The State Government has asked all district Collectors for proper execution of abatement proposals and correction of Record of Rights (RoR) under land acquisition proceedings.

Principal Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management Bishnupada Sethi directed the senior officials to get in touch with district Collectors in this regard. Additional Secretary Revenue, Avaya Kumar Nayak has written to district Collectors in this regard.

Since the RORs have not been corrected, the land continues to remain in the name of the earlier land owner and it has resulted in multiple fraudulent sales, he pointed out.

The Collectors have been requested to take necessary steps for effective implementation of the guidelines issued in the matter of abatement of land revenue and correction of RORs in respect of acquired land under land acquisition proceedings and through direct purchase.

The guidelines were issued following implementation of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

As per the guidelines, the land which is purchased directly on bilateral negotiations by project proponents/project implementing agencies for social infrastructure, infrastructure and Government projects, shall be recorded in the Government khata or in the concerned Department khata after mutation.

Since the land revenue shall be abated for all time to come, the capitalized value of land revenue i.e. 25 times the annual rent shall be collected, the guidelines say. The capitalized value of revenue shall be included in the preliminary estimate of the project. The capitalized value so collected shall be deposited in the relevant Head of Account of Government.

Similarly, the project proponents/ project implementing agencies will have to submit the detailed land schedule of purchased lands (village—wise) along with copies of the registered sale deeds to the Land Acquisition Officer of the district. On receipt of such applications, the tehsildars shall forward all applications to the LAO of the district for preparation and approval of land abatement proposal by the Collector.

The Land Acquisition Officer shall prepare the abatement proposal in triplicate in form-38 and submit the same to the district Collector for approval.

Then, the Collector shall pass necessary orders for abatement of rent and approve the abatement proposal.

Two copies of the approved abatement proposal shall be sent to Tauzi section of the Collector for records and another copy to the concerned Tehsildar for implementation of the order.

On receipt of two copies of the abatement statements, with the number and date of the order noted on the top and the tauzinavis will return one copy with his signature and the date noted thereon, in token of his receipt of the Statement. On receipt of formal abatement order, Tehsildar concerned will initiate a Touzi (abatement) Misc Case and pass necessary orders to give effect to the abatement of land revenue and correction of RoR.