BSO 34(a): Maintenance of Revenue Records and Registration in normal course of revenue administration.
Para -1: Classification and Registry of lands
a) Wet lands: Cultivable lands with any water supply basis i.e. ponds or canals, which are covered by alluvial lands.
b) Dry lands: Cultivated lands entirely dependent on rain-fed. These are surrounded by plains.
c) Manwari: These are also called Garden Lands. These are in the nature of dry lands and cultivated lands with some water sources. Mostly agency area lands come under this classification.
Para -2: Demarcation or Boundary Determination
When surveying lands, especially at village and khandam boundaries, survey stones are placed at theodolite or minor circuit stations and at the beginning and end of G lines. Bury the survey stones at the bends of the lands allotted to Poramboke and for the Institutions.
Para -3: Maintenance of revenue records
a) Survey marks on land.
b) Survey number and subdivision with measurements drawn to the scale on the field map.
c) Maintenance of village map.
d) Description, classification and tenure indicating register of each field.
Para -4: It is the duty of the farmer and the government officials to maintain the survey mark on the land and restore the lost stones.
Para -5: Regarding Supply of Copies of Field Map
3 sets of FMBs are prepared at the time of survey and one set is kept in State Archives. Of the other 2 sets, one is kept at the Village Revenue Officer and the other at the Taluk offices. Every change on land is recorded in these two sets.
Para -6: Copies of the field map are requested by the farmers or private parties and the Tahsildar issues a certified copy on payment of appropriate fee.
Para -7 & 8: Rules for sale and supply of village maps.
Para -9: Changes in revenue registers which require measurement and mapping of fields.
When any survey number becomes Poramboke in whole or part sub-divisions, sanction order should be sent to the surveyor and suitable changes should be made in the Register No.7.
Para -10: Measurements, mapping and registration of new survey field sub-division.
a) When grant of title in any survey number or sub-division (assessed or unassessed or Poramboke).
b) On transfer from one Head of Poromboke to another Head of Poromboke.
c) Divided by any joint holding conveyances, when they apply.
d) The classification of a part of any survey number or sub-division is changed from one to another i.e wet to dry or dry to wet.
e) If some portion of any survey number is wasted to local bodies eg. when presented as road form.
Para -11: Changes which require the creation of new fields.
Fields When a part of a registered survey field (Whether assessed waste, unassessed waste or poramboke) is transferred to another head and its area exceeds 20 hectares, not as a subdivision, a new survey number should be made after the last survey number in that village.
Para -12: Demarcation of New Survey Field or Sub-division and Recovery of the Cost of Demarcation.
Following the demarcation rules in para(2) the new survey field or sub-division shall be demarcated with stones on the land and the cost thereof shall be recovered from the concerned and deposited in the Government Treasury.
Para -13: Procedure to be followed in demarcating, measuring, mapping and registering new survey field or sub-division and in demarcating sub-division already mapped and registered.
- No officer shall make any change in any survey number or subdivision without proper evidence and sketch.
- New sub-divisions should be changed either in the survey number or in the sub-division. All changes on land should be clearly demarcated by well ridges or stones.
Para -14: Instructions for the formation of new sub-divisions.
- As far as possible the boundaries of the newly formed subdivisions should be regular in shape. Sub-division boundaries exceeding 10 links in Wet Land and 20 links in Dry Land shall not be modified.
- Subdivision should be done only in cases where the land of one farmer is occupied by another farmer and the area occupied is two acres or more.
- In the case of change from Dry classification to Wet classification or in cases of change from unoccupied or poramboke to occupied, rocky areas, thickets and bushes shall not be excluded from the new subdivisions. Large areas with trees or groves
- Channels or footpaths or cart paths within 20 links should be shown in detail. No subdivision shall be done.
Para -15: Method of notation of new sub-divisions.
14-1-A ……………… 14-1-A-1, 14-1-A-2
14 ………………… 14-1, 14-2
Para -16: Instructions for the straightening of corrugated boundaries.
If there are bends in the land boundary between two registered holders, the farmers should agree to straighten the boundaries . Changes should be made in the relevant records.
Para -17: Employment of special staff and recovery of cost of survey and demarcation.
In any cases when the survey and mapping changes are so large, if the District Survey Staff cannot complete them within the time limit, a special staff may be appointed by the Collector. For this, the expenses should be collected from the concerned farmers and deposited in the government treasury.
Para -18: Quarterly lists of new fields and sub-divisions to be forwarded to the sub-registrars
The changes of farmers in each village i.e. newly formed survey numbers or subdivision numbers, if the survey numbers are clubbed their details along with the names of registered holders, new and old survey number details in the register of the concerned Tahsildar office from time to time and once in every three months under the jurisdiction of that Tahsildar, should be submitted to the sub-register office.
Para -19: Supply of survey instruments
The survey equipment should be handed over to the village revenue officer and the concerned persons for the survey work going on in the village.
Para -20(a): Application from private parties to point out boundaries of fields
Private individuals should apply in writing to the concerned Tahsildar for demarcation of their lands. This service is currently being provided by Meeseva. When the application is sent to them by the Mandal surveyor, he examines it and gives notices to the surrounding farmers and FMB available in the office, Survey work is completed on the basis of measurements recorded in the field measurement book. Once the survey work is completed, the signature of the applicant will be taken and the file will be stored in the Tahsildar’s office for one year and then destroyed.
Para -20(b): Application from private parties or orders of revenue officers under splitting of joint patta’s rules framed thereunder for division of registered sub-divisions or survey fields
In cases of sub-division as referred to in para (2), new sub-divisions shall be measured on the land and changes made in the records by collecting the prescribed fee from the farmer. The newly formed subdivision number and area details should be duly entered in the register number 8A of the office.
BSO 34(B): Correction of errors in survey and demarcation.
Para -1: This section explains how to correct errors made during the survey.
Para -2: Indicate which survey records can be corrected.
- Traverse Survey Records held in the Central Survey Office.
- Two sets of field measurement book available in village and Tahsildar office.
- Village maps available in Collector’s office.
- Permanent “A” and “B” register to be maintained in the office of village and tahsildar.
Para -3: Agency authorized to correct record.
Alterations in Traverse Survey records are mandatory only by the Director of Survey. Changes in the rest of the records should be made following the white rules below.
Para -4: Custody of Manuscript original records of field measurement.
No alterations shall be made in field measurement book original and duplicate kept for maintenance. The FMB’s kept in the Central Survey Office and tahsildar office, the changes should updated first in Village copy only.
Para -5: Limits of Errors
Either the difference between any two recorded measurements or the difference between the measurements recorded in the FMB and the newly measured measurement is in limit, therefore it is not considered as a survey error.
Permissible limit:
In diagonal and offset method during plain table, block map and resurvey, within 10 links for every 5 chains and within two links for every 1 chain after 5 chains. 5 links for every 5 chains in other surveys and 10 links for after 5 chains in wet lands and 20 links in dry lands, subject to the dimensions within this limit shall not be altered. But in cases where the difference exceeds this limit, the measurements should be re-measured on the ground and changes should be made only in the village copy. While making these changes, the registered area should not exceed more than 5 percent. The sketches of the changes should also be sent to the District Assistant Directors. They will examine these sketches and order changes in the taluk copy. Alterations should be made in the taluk copy and signed by the Surveyor and Deputy Inspector of survey, entering the date of alteration. When the change in registered area is within 5 percent, the FMB should not be re-plot.
Para -6: Verification of position of survey marks on ground.
Survey officers should not assume that the survey marks on the ground are in the correct location when ascertaining errors in survey measurement. Accuracy of survey marks should be confirmed by measuring converging lines from at least two or three survey marks. A detailed sketch (illustrative sketch of converging lines) should be duly sent for the change to the office of the Assistant Director.
Para -7: Procedure to be followed in correcting survey errors involving alteration in area.
Case-1: The area of the Survey field or any subdivision the difference between the actual area and the registered area is below 5%, therefore, the registered area may be noted and no changes are needed.
| Survey Number | Sub Division | Reg. Area(Ac-Cents) | Actual Area(Ac-Cents) | Adjusted Area(Ac-Cents) | Accepted Area(Ac-Cents) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
1 |
07-51 |
07-85 |
– |
07-51 |
2 |
00-85 |
00-87 |
– |
00-85 | |
3 |
02-32 |
02-30 |
– |
02-32 | |
Total Area |
10-68 |
11-02 |
– |
10-68 |
Case-2: The total area of the Survey field should not be more than 5% of the actual area but the actual subdivision area may any one of them exceeds the registered area.
| Survey Number | Sub Division | Reg. Area(Ac-Cents) | Actual Area(Ac-Cents) | Adjusted Area(Ac-Cents) | Accepted Area(Ac-Cents) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
1 |
03-34 |
02-85 |
02-74 |
02-74 |
2 |
01-56 |
02-91 |
02-79 |
02-79 | |
3 |
01-25 |
00-89 |
00-86 |
00-86 | |
4 |
01-82 |
01-65 |
01-58 |
01-58 | |
Total Area |
07-97 |
08-30 |
07-97 |
Case-3: The area of Survey field, the difference between actual area and registered area is above 5% therefore the actual area may be noted.
| Survey Number | Sub Division | Reg. Area(Ac-Cents) | Actual Area(Ac-Cents) | Adjusted Area(Ac-Cents) | Accepted Area(Ac-Cents) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
1 |
00-91 |
00-88 |
– |
00-88 |
2 |
01-39 |
01-40 |
– |
01-40 | |
3 |
06-93 |
06-18 |
– |
06-10 | |
Total Area |
09-23 |
08-38 |
– |
08-38 |
Para -8: Cases where there is no defect in the survey records but the boundaries on the ground disagree with the record.
Where there are no defects in the survey record, but the boundaries on the land do not match with the record, the Collector and the officers of the Survey Department shall, with their permission, survey the whole of the survey number according to the current enjoyment and prepare a record. In the case of Poramboke lands, each case should be examined on its merits, following the provisions of the Land Boundaries Act.
Para -9: Alterations to be reported to the Director of survey and land records.
Apart from the changes in the traverse records, the approval of the Director of Survey and Land Records should also be taken in case of changes in the village boundaries.
Para -10: Corrections in Permanent ‘A’ Register.
Any corrections to be made in the A-Register should be taken with the permission of the Collector. But to change Rayatwari (Government) or Inam heads, CCLA should take their permission. The Collector shall send the altered copies with their permission to the CCLA for information.
BSO 34(D): Effecting Changes in revenue accounts as a result, supplemental survey without restricting to settlement.
Minor changes in the cases of re-survey and supplementary survey i.e. changes in areas of register holders, names, assessment, and survey number from one classification to another classification etc. without going down to the rank of Tehsildar can be made with the permission of the Collector. However, while making these changes, every graduate affected in the resurvey should be informed in writing, and if there are any objections, they should be received and investigated. A period of at least 30 days should be given to receive objections. An appeal can be made to the Revenue Divisional Officer against the order posted by the Tahsildar. The appeal can be made against the orders of the Revenue Divisional Officer to the Collector.
2 thoughts on “Board Standing Order”
This regarding clarification on BSO 34 B para7 case 1.Procedure to be followed in correcting the survey errors involving alteration in area. the area of the survey field or any sub division, the difference between the actual area and registered area is below 5%, therefore the registered area may be noted and no changes are needed. Sir, what is actual area here, is it FMB PLOT,and what is registered area?,please give me clarification.is para7 of BSO34 B followed in Resurvey 2023, is there any amendments in BSO34 B para7 and para5,please let me know sir.i look forwrd to hearing from you soon.
Thanking you.
Is PARA 5 and para7 of BSO34 B SOP followed in ANDHRAPRADESH RESURVEY PROJECT