Land Record

 Correctly maintained up-to-date land records are not only highly useful for policy formulation but are also very helpful in maintaining harmonious relations among different social groups in the rural society by reducing land related litigation.

For the purposes of MLR Code 1966, "Land Records" means records maintained under the provisions of code. It includes a copy of maps and plans or a final town planning scheme, improvement scheme or a scheme of consolidation of holdings.

Department of Land Records

At the State level, the Land Records Department is controlled by the Director of Land Records and Settlement Commissioner, Maharashtra State, Pune. At the district and taluka level the work is done by the District Inspector of Land Records and Taluka Inspector of Land Records respectively. Functions of the Land Records department are as follows:-

1. to maintain all survey, classification and settlement records up-to-date by keeping a careful note of all changes by conducting field operations preliminary to incorporation of the changes in survey records;
2. to collect and provide statistical information necessary for the sound administration of all matters connected with land;
3. to simplify the procedure and reduce the cost of litigation in revenue and civil courts by providing reliable survey and other land records for the purpose;
4. to supervise the preparation and maintenance of Record of Rights by periodical inspection and maintenance and repairs of the boundary marks of individual fields;
5. to conduct periodical revision settlement operations;
6. to organize and carry out surveys of village sites on an extensive scale and arrange for their proper maintenance;
7. to maintain up-to-date all village maps by incorporating necessary changes as and when they occur;
8. to maintain all tahsil maps up-to-date, to reprint them and to arrange for their distribution to various departments for administrative purposes and for sale to public; and
9. to train revenue officers in survey and settlement matters.

List of Land Records

1. All records maintained under various "Village Forms" are land records.
2. Map or plan of survey number or subdivision of survey number prepared under the MLR Code 1966
3. Town Planning Records: Maps of Town Planning Scheme, Improvement Scheme etc.