(1) Applications for allotment shall be submitted within one week of the issue of the proclamation.
(2) In this application the applicant must state clearly-
(i) that he is resident of the village in which the tank or river is situated or is resident of the adjoining village of the same Tehsil.
(ii) that he is a landless Agriculturist within the meaning of these rules:
(iii) that he does not possess any agricultural land for cultivation either in his own name or in the name of any member of his joint family, or that he possesses land which is less than the minimum area prescribed under [x x x] the Tenancy Act, and if he possesses land he must give the particulars of the land viz. Khasra number, area and soil class:
(iv) that he is not a Government servant; and
(v) that he undertakes that he is in a position to cultivate the land personally if allotted to him.
(3) All applications for allotment shall be verified as plaint under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
5. Entry of applications in register and enquiry by Sub-Divisional Officer - The Sub-Divisional Officer shall record the exact date and time of receipt of each application on the application and enter the applications in a register to the maintained for the purpose and shall check the particulars given in the application with the entries existing in the annual registers and other Tehsil records, and he may make such enquiries as he deems fit in regard to the applicant's eligibility and other connected matters.