No.of Taluks/ Villages	No.of taluks in which Hardwares & Software installed	No.of 'A' registers digitized	No.of Chittas digitized	Expenditure incurred (Rs. in lakhs)
01.04.1999 to 31.03.2000	--	50	16859	16810	420.27
01.04.2000 to 31.07.2001	--	156	239	280	47.73
Total	206/17246	206	17098	17090	468.00

CHAPTER -10

PATTA PASS BOOK SCHEME PHASE -I

Period       From To		Total No. of Pattadars	No.of Application issued	No.of Application received	No.of Application yet to be received	No.of Application on which enquiry completed
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
01.04.1999	31.03.2000	2643450	2643450	2427165	216285	2427165
01.04.2000	31.07.2001	3292453	3292453	2713034	579419	2613730

 

No.of Application pending enquiry	No.of Application accepted & orders passed	No.of Application rejected	No.of Application withheld	Total	No. of PPB prepared & issued
8	9	10	11	12	13
216285	2130689	213195	83281	2427165	2130689
99304	2306522	176015	131193	2613730	2306522

PATTA PASS BOOK SCHEME PHASE -II

Period       From To		Total No. of Pattadars	No.of Application issued	No.of Application received	No.of Application yet to be received	No.of Application on which enquiry completed
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
01.04.1999	31.03.2000	The scheme units have been formed with effect from 01.11.2000
01.04.2000	31.07.2001	9094130	4817390	1824512	2992878	662269

 

No.of Application pending enquiry	No.of Application accepted & orders passed	No.of Application rejected	No.of Application withheld	Total	No. of PPB prepared & issued
8	9	10	11	12	13
The scheme units have been formed with effect from 01.11.2000
1162243	333097	1794	36082	370973	--

 

O.PANNERSELVAM,

MINISTER FOR REVENUE.