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Revenue Department
is one of the oldest administrative
Departments of the Government
of Assam having been in
existence even before 1874.
The Secretariat then consisted
of only three Departments
(1) General Department,
(2) Judicial Department
and (3) Revenue Department
with just one Secretary
reporting to the Chief Commissioner.
The Revenue Department at
that time dealt with diverse
subjects such as Forest,
Immigration and Labour,
Finance, Commerce, economic
products like Silk, Indigo,
Tea, Excise and Registration,
Survey and Settlement, Agriculture,
Veterinary, Irrigation and
Canals, Co-operative Credit,
Fisheries, Weights and Measures,
Archaeology and Museum,
Courts of Wards, Mines and
Minerals, Famine and Flood
Relief, Debt Cancellation
Board etc. Later, owing
to the growth of activities
several new Departments
were created like Finance
in 1903, Agriculture in
1907 and Forest in 1937.
In the late 1930s, the Revenue
Department was divided into
two separate branches (1)
Revenue General and (2)
Revenue Settlement. The
Revenue Department in its
present form came into existence
in the year 1956 when the
Department was reorganized
into four major branches
namely, (1) General Branch,
(2) Settlement Branch, (3)
Land Acquisition and Land
Records Branch and (4) Land
Reforms Branch. |
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Reorganization
of Lots : Under this scheme
several Mondals' Lots were
created for effective revenue
administration. The posts
under this scheme were normalized
in the year 2002-2003. |
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Up-gradation
of Assam Survey School:
In order to upgrade the
Assam Survey and Settlement
Training Centre (Old Survey
School), a few posts were
created under the Plan side.
The posts have since been
normalized in the year 2003-2004. |
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Cadastral
Survey in Jonai, Dhemaji
and Sadiya: This scheme
is on the verge of completion.
The survey works have been
completed and now the preparation
of records is going on. |
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Char survey
is going on side by side
along with the settlement
operation in the districts
of Goalpara, Bongaigaon,
Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Nalbari,
Barpeta, Darrang and Sonitpur.
The posts under this scheme
have also been normalised. |
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Implementation
of Chapter X of Assam Land
and Revenue Regulation.
This Chapter of Assam Land
and Revenue Regulation relates
to protection of backwards
classes of people including
tribal people. The Chapter
provides safeguards to the
specified categories of
people. Under this scheme
at present there are 7 posts
of Extra Assistant Commissioner
and five posts of Additional
Deputy Commissioner Chapter
X along with other staff.
All these posts, except
one post of Extra Assistant
Commissioner, have since
been normalized. |
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Implementation
of Ceiling Act. The Assam
Fixation of Ceiling on Land
Holdings Act, 1956 has been
implemented by the Revenue
Department. Staff at various
positions, as required,
was recruited and salaries
were initially paid under
a Plan scheme. The posts
under this scheme have since
been normalized. |
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Updating of
Tenants' Records of Rights.
This scheme is continuing
side by side the settlement
operation in the districts
of Goalpara, Bongaigaon,
Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Karimganj,
Hailakandi and Cachar. The
scheme is still continuing
under Plan side. |
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Reorganisation
of Sub-Circles and Lots.
Under this scheme, several
new Circles and Mondals'
Lots were created. The scheme
is continuing under the
Plan. The scheme is salary
oriented. |
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Central Sector
Scheme of Strengthening
of Revenue Administration
and Updating of Land Records.
This scheme is being implemented
on a 50:50 sharing basis
between Central and State
Governments. The scheme
covers upgradation of infrastructure
to providing supply of necessary
press items, record preservation
items, survey materials
etc. |
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Central Sector
Scheme of Computerization
of Land Records. This scheme
is running in all the districts
except in N.C.Hills district.
It is implemented with 100
percent central assistance
from Central Government.
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