Land survey has not been done for 47 years in 20 districts including Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand. Khatian is a land document that defines the ownership of the land. Settlement took place in 1930 in some districts.
At the time of unified Bihar, the work of survey and settlement of land had started. The survey started in 1975 in Ranchi, Khunti, Simdega, Gumla was not completed even in 47 years. Whereas in Dhanbad-Bokaro, the survey started in 1981, Palamu, Garhwa, Sahibganj, Dumka, Pakur, Jamtara, Godda and Deoghar from 1976-77 has not been completed till date. According to the official document of Revenue and Land Reforms Department, the work of land settlement and survey has been completed in Lohardaga, Latehar, East and West Singhbhum of Jharkhand. The final publication has also been done here, but due to dispute in many districts, the process is stalled.
Khatian itself reveals the identity of the land owner
The Khatian of 1932 in Jharkhand has been made the basis of identification of the locality. Khatian is a land document which not only defines the title of the land, but also gives the identity of several generations of the land owner (ryot). This Khatian is prepared after the survey of the land and the settlement process is completed. In some districts of Jharkhand, the last survey settlement started in 1930 and was completed in 1935. Survey settlement was completed for the last time in 1879, 1894, 1910, 1915 and 1928 in most of the districts. Khatians were prepared only after the final completion of land settlement and survey work, which is proving to be the most important government document today.
The state is divided into six settlement offices
For land survey and settlement works, 24 districts of the state have been divided into six settlement offices- Ranchi, Dumka, Palamu, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh and Singhbhum.
Gumla, Ranchi, Khunti, Lohardaga and Simdega districts come under Ranchi.
- Dumka office in Deoghar, Godda, Jamtara, Dumka, Pakur and Sahibganj
- Palamu office in Garhwa, Palamu and Latehar.
- Dhanbad office in Bokaro and Dhanbad district.
- Hazaribagh office in Chatra, Koderma, Giridih and Hazaribagh district.
East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharsanwa in Singhbhum office.
Department will compile
Land settlement and survey work is going on all over the state. In which district how much and at which stage the work is being done, it will be compiled. According to the authorized sources of Revenue and Land Reforms Department, only after its compilation, the updated report can be told.