Andaman takes up regularisation of excess land found in 1961 survey

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Port Blair, March 19 (UNI) Andaman District Administration has taken up the work of regularisation of excess land found in possession of its tenants here during 1961 survey.

''Two conditions were laid down for regularisation of such land.

Accordingly, the excess land will be regularised for the concerned occupants and their descendents who have maintained their continued possession till date,'' Mr Som Naidu, Assistant Commissioner in Andaman told media persons today.

Besides, Andaman and Nicobar Administration will carry out a survey to identify the pre-1942 settlers and their descendents and the exact area of excess land in their possession up to 1961, he said.

''In order to arrive at the exact area of excess land occupied by the tenants, particularly the pre-1942 settler category families, detailed field survey was conducted by joint survey team consisting of area Patwaris, Surveyors, Revenue Inspectors and Tehsildars during the year 2003,'' he said.

In accordance with the government's approval, only those tenants were surveyed whose names were approved in the 1961 survey. Before conducting the field survey, notices were sent to the tenants and to the legal heirs (in case of the recorded tenant's death) and the field report was obtained.

Meanwhile, the District Administration has been receiving representations requesting consideration of cases stating that they are pre-1942 settler category families and they are having the excess land in their occupation.

Further, out of 1,027 tenants whose names were found in the 1961 survey list, only 424 cases were found eligible for regularisation as per conditions and 73 cases were not recommended for not having excess land at present and in some cases are reportedly under dispute.

''The entire list is available on the website at www.and.nic.in under the option e-governance and can also be viewed from the office of the Deputy Commissioner, South Andaman,'' Mr Naidu stated.

UNI

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