(1) The Andhra Pradesh Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings Act, 1961, is hereby repealed and all preceedings pending thereunder shall abate:
Provided that where any land surrendered has been taken over on payment of compensation under that Act the proceedings shall be continued in respect of such land under that Act, as if this Act had not been passed.
(2) The Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Lands (Prohibition of Alienation) Act, 1972 is hereby repealed.
Repeals.
Act X of 1961.
Act 13 of 1972.
[Act No. 1 of 1973] 41 FIRST SCHEDULE (See section 5).
CLASSIFICATION OF LANDS.
1. Wet lands bearing the tarams or bhagannas in each of the settlement tracts or groups, as the case may be shall be classified into respective Classes A, B, C, D, E and F as shown in the table below:
TABLE Region Settlement tract or group Tarams or Bhagannas which fall under Class DISTRICT A. B. C. D. E. F.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) ANDHRA AREA
1. Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam Ichapuram Srikakulam Visakhapatnam ..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1 ..
1 2 to 4 1 to 4 2 to 4 5 and 6 5 to 11 5 to 8 7 and 8 Do Gudem .. .. 1 to 4 5 and 6 7 and 8 ..
2. East Godavari and west Godavari Delta Delta-dry (wet on ground) 1 1 and 2 2 and 3 3 and 4 4 and 5 5 to 8 6 to 8 9 9 to 11 10 to 14 ..
..
Upland .. .. 1 to 5 6 to 10 11 to 14 15 Kolleru .. .. .. .. 5 to 8 9 and 10 Kolleru - dry (wet on ground) .. .. .. .. 7 to 10 ..
Yeleru - turn - Government villages.
.. 1 to 4 .. .. .. ..
42 [Act No. 1 of 1973] Wet Lands - (Contd.)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) Yeleru - taken - over villages - turn 1 2 .. .. .. ..
Yeleru - taken over villages - non-turn .. 2 to 4 5 to 9 10 11 to 13 14 to 16 Yeleru -taken over-turn-dry (wet on ground) .. 1 to 8 9 .. .. ..
Yeleru-taken over-non-turn dry (wet on ground).
.. 1 to 2 .. 3 to 9 10 to 13 ..
3. Krishna Delta 1 and 2 3 and 4 5 to 7 8 9 to 11 Delta - dry (wet on ground) .. 1 to 4 5 6 and 7 8 to 13 ..
Upland .. 1 and 2 3 to7 8 .. ..
Divi (irrigated dry) .. 1 to 4 5 to 7 8 to 11 .. ..
Muniyeru .. 1 to 6 7 .. .. ..
Muniyeru - dry (wet on ground) .. .. 6 to 10 11 and 12 .. ..
4. Guntur and Prakasam districts.
Delta 1 2 to 5 6 and 7 8 and 9 10 to12 ..
Delta - dry (wet on ground) .. 3 to 6 7 to 9 10 to 13 .. ..
Upland .. .. 1,1A and 2 3to 7 8 to 10 ..
Sattenapalli and Palnad .. .. .. 1 to 6 7 to 10 ..
Vinukonda .. 1 2 and 3 4 to 7 8 to 10 ..
Ongole .. .. 1 to 3 4 to 12 13 to 17 18 to 22 [Act No. 1 of 1973] 43 Wet Lands - (Contd.)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
5. Nellore and Prakasam districts.
Tract I: (entire former district of Nellore except the villages in the Tracts II and III).
.. 1 2 and 3 4 to 7 8 to 15 16 to 23 Delta - dry (wet on ground) .. .. 5 to 8 9 to 15 20 to 26 ..
Tract II: Uggumadi, Damanellore Suggupalli and 2 Shrotrium villages.
.. .. .. .. 4 and 5 6 to 9 Tract III: Manganellore, Atchukattu, Suddamadugu and Tagelu.
.. .. .. 5 to 8 9 and 10 ..
6. Kurnool and Prakasam districts Tract I : Kurnool, Dhone, Nandikotkur, Nandyal, Allagadda and Atmakur sub-taluk.
.. 1 and 2 3 4 5 and 6 7 to 10 Tract II: Cumbum and Markapur taluks.
.. 1 2 and 3 4 5 and 6 7 to 10 Tract III: Alur and Adoni taluks.
.. 1 to 4 4A and 5 6 and 6A 7A, 8, 8A 9 to 19 Tract IV: Koilkuntla and Banaganapalli.
