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The document outlines new rules for assigning agricultural land to members of India's armed forces and their families in Andhra Pradesh. It was issued in response to the China-India war to provide a generous policy for land grants. Under the new rules, soldiers who are domiciled in Andhra Pradesh would be eligible for land assignments after demobilization, as would families of soldiers who died in service. Each soldier would be eligible for up to 2.5 acres of wet land or 5 acres of dry land, subject to existing land holdings. Land would generally be assigned free of cost except for specially valuable land.

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The document outlines new rules for assigning agricultural land to members of India's armed forces and their families in Andhra Pradesh. It was issued in response to the China-India war to provide a generous policy for land grants. Under the new rules, soldiers who are domiciled in Andhra Pradesh would be eligible for land assignments after demobilization, as would families of soldiers who died in service. Each soldier would be eligible for up to 2.5 acres of wet land or 5 acres of dry land, subject to existing land holdings. Land would generally be assigned free of cost except for specially valuable land.

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GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT
National Emergency – Welfare of personnel of Armed Forces and their dependents –
Assignment of Agricultural land – orders – Issued.
Revenue Department
G.O.Ms.No.743, Dated: 30-04-1963
Read again
G.O.Ms.No.1835, Revenue Dated:24-11-1962, Read also:-
From the Board of Revenue D.O.B.463/63, dt:16-03-1963
O R D E R:-

In view of the emergency created by the unprovoked aggression on our boarders by


the Chinese and the consequent heavy responsibilities cast on our Jawans to safeguard the
country, the Government felt that a generous policy is called for in the matter of assignment of
agricultural lands to Jawans serving in various capacities. They have reconsidered the present
assignment policy of the Government and directed in G.O.Ms.No.1835 Revenue dated:24-11-
1962 that with immediate effect un assigned waste lands at the disposal of the Government
should be generally reserved for assignment to Jawans after demobilization with certain
exceptions. There is also an urgent need to assign lands to the families of the Jawans who have
laid down their lives while defending the borders even before the demobilization. With a view to
expedite work in this regard, the following special rules are issued regarding the assignment of
lands to Jawans after demobilization and to the families of the Jawans who laid down their lives
while defending the borders:-
i) All domiciled in Andhra Pradesh and serving in the defence forces of India, will,
after demobilization be eligible for the assignment of land in their own village or
elsewhere under these rules.
Note:- In the case of death of jawan who dies in active service during the present emergency, his
family will be entitled for the grant of land, even during the period of emergency.
ii) In the case of death of jawan after demobilization and before grant of land,
his family will also be entitled to the grant of land.
iii) Family referred to in notes (i) and (ii) above means wife, son, unmarried
daughter or widowed mother in that order of preference, if there is more than
one son or un-married daughter, the eldest will get preference.
iv) Jawans who are dismissed or discharged from service due to inefficiency
or misconduct or whose character is assed as bad on demobilization are not eligible
for grant of land under these rules.

2. Each Jawaan will be eligible for the grant of and extend of Ac 2.50 wet or Ac.5.00 dry
land provided that the total extent of land already owned plus the land assigned to him, shall not
exceed Ac.2.50 wet or Ac.5.00 dry.
Note:- For purpose of assignment under these rules one acre of wet land will be equal to 2 acres
of dry.

(ii) Verifications up to 10% of the extend noted above, may be allowed wherever necessary.

3. The assignment of lands shall generally be free of market value except in the case of
specially value valuable land as defined in B.S.O. 15 para 22, in which case market value shall
be collected in easy installments.

4. The prohibition of assignment in respect of certain classes of lands, mentioned in para(4)


of the G.O.Ms.No.1142 Revenue, dt:18-06-1954 also applies to assignment of lands in these
cases.
5. The grant of lands under these rules, will be subject to the following conditions:-
i) Land assigned should not be sold or otherwise alienated for a period of ten
Years
Note:- Lands can however be hypothecated to Government Co-operative societies or a
Panchayat Samithi for a loan for the improvement of the land.
ii) Lands assigned shall be brought under cultivation within 3 years
iii) Cultivation shall be by the assignee or members of family or with hired labour
under the supervision of himself or a member of his family.
Note:- For breach of any of the above conditions, the land is liable for resumption

6) The grant is subject to the following concessions:


(i) No sub-division fee shall be collected from the assignee.
(ii) The collection of tree value upto Rs. 50/- will be waived.
(iii) No land revenue or cess will be collected from the first three years except for the
extent, if any, which had already been brought under cultivation before the date of
assignment. Water rate shall, however, be charged if the land are irrigated with
Government water.
7) Application for assignment of land under these rules shall be addressed to an officer not
below the rank if Deputy Tehasildar and shall contain the following particulars:-
i) Name and father’s name
ii) Permanent residence
iii) The period of service in the Army
iv) The unit of which he was last attached
v) Details of land applied for Dist. Taluka, Village, Sy.No., Classification,
total extent applied for in the said Sy.No.

All applications under these rules, shall be routed through the Secretary, State Soldiers,
Sailors and Airmen’s Board and the applications should be duly certified by the Officer
Commanding the Regiment in which the jawans serve. The secretary, State Soldiers, Sailors and
Airmen’s Board may send the applications direct to the collector of the certificate to which that
the person who has applied for land is an ex-soldier.

8) The applications shall be made within twelve months from the date of discharge or in the
case of death on active service, from the date of intimation to the family of the deceased.
9) The Tehasildar or the Deputy Tehasildar in independent charge having jurisdiction, shall
be the authority competent assign land not exceeding Ac. 2.5 Wet or Ac.5.00 dry in each case.
10) All the provisions pertaining to revision and appeals in BSO-15 are applicable in these
cases.

11) If a jawan invalidated from the Army permanently on account of disablement and
sickness contracted during active service he shall be deemed to have been discharged after
demobilization and shall be eligible for assignment under the rules if recommended by the
Commanding Officer of the unit to which he is attached.
Such of the provisions in the B.S.O.15 which are not in contract with these instructions
will continue to apply to these rules.
The provision or suitable house-sites to the jawans is separately under consideration and
order will issue separately in this regard.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)


K.G.DESIKAN
DEPUTY SECRTARY TO GOVT.
To
The Board of Revenue(LR) Hyderabad,
Copy to all the Collectors in the state
Copy to V and Q sections
Copy to P.S to all Ministers
Copy to Secretary, State soldiers Sailors and Airmen Board.Hyd.

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