View Land Records/ Jamabandi & Shajra Nasb Himachal Pradesh : himachal.nic.in

Organization : Revenue Department
Service Name : View Land Records/ Jamabandi & Shajra Nasb
State: Himachal Pradesh

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You can view RoR(Jamabandi and Shajra Nasb) of any village in Himachal Pradesh

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Some of the tehsils do not have internet connectivity for which this service is not available. In case of such tehsils you will get message ” in village.

This facility is for your information only. To get Signed copy of Jamabandi or Shajra Nasb, please contact nearest Lok Mitra Kendra/Tehsil Centre or concerned Patwari.

Land Records:
Zamindari System:
In this system including its variants like jagirs, imams etc. composed of large estates comprising sometimes-even hundreds of villages. Zamindars, themselves seldom cultivated the land rather mostly got it cultivated through tenants, sub-tenants, share croppers, labourers etc. and exploited them. They enjoyed administrative and judicial powers and patronage of the Britishes.

Royatwari System:
In this system, the land belonged to the agriculture class. The main aim of British’s for enforcement & strict administration of land records was mainly focused on the collection of land revenue.

Land Records Administration in Himachal Pradesh:
Himachal Pradesh with an area of 55673 sq. Kms comprises of 12 districts having 110 Tehsils. The districts are further put under three revenue divisions namely Shimla, Kangra & Mandi. The class of Revenue Officers who administer and exercise the general superintendence and control over all the other revenue officials are as under:
** Financial Commissioner (Revenue)
** Divisional Commissioners of Shimla, Kangra & Mandi Division
** Collector or Deputy Commissioners
** Assistant Collector of the 1st Grade
** Assistant Collector of the 2nd Grade

The nodal officer for the state is the Director of Land Records.

The basic functions of the Revenue administrative set-up in Himachal Pradesh are:
** Maintenance of various documents and regular updations
** Implementation of various laws and policies announced by the government from time to time
** Survey
** Settlement

Land Records Maintenance in Himachal Pradesh:
The land records are maintained in the manner prescribed under Section 31 – 37 of Himachal Pradesh Land Revenue Act. Under this Act elaborate procedures for making the new records at the time of new settlement and their periodical updating have been laid down. The system of land administration is similar to a great extent to that in Punjab and is perhaps one of the best in the country.

In the present manual system, the revenue authorities maintain the following types of periodical documents:
1. Shajra Nasb (Pedigree Table)
2. Jamabandi and associated statements (Records of Rights)
3. Intkal (Mutation Register)
4. Khasra Girdawari(Harvest Inspection) Register
5. Khatoni(Field Map)
6. Village, Tehsil & District Note Book (Lal Kitab)

An introduction about the documents mentioned above is given below:
Shajra Nasb (Genealogical Table):
** Prepared in every estate at the time of settlement, it forms a part of record of rights. Shajra Nasb is a pedigree table showing succession to ownership rights occurring from time to time in an estate. It is revised after every five years along with Jamabandi and in the interval; changes occurring from time to time are reflected in the Patwari’s (Village Accountant) copy through suitable references.
** The Shajra Nasb also serves as an index for locating an owner’s accounts (Khata Numbers) in the Jamabandi. In the new Jamabandi owner’s accounts are arranged as per arrangement in the Shajra Nasb. The name of owner in the Shajra Nasb is arranged according to caste and sub-caste.
** This is a unique record in itself where the records of last 10 generation is available and is prepared only in North India. Though other states in North India prepare it at the time of settlement but do not update it five yearly but in Himachal Pradesh, this information is being maintained & updated regularly.

Jamabandi Register:
It is prepared quinquenially in duplicate for every estate on the basis of entries existing and changes recorded on the Mutation Register, Khasra Girdawari Register and Fard Badr(Errata) over a period of 5 years. It is the document to which a presumption of truth is attached. The form of the Jamabandi has 12 columns and gives Khewat / Khatoni number-wise information of total holding of each owner of land in a particular revenue estate. It also indicates cultivation, rent and revenue and other cesses payable on land and constitutes an up to date record of various rights in land. The new Jamabandi is prepared by the Patwari and is attested by the Revenue Office in a public meeting of local villages. Two copies of the revised Jamabandi are prepared, one copy is filed to the District Record Room and other copy remains with the Patwari. All changes in title/interests of the revenue estate coming into the notice of Revenue Authorities are duly reflected in the Jamabandi according to set procedures.

Mutation Register:
All changes in title or interest are incorporated into the Jamabandi through attestation of mutation. The Patwari enters the mutations on the basis of a document/verbal information presented by the concerned parties for the change in title/interest on land. This information is first entered into the Patwari’s Diary (Roznamcha Wakyati) giving serial no. And date and then into the mutation register referencing the Roznamcha no. However, the final changes in the Jamabandi are made only after the Revenue officer has attested the mutation. The mutation form has 15 columns and every entry is given a Serial Number, which is called Mutation Number. This Mutation Number runs continuously from one settlement to another for each estate. The Patwari maintains the Mutation register and all entries are made in duplicate. The Patwari’s copy (PARAT PATWAR) contains the brief substance of the Revenue Officer’s order, while the other copy (PARAT SARKAR) contains the detailed order and is kept in the Tehsil in separate estate-wise bundles. Whenever a mutation is entered, the Patwari makes a note in the remark column of the Jamabandi in pencil giving the Mutation No. and type of mutation. When the mutation is attested, he makes the entry in Red ink, giving Mutation No., type and date of attestation.

When the new Jamabandi is written, all the mutations accepted are attached to the new Jamabandi for cross-reference and an index sheet linking the mutations to the Khatas is placed in the Jamabandi.

Khasra Girdawari:
It is a register of harvest inspections unlike the Jamabandi, which is Khewat-wise, the Girdawari, is Khasra-wise. The Patwari conducts a field-to-field harvest inspection every six months in the month of October and April. He records the plot-wise details regarding crop grown, land description and status of the cultivator. This register is considered important as it acts as master file for the preparation of many returns and reports. This document is retained in the custody of Patwari for the period of 12 years after which it is retrieved from him and destroyed. No presumption of truth is attached to this record though entries in it are often used as evidence in courts. Changes in the tenancy however are made through mutations in view of Section 10-A on the Tenancy Act.

Field Map:
** A field map for every revenue village is prepared at the time of the Settlement. The original map is called ’MUSAVI’. Its updated version is called ’SHAJRA KISTWAR’ and these are kept in safe custody in the Record Room. A wax copy called ’MOMI’ is available in the Tehsil.
** All changes in field boundaries occurring due to partition, sale etc. attested in Mutation are entered from the Parat Sarkar(Government Copy) Mutation onto the Momi. A copy on cloth called ’LATHA’ is kept and updated by the Patwari.

Village Note Book:
Popularly known as “LAL KITAB” these are prepared at the time of settlement. The kitab has valuable information regarding crops grown in the estate, soil classification, area under different crops, land use, transfers in land, wells and other means of irrigation in the village and abstract of the livestock and cattle census in the village. The data is updated regularly through harvest inspections and revisions of other records, which are the main source of the data to this kitab. These Lal Kitabs are prepared at village, tehsil and district level and maintained in the Patwari Office, Kanungo and Sadar Kanungo respectively.