.. .. 2 and 3 4 5 and 6 7 to 10 Tract V: Pattikonda taluk .. .. 3 4 5 and 6 7 to 10 44 [Act No. 1 of 1973] Wet Lands - (Contd.)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
7. Ananthapur Tract I: Anantapur (part), Dharmavaram, Hindupur, Madakasira, Penukonda and Kalyandurg (part) taluks.
.. 1 2 3 4 and 5 6 to 10 Tract II: Kadiri taluk .. .. 1 and 2 3 4 and 5 6 to 10 Tract III: Gooty, Tadpatri and Uravakonda taluks.
.. 1 to 3A 4A and 5A 6A 7A and 8A 8 to 13 Tract IV: Rayadurg and Kalyanadurg (Part).
.. .. 4A and 5A 6A 7A and 8A 9 to 13 Tract V: Anantapur (part), 16 villages transferred from Gooty taluk.
.. .. .. 1 to 6 7 9 to13
8. Cuddapah Tract I: Cuddapah, Jammalamadugu, Proddatur, Kamalapuram taluks.
.. 1 and 2 3 4 5 and 6 7 to 10 Tract II: Pulivendla and Rayachoti (part) .. 2 3 4 5 and 6 7 to 10 Tract III: Badvel, Sidhout and Rajampet taluks.
.. 2 3 4 5 and 6 7 to 9 Tract IV: Rayachoti (part) .. 1 2 3 4 and 5 6 to 10 [Act No. 1 of 1973] 45 Wet Lands - (Contd.)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
9. Chittoor Tract Chandragiri, Chittoor, Puttur,Kalahasti, Satyavedu (part) and Bangarupalem taluks.
.. 1 and 2 3 and 4 5 to 8 9 to 13 14 to 18 Tract IIA: Punganur and Palamaner (part) .. .. 1 to 3 4 to 6 8 to13 14 to 18 Tract IIB: Palamaner (part) and Kuppam.
.. .. .. 1 to 4 5 to 9 10 to 14 Tract III: Madanapalli and Vayalpad.
.. 1 2 3 4 and 5 6 to10 Tract IV: Satyavedu (part) .. .. .. 1 to 3 4 and 5 6 to 11 Tract V: West Warthur and Chilakurvillages transferred from Nellore to Kalahasti taluk.
.. .. .. 6 9 and 14 16 and 19 46 [Act No. 1 of 1973] Wet Lands - (Contd.)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
10. TELANGANA AREA Group 1: (Rs.24.00) ..
16 annas and above 151/2 annas 15 annas 141/2 annas 14 annas 131/2 annas to 10 annas 91/2 and below Group 2: (Rs.22.28) Group 3: (Rs.21.43) Group 4: (Rs.20.57) Group 5: (Rs.19.71) Group 6: (Rs.19.28) Group 7: (Rs.18.85) Group 8: (Rs.18.00) Group 9: (Rs.17.14) Group 10: (Rs.16.28) ..
..
16 annas and above 151/2 annas 15 annas 141/2 annas to 11 annas 101/2 annas and below Group 11: (Rs.15.43) Group 12: (Rs.15.00) Group 13: (Rs.14.57) Group 14: (Rs.13.71) Group 15: (Rs.13.49) Group 16: (Rs.12.85) Group 17: (Rs.12.72) ..
..
..
15 annas and above 141/2 annas to 11 annas 101/2 annas and below Group 18: (Rs.12.00) Group 19: (Rs.11.71) .. ..
.. 15 annas and above 141/2 annas to 12 annas 111/2 annas and below Group 20: (Rs.11.14) Group 21: (Rs.10.58) [Act No. 1 of 1973] 47 Group 22: (Rs.10.28) ..
..
..
16 annas and above 151/2 annas to 12 annas 111/2 annas and below Group 23: (Rs. 9.42) Group 24: (Rs. 8.57) Group 25: (Rs. 7.71) ..
..
.. ..
13 annas and above 121/2 annas and below Group 26: (Rs. 6.85) Group 27: (Rs. 4.81) 48 [Act No. 1 of 1973] FIRST SCHEDULE–(Contd)
1. Dry lands bearing the settlement tarams or bhagannas in each of the settlement tracts or groups, as the case may be, shall be classified into respective Classes G, H, I, J and K as shown in the table below:- TABLE Region Settlement tract or group Tarams or Bhagannas which fall under Class DISTRICT G. H. I. J. K.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) ANDHRA AREA
1. Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam Ichapuram Srikakulam Visakhapatnam ..
1 to 4 1 to 4 1 and 2 5 to 8 5 to 7 3 to7 ..
8 and 9 8 ..
10 and 11 ..
..
..
Gudem 1 to 6 7 to 9 10 to 11 .. ..
2. East Godavari and West Godavari Delta Upland 1 to 10 1 to 7 11 to 14 8 to 14 ..
..
..
..
..
..
3. Krishna Delta Upland 1 to 7 1 to 7 8 to13 8 and 9 ..
..
..
..
..
..
4. Guntur and Prakasam districts.
Delta 1 to11 .. .. .. ..
Upland 1 to12 .. .. .. ..
Sattenapalli and Palnad 1 to10 11 12 .. ..
Vinukonda .. 1 to 3 4 to 6 7 8 Ongole 1 to 16 17 and 18 19 to 28 .. ..
[Act No. 1 of 1973] 49 Dry lands-(Contd)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
5. Nellore and Prakasam districts.
Entire former district of Nellore except the villages in Tracts II and III).
1 to 13 14 to 16 17 to 21 22 to 26 27 and 28 Tract II: Uggumadi, Damanellore Suggupalli and 2 Shrotrium villages.
4M, 5M 4, 6M 5,6,7M,8M 7 8 and 9 Tract III: Manganellore, Athukattu, Suddamadugu and Tagelu villages transferred from Chittoor districts.
2 3 4 .. ..
6. Kurnool and Prakasam districts Tract I : Kurnool, Dhone, Nandikotkur, Nandyal, Allagadda and Atmakur taluks.
1 and 2 3 4 and 5 6 and 7 8 to 13 Tract II: Cumbum and Markapur taluks.
1 and 2 3 4 and 5 6 and 7 8 to 10 Tract III: Alur and Adoni taluks. 1 and 2 3 4 and 5 6 7 and 8 Tract IV: Koilkuntla and Banaganapalli taluks.
1 to 5 6 7 and 8 9 and 10 11 Tract V: Banaganapalli erstwhile estate villages.
1 to 3 4 5 6 and 7 8 to 11 Tract VI: Pattikonda. 1 to 4 5 6 and 7 8 and 9 10 50 [Act No. 1 of 1973] Dry lands-(Contd)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
7. Ananthapur Tract I: Anantapur, Dharmavaram, Hindupur, Madakasira, Penukonda, Kalyandurg (part) taluks.
1 2 3 4 and 5 6 to 9 Tract II: Kadiri taluk .. 1 and 2 3 and 4 5 and 6 7 and 8 Tract III: Gooty, Tadpatri Uravakonda taluks.
1, 2, 3A 3 and 4A 4, 5, 6A. 6 7 to 13 Tract IV: Rayadurg (Part) taluk.
1 and 2 .. 3 and 4 5 6 to 8
8. Cuddapah Tract I: Cuddapah, Jammalamadugu, Proddatur, and Kamala puram taluks.
1 to 5 6 7 to 9 10 11 Tract II: Pulivendla and Rayachoti (part) 1 to 4 5 and 6 7 to 10 .. 11 Tract III: Badvel, Sidhout and Rajampet taluks.
1 to 5 6 7 to 9 10 and 11 12 Tract IV: Rayachoti (part) .. 1 and 2 3 to 51/4 6 7 and 8
9. Chittoor Tract I Chandragiri, Chittoor, Puttur, Kalahasti, Satyavedu (part) and Bangarupalem.
1 and 2 3 4 and 5 6 7 Tract IIA: Punganur and Palamaner (part) 1 and 2 3 4 and 5 6 7 [Act No. 1 of 1973] 51 Tract IIB: Palamaneru (part) and Kuppam.
1 and 2 3 4 and 5 6 7 Tract III: Madanapalli and Vayalpad.
.. 1 and 2 3 to 5 6 7 and 8 Tract IV: Satyavedu (part) 3, 3M, 4, 4M, 5M 6M 5, 6, 7M, 8M, 9M 7 8 and 9 Tract V: Warthur and Chilakur villages transferred from Nellore to Kalahasti taluk.
9 and 13 .. 17 and 22 26 ..
52 [Act No. 1 of 1973] Dry lands-(Contd)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
10. TELANGANA AREA Group 1: (Rs.3.78) 14 annas and above 131/2 annas to 11 annas 101/2 annas to 7 annas 61/2 annas to 2 annas 11/2 annas and below.
Group 2: (Rs.3.53) Group 3: (Rs.3.43) Group 4: (Rs.3.21) Group 5: (Rs.3.15) Group 6: (Rs.3.09) Group 7: (Rs.3.00) Group 8: (Rs.2.94) .. 11 annas 101/2 annas and above 61/2 annas to 3 annas 21/2 annas and below.
Group 9: (Rs.2.88) Group 10: (Rs.2.94) Group 11: (Rs.2.67) ..
14 annas and above 131/2 annas to 9 annas 81/2 annas to 3 annas 21/2 annas and below.
Group 12: (Rs.2.64) Group 13: (Rs.2.57) Group 14: (Rs.2.46) Group 15: (Rs.2.35) Group 16: (Rs.2.24) Group 17: (Rs.2.14) Group 18: (Rs.2.09) Group 19: (Rs.2.02) ..
15 annas and above 141/2 to 9 annas 81/2 annas to 3 annas 21/2 annas and below.
Group 20: (Rs.1.92) Group 21: (Rs.1.81) Group 22: (Rs.1.71) Group 23: (Rs.1.60) Group 24: (Rs.1.53) [Act No. 1 of 1973] 53 Group 25: (Rs.1.49) ..
..
12 annas and above 111/2 annas to 3 annas 21/2 annas and below.
Group 26: (Rs.1.38) Group 27: (Rs.1.28) Group 28: (Rs 1.16 Group 29: (Rs.1.06) Group 30: (Rs.0.95) Group 31: (Rs.0.85) Group 32: (Rs.0.65) 54 [Act No. 1 of 1973]
Explanation I.- Taram and bhaganna shall be as registered in the revenue and settlement records of the Government as on the notified date.
Explanation II.- If in respect of any land for which no taram or bhaganna is recorded in the revenue and settlement records of the Government, or if any land bears a taram or bhaganna not shown in the Tables under clause 1 or 2 of this Schedule, then such land shall be deemed to bear the taram or bhaganna which a similar land in the vicinity for which a taram or bhaganna has been specified in the said Tables bears.
Explanation III.- In the case of a land registered as dry or wet in the land revenue accounts of the Government and bearing a particular taram or bhaganna, but which is deemed to be wet or dry land respectively under the provisions of this Act, it shall be deemed to bear the same taram or bhaganna which a similar wet or dry land as the case may be, in the vicinity bears.
Explanation IV.- In this Act, ‘Telangana area’ means the territories specified in sub-scction (1) of scction 3 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, and ‘Andhra area’ means the territoties of the State of Andhra Pradesh other than the Telangana area.
SECOND SCHEDULE.
[See section 15]
1. The amount payable for any land vested in the Government under this Act shall be calculated in the manner hereinafter laid down.
2. The total land revenue payable on all the lands surrendered by the person and vested in the Government shall first be calculated. On the total land revenue so [Act No. 1 of 1973] 55 calculated the amount payable shall be computed as follows ;-
(i) when the total land revenue payable does not exceed Rs. 50, one hundred times the land revenue;
(ii) when the total land revenue payable exceeds Rs. 50, but does not exceed Rs 150, fifty times the Iand revenue subject to a minimum of Rs. 5,000;
(iii) when the total land revenue payable exceeds Rs.150 but does not exceed Rs. 500, twenty times the land revenue subject to minimum of Rs. 7,500;
(iv) when the total land revenue payable exceeds Rs. 500, ten times the land revenue subject to a minimum of Rs. 10,000 and a maximum of Rs. 1 lakh.
3. Where the land contains any fruit-bearing trees or permanent structures, the amount payable therefor shall be calculated in such manner as may be prescribed.
Explanation.- In this Act, ‘land revenue’ means the land revenue as defined in clause (f) of section 2 of the Telangana Land Revenue (Enhancement) Act, 1967 or as determined under that Act together with additional land revenue as levied under that Act as on the notified date:
Provided that in the case of land registered as dry in the land revenue accounts but deemed to be wet land under this Act or vice versa the land revenue in respect of the Iand so deemed shall be the same as for similar wet or dry land in the vicinity as the case may be;
Provided further that in the case of any land in respect of which no land revenue is payable, the land revenue in A.P. Act No.8 of 1967.
56 [Act No. 1 of 1973] respect of such land shall be the same as the land revenue payable for similar land in the vicinity.
4. (1) The Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Estates (Abolition and and Conversion into Ryotwari) Amendment Ordinance, 1972 is hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal anything done or any action taken under the principal Act, as amended by the said Ordinance, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of the principal Act, as amended by this Act.
* * * Repeal and Saving.
Andhra Pradesh Ordinance 5 of 1972.
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