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Land records to tribals
 
Land records to tribals - a A tribute to
Sri Smarajit Ray
Enabling the Community to gain command over the
administrative process
 
participatory process empowering the tribal communities in resolving land
problems in the scheduled areas of Andhra Pradesh
 
 
 
A tribute to Sri Smarajit Ray,
Retd. Spl. Chief Secretary Govt. of A.P.
 
Homage to Sri Rajendra Prasad
(Former Deputy Editor, The Hindu)
 
A humble Tribute
Sri Smrajit Ray was Principle Secretary, Social Welfare to the Government of Andhra Pradesh, when tribals of West Godavari and Khammam district picked up the struggle demanding land distribution.
 
Sri Ray created an enabling environment in consultation with revenue department by issuing guidelines to District Administration to distribute land records right from 1932 to till date and conduct the verification of titles in a participatory process.

The Khammam district administration also followed the suit. The Chief minister office issued a press note on the meeting held with officials. The press note mentions that the chief minister directed the officials to complete the survey process.

Here is a compilation of various papers of government in this regard. Sakti brings out these papers in a booklet form as a humble tribute to Sri S.Ray how left us once for all.

Sri RAJENDRA PRASAD Deputy Editor, The Hindu. Sri Prasad and his team of reporters regularly covered the land rights movement in West Godavari and Khamma districts. Sri Rajendra Prasad also left us once for all. Our homage to the departed soul.
 
1.   Non-tribal colonization and tribal deprivation in Andhra Pradesh - M.S.A. Rao
2.   Protection of tribals land - Neerabh K Prasad
3.   An exercise to provide comprehensive solutions to the land problems of agency areas - Utnoor experiment Dr. P.V. Ramesh, I.A.S., Sub-Collector, Utnoor
4.   Struggle for land rights - Nikku Balaraju
5.   Report of the Expert Group on Prevention of Alienation of Tribal Land and its Restoration (formed On 20-04-2000) Submitted to Ministry of Rural Development Government of India

Tribal land rights movement - East Godavari

6.   Copies of A to H registers and copies of list of caste certificates - allow SAKTI to copy these records Instructions of Sub Collector, Rampachodavaram to MROs of Rajavommangi, Devipatnam, Maredumilli and Rampachodavaram 15-03-1988
7.   APTAC Agenda to delegate powers to District Collectors resolve pattas - Minutes of meeting 29-03-1988
8.   Salaha engaging SAKTI for legal liaison 20-06-1988
9.   Verification of 10% gradient report - Letter of Sub-Collector, Rampachodavaram to Director, SAKTI 26-10-1988
10.   Minutes of the APTAC meetings - resolution to amend the A.P. (Andhra Scheduled Areas) Estates (Abolition and conversion into Ryotwari) Regulation, 1951, A.P. Mahals (Abolition and conversion into Ryotwari) Regulation - I/1969, A.P. Muttas (abolition and conversion into Ryotwari) Regulation II/ 1969 and A.P. Scheduled Areas Ryotwari Settlement Regulation - III/ 1970 to entrust to the District Collectors and Agents to the Government Appellate and sue-motto powers instead of the Director, Survey and Settlements, Hyderabad. 23-12-1988
11 W.P.No. 5079 and 563O of 1992 Upholding the delegation of powers of District Settlement Officers to District Collectors 04-04-1994
  Appeals were dismissed - