Land records name and terminology for land measurement all across India

In India, there is no standard procedures being followed in the Registration and Revenue Departments in each State. Moreover the land records and Registration Department records are still not fully Computerised in many States.

I wish to mention in detail the names of various land records and land measurement terminology followed in each State in India. Apart from it, the details of States issuing Non Encumbrance Certificates are also mentioned herewith

Basic land record name in  various States are as follows:

Tamil Nadu – Patta

Andhra Pradesh – Pahani/Adangal

Karnataka – RTC/Katha

Kerala – Thandaper/Field Extract

Puducherry – Patta

Maharashtra & Gujarat – 7/12 (Saath Barah)

Madhya Pradesh – Khasra

Chattisgarh – P-II/B-I

Odisha – ROR

West Bengal – ROR/Parcha

Bihar & Jharkhand – Khatiyan

Uttar Pradesh & Delhi – Khatauni

Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Assam – Jamabandi

Local terminology used for measurement of land in various States in India (common terminology is Hectares/Acres for Village Properties and Sq.ft/Sq.mts for city Properties in all States in India)

Tamil Nadu - Hectares/Ares (locally the word cent is mainly  used in many Districts for land measurement).

Puducherry - Cawnie/Kuzhi/Centiar/Veesam

Kerala – Cents and Square feet

Andhra Pradesh – Guntas and Sq.yards (in few Districts in AP, land is measured by the term Anganam)

Karnataka and Maharashtra (Rural areas) – Guntas

Gujarat – Hectares/Ares/Guntas and Sq.mts/Sq.yard for city Property

Odisha – Decimal

Bihar and Jharkhand – Katta and Decimal

Assam – Katha, Lessa

Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh – Bigha

Rajasthan – Bigha and Biswa

Haryana – Bigha, Biswa, Biswani, Kanal and Marla

West Bengal – Decimal, Cottah, Sadak and Bigha

Non Encumbrance Certificates

Non Encumbrance Certificates are Extracts issued by the Registration Department which states the details of various transactions which have taken place in a particular piece of land/Property for certain specific period of time. Transactions like Sale Deed, Gift Deed, Settlement Deed, Release Deed, Lease Deed, Mortgage Deed, Mortgage Discharge Receipts, Court Attachment details, Income Tax Attachment details etc shall be reflected in a Non Encumbrance Certificate. Only in the State of Tamil Nadu, the details relating to Power of Attorney transactions executed after 1st Nov, 2010 also appear in the Non Encumbrance Certificate. However the details relating to execution of General Power of Attorney do not appear in other states.

  

Computerised Non Encumbrance Certificates are issued by the concerned State Registration Department only in the following 6 States in India

Andhra Pradesh          (01.01.1980 onwards)

 TamilNadu                 (01.01.1987 onwards)

Karnataka                  (01.04.2004 onwards)

Kerala                        (01.01.1992 onwards)

Gujarat                       (01.04.1994 onwards)

f)       Orissa                          (May 2010 onwards)

Manual Non Encumbrance Certificates (hand written) are issued by the concerned State Registration Department in the following States in India (National Shame that the records are still not Computerised)

Assam

 Bihar

Chattisgarh

Delhi

Haryana

Himachal Pradesh

Jharkhand

Madhya Pradesh

i)        Punjab

      Uttar Pradesh

  The States of Maharashra, Rajasthan and West Bengal Governments do not issue Non Encumbrance Certificates at all. (West Bengal is the only State in India which do not have a separate stamps and registration department. Directorate of Registration and Stamps comes within the purview of Finance Department in West Bengal

      

      Shyam Sunder

      Advocate, Chennai

      09841136901

    (Shyam Sunder - Author of Book titled `Property registration, land records and Building Approval Procedures followed in Various States in India- First of its kind Book being Published in India)

      

      Books available in:

1. Flip Kart (Online)

2.Land Mark (in all major cities in India)

3.Chennai – Sitaraman & Co (044-28111516, 28117069), Higginbothams and Odessey

4.Coimbatore – Odessey (Brooksfield Mall)

5.Bangalore – MPP House (080 – 41136866, 22260706)

6.Hyderabad – Asia Law House (040 – 24742324)

7.Mumbai – Students Book Centre (Snow White Publishers – 022 – 22050510/22080668

Book Reviews:

The Hindu – Habitat (Property Supplement) – 14^th Dec, 2013 - Book Review

http://www.thehindu.com/features/homes-and-gardens/q-and-a/a-guide-to-realty/article5455252.ece

Economic Times – 4^th Dec, 2013

Only a few states follow good property registration procedures: G Shyam Sunder
G Shyam Sunder, a Chennai-based advocate, points out to the benefits of standardising procedures.

click here to read the full article >>

This article can also be accessed if you copy and paste the entire address below into your web browser.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/real-estate/news/only-a-few-states-follow-good-property-registration-procedures-g-shyam-sunder/articleshow/26851644.cms?intenttarget=no&mailtofriend=yes

Times of India – 1^st Dec, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-01/chennai/44618823_1_ec-states-and-union-territories-departments

The New Indian Express – 21^st Nov, 2013

http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/A-one-point-reference-for-property-and-land-records/2013/11/21/article1901988.ece

Business Line – 23^rd Nov, 2013

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/real-estate/watch-out-when-you-buy-property/article5379637.ece

Property registration land records & Building approval Procedures in 18 States & 2 UT in India - An Introduction

I’am Shyam Sunder, Advocate based in Chennai. I have authored a book titled `Property registration, land records and building approval procedures followed in various states in India'

I'am Panel Advocate for 11 Banks in Chennai City. I have detected fake documents to the tune of Rs.55 Crores and have successfully prevented SBI from disbursing loans against bogus title deed documents. I have taken training (legal workshops) to hundreds of officers of State Bank of India and Indian Bank in Chennai city.

I have covered detailed procedures being followed in 18 States (Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal) and 2 Union Territories (Delhi and Puducherry) in the Registration Department, Revenue Department and Town and Country Planning Departments.

The Foreword for my Book had been written by Dr.C.Rangarajan, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister and Former Governor, Reserve Bank of India and in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Tamil Nadu.

Book Highlights

(Registration Department) - Detailed information on prevailing stamp duty rates and registration rates applicable in each State/UT, online mechanisms to verify market value of land fixed by Government (website details and how to verify), procedure for registration of Equitable Mortgages (wherever applicable), procedures for scanning of documents presented for registration, issuance of Encumbrance Certificates, affixing of photos and thumb impression of parties in documents in the above said States/Union Territories

(Revenue Department) - The land record details followed in each of the above said States and Union Territories and the nomenclature used for measurement of land, land conversion rates into Hectares/Acres, prevailing restrictions for purchase of certain kind of properties (wherever applicable), land ceiling limits (wherever applicable),  online  mechanisms to search land records (website details and how to verify) so as to identify the present owners of the Property

(Town and Country Planning Department) - Building Approval Procedures followed in many States like Maximum Permissible FSI/FAR, Plot Coverage ratio, Open Space reservation for roads and amenities, land layout approval procedures, parameters for development of various kind of buildings and building setback rules

Other issues covered in my Book

How to verify certain KYC requirements online

Certain type of title documents and basic precautions to be observed for each kind of document

General Check List for Purchase of Various kind of Properties like Agricultural land, land in approved layout, New Apartments, Second Hand Apartments, Factories etc

How to compare certified copy of documents obtained from the records of Sub Registrar offices with Original documents to ascertain title genuineness

Various Kind of fraud Scenarios and how to overcome them

The Hindu, Times of India, Indian Express, Economic Times, Business Line, Nanayam Vikadan (Tamil Financial Daily) and Dinamalar (Tamil Daily) had carried articles based on my Book contents. ET did an Online Interview. The Link for media stories is as follows:

The Hindu – Habitat (Property Supplement) – 14^th Dec, 2013 - Book Review

http://www.thehindu.com/features/homes-and-gardens/q-and-a/a-guide-to-realty/article5455252.ece

Economic Times – 4^th Dec, 2013

Only a few states follow good property registration procedures: G Shyam Sunder
G Shyam Sunder, a Chennai-based advocate, points out to the benefits of standardising procedures.

click here to read the full article >>

This article can also be accessed if you copy and paste the entire address below into your web browser.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/real-estate/news/only-a-few-states-follow-good-property-registration-procedures-g-shyam-sunder/articleshow/26851644.cms?intenttarget=no&mailtofriend=yes

Times of India – 1^st Dec, 2013

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-01/chennai/44618823_1_ec-states-and-union-territories-departments

The New Indian Express – 21^st Nov, 2013

http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/A-one-point-reference-for-property-and-land-records/2013/11/21/article1901988.ece

Business Line – 23^rd Nov, 2013

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/real-estate/watch-out-when-you-buy-property/article5379637.ece

Nanayam Vikadan – 15^th Dec, 2013 (leading Tamil Financial Weekly)

http://www.vikatan.com/new/article.php?module=magazine&aid=90315

http://nanayam.vikatan.com/index.php?aid=4337

Dinamalar – 19^th Nov, 2013, 19^th Dec, 2013 and 12^th Jan, 2014 http://www.dinamalar.com//district_detail.asp?id=852526&dtnew=11/19/2013

http://www.dinamalar.com/splpart_detail.asp?id=93&dtnew=12/19/2013

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/PUBLICATIONS/DM/DINAMALAR/2014/01/12/ArticleHtmls/12012014408018.shtml?Mode=1  (Book Review)

My Book is priced at Rs.499/- and is available in Landmark stores across India and in the following other Book centres:

1.Chennai - Sitaraman & Co - Ph:044-28111516, 28117069, Higginbothams, Odessey

2.Coimbatore – Odessey (Brookefields Mall)

3.Bangalore - MPP House - 080 - 41136866

4.Hyderabad - Asia Law House - 040 -24742324  

5.Mumbai - Students Book Centre (Snow White Publishers) - 022 - 22050510/22080668

In this blog, I will be writing Articles (twice or thrice a week) covering all the above said 18 States and 2 UT in a phased manner on issues relating to how to identify land ownership online, how to verify Property records online, FSI/FAR rules and other building rules etc in each of the above said 18 States and 2 UT in India etc.

Shyam Sunder

Advocate, Chennai

09841136901

g_shyam_sunder@yahoo.com

svdpublishers@gmail.com