Tamil Nadu’s Land Reforms Dept. Sets Record Maintenance Guidelines
Representative image CHENNAI: The land reforms department has issued a comprehensive circular to district collectorates and revenue officers, outlining the protocols for maintaining documents to ensure their accessibility and longevity. This initiative follows criticism from the state information commission regarding the inadequate upkeep of records, which has resulted in numerous Right to Information Act petitions being denied due to the unavailability of requested documents. The circular emphasizes that records concerning patta transfers, land acquisitions, ownership details, land reclassification, encroachments, government land leases, land surrenders, and tax schemes must be systematically maintained by local district collectorates, with copies submitted to the…