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Land
Settlement |
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It
is carried out in a district periodically
for updating of land record and assessment
of Land Revenue. At present it is in
the operation in the district of Chitral.
With the introduction of Zakat and Usher
ordinance 1980, the land Revenue and
development Cass is not leviable on
the produce of which usher or contribution
in lien thereof, has been charged on
compulsory basis. |
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Consolidation
of Holding |
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Consolidation of holding is made under
the West Pakistan Consolidation of Holding
Ordinance 1960. It aims at to consolidate
the fragmented holdings of an individual
land owner into a compact block. It is
started on the application of 51% of the
land owners in an estate or a Sub-Division.
This system of consolidation operation
was done away with in 1793 by the NWFP,
Government. |
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Land Acquisition |
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It aims at to acquire land compulsorily
for public purposes and for the purpose
of companies under the Land Acquisition
Act 1984. The expression “Public
Purpose” includes a purpose in which
the general interest of the community
as apposed of the particular interest
of individual in directly and virtually
concerned such as construction of Hospital
School/Colleges, Roads, Government building
etc. The District Officers (R&E) of
the district are by virtue of post Collectors
under the Land Acquisition Act.
The Compensation of the land is acquired
is paid by the Collector under Section
23 of the Land Acquisition Act, along
with 15% compulsory charges in case of
acquisition made in the public purposes
and 25% compulsory charges in case of
company
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State
Land |
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All land owned
by the Government is called the State
Land. It includes the land occupied
by various departments of the Federal/Provincial
Government’s is also state land.
Moreover the land confiscated from the
out laws and mutated in the name of
Government is also included in it. In
every district register of State land
is maintained. The Revenue Department
has circulated the new State land lease
policy w.e.f 12-12-2001 approved by
the Provincial Cabinet. State land is
transferred free of cost to department
of Government for public purposes and
on lease to the private individual in
view of the powers vested in the Board
of Revenue . |
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Assessment
and Collection of Land Tax/A.I.T |
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Land Revenue is
assessed in an assessment circle at
the time of finalization of the Settlement
Operation by the Settlement Officer.
Although Land Revenue is not a tax but
rent payable to the State yet this system
of land revenue and cases determined
on its basis has altogether been abolished
as a result of promulgation of Zakat
& Usher ordinance 1989. The water
rate (abiana) which is also rent payable
by the land owners to the state in lieu
of water being provided for Irrigation
is assessed by the Irrigation Department
and recovered by the Irrigation department
through lambardars are paid 5% of the
receipt which term is called Panjotra.
The Provincial Government is exploring
the possibilities of its increase befitting
the dignity and status of Lambardars
up to 10%. |
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Land Tax & A.I.T have been levied
in the Province through an ordinance 2000
on the following rates.
1) upto 5 acres of cultivated land Rs:50/-per
acre
2) Land not exceeding 12 ½ acres
Rs:70/-per acre
3) Land exceeding 12 ½ acres Rs:100/-per
acre
4) Matured orchard. Rs: 300/- per acre
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Dues of
Commercialized Banks and Government Department |
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The dues of commercialized
banks are also recovered through the
Tehsildars specially inducted for the
purpose out of the banks ex-chequer.
However where there is no separate recovery
officer it is recovered through the
revenue agency. The dues of all the
departments of the Provincial Government,
if declared as arrears of Land Revenue
under their respective laws, are also
recovered through the revenue agency. |
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Record
or Right and the Periodical Record |
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Record of Rights
of an estate is made on the expiry of
Settlement Operation while periodical
record is made after every four years
after inserting the rights of any person
acquired by inheritance, purchase, gift,
mortgage etc. the work is done by the
Revenue Field Staff. |
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Recovery
of Government Dues-Nature and Procedure |
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The recovery of
Government dues, current and old arrears
is governed by the West Pakistan Land
Revenue Act, 1967 read with Land Revenue
Rules, 1968.
The demand of each year from an estate
shall be pad into installments viz,
one at the kharif harvest and the other
at Rabi harvest. The demand of Kharif
is recoverable from January of the year
and the demand of Rabi is recovered
from 1st July of the year. The following
services charges, taxes, fee and cesses
are charged from the land owner during
kharif and Rabi harvest:-
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Water
Rate/Abiana |
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The rates of Abiana
are different from crops to crops of
various canals and tube-wells Schemes
providing water for irrigation purposes.
The demand for each Harvest is assessed
by Irrigation Department under the Canan
and Drainage Act, 1873 and collection
thereof is made by the Revenue Department. |
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Local
Rate |
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Local rate has
been levied by the provincial government
under the land Local government Ordinance,
1979. The current rate is Rs.2/- per
acre irrigated and Rs.0.50/- per acre
on un-irrigated land. Cess shall be
assessed and recovered twice in a year. |
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Usher |
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This is a religious
obligation recoverable from Sahib-e-Nisab
under assessment and collection of Ushr
Rules, framed under the Zakat and Ushr
Ordinance, 1980. The relevant law has
been amended by the Federal Government
and the assessment and collection of
Ushr has been assigned to the provincial
Government in the Revenue Department
from Kharif, 1993. |
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Land Revenue. |
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Incidence of land
revenue per acre is assessed of the
basis or its classification on soil
curing the course of land settlement
operation under the West Pakistan Land
Revenue Act, 1967. It is recoverable
from land owners. The relevant provision
has been amended since Rabi 1982-83,
The land revenue is recoverable from
those land owners who did not pay ushr
i.e. Minority. |
