(a) Accessibility: Atleast one of the holdings shall as far as possible be near the Revenue Inspector’s headquarters. If such a holding cannot be found it shall as far as possible be situated at a Patwaris’s headquarters.
(b) Size: Minimum size of the holding shall as far as possible be one hectare in case of paddy and one fourth crops. In case of coconut, betel nut and other garden crops, it shall be two hectare as far as possible.
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(c) Soil: The soil of the holding shall as far as possible be representative and of average character. It shall have no special advantages or defects and shall be homogeneous.
(d) Cultivation: The holding shall be as fully cultivated as is usual in the tract by a cultivator of ordinary industry.
(e) Cropping: The holding shall have the normal cropping typical of the tract.
(f) Calculation of profits: The holding shall be free as far as possible from complicating factors which make the profits difficult to calculate.
(g) Stability of Cultivator: The cultivator shall belong to the common cultivating classes of the tract.
24. The Land Record Officer shall direct Revenue Inspectors to prepare a list of holdings selected for purposes of inquiry and, thereafter, shall himself check the list by actual field inquiry. The list of holdings selected for purposes of inquiry. The list of holdings so selected by Land Records Officer shall be submitted to Deputy Commissioner for approval.
After the list is so approved, it shall be submitted in Form ‘A’ for the final approved of the Chief Commissioner. A separate form shall be prepared for every Tehsil. In areas under settlement selection of holdings shall be made by Settlement Officer in consultation with Deputy Commissioner and Chief Commissioner’s approval shall be obtained.
25. The Revenue Inspector shall collect information in respect of each holding for each agricultural year and record it in statement Nos. 1 to
6.
26. The Land Records Officer and his Assistants shall visit this selected holdings and check the information collected by Revenue Inspectors
27. The statement referred to in Rule 25 shall be prepared in duplicate. One set of the statements shall be retained by this Revenue Inspector and the other set shall be forwarded to the Land Records Officer on the commencement of the agricultural year.
B. CONTINOUS ENQUIRY INTO VALUE OF LAND USED FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES
28. Six villages shall be selected in each assessment group in the district. Two of these villages shall be superior type, two of average type and two of inferior type. Information shall be collected regarding the sale prices the principal moneys on mortgages and the consideration for leases in respect of occupancy holdings.
Provided that the Deputy Commissioner may reduce the number of villages selected from each assessment group for such enquiry having regard to the size of the group.
29. Information in respect of each village shall be collected by the Revenue Inspector from the mutation and kharsa registers of the village and entered in the two statements Nos. 7 and 8.
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30. The statements referred to in Rule 29 shall be prepared annually for a revenue year.
31. The Land Records Officer and his Assistants shall visit the selected villages and check the information recorded by the Revenue Inspector.
32. The statement referred to in Rule 29 shall be prepared by the Revenue Inspector in duplicate. One set shall be retained by him and the other set shall be forwarded to the Land Records Officer by 1 st May for record in his Office.
C. CONTINOUS INQUIRY INTO VALUE OF LAND USED FOR NON-AGRICULTURAL PURPOSE
33. Six villages shall be selected in each assessment group in the district Two of them shall be superior type, two of average type and two of inferior type. The information shall be collected regarding the sale prices, the principal moneys on mortgages and the consideration for leases of occupancy holdings to be made-
Provided that the Deputy Commissioner may reduce the number of villages selected from each assessment group for such enquiry having regard to the size of the group.
34. Information in respect of each village shall be collected by the Revenue Inspector of the circle from the mutation registers and entered in two statement Nos. 9 & 10.
35. The statement referred to in Rule 34 shall be prepared annually for the revenue year.
36. The Land Records Officer and his Assistants shall visit the selected villages and check the information recorded by the Revenue Inspector. The statement referred to in Rule 34 shall be prepared by the Revenue Inspector in duplicate. One set shall be retained by him and the other set shall be forwarded by 1 st May to the land Records Officer for record in his office.
D. FORMATION OF SURVEY NUMBERS AND VILLAGES
37. Except as provided in these rules, the existing Kharsa numbers and survey numbers shall be retained as they stand unless their renumbering is considered necessary in which case they shall be renumbered afresh. The numbers so retained or altered shall be called survey numbers.
38. When the actual boundary of a survey number does not agree with that shown in the field map, the map shall be corrected in accordance with the boundary as agreed on by the parties concerned or as determined under Section 97 of the Regulation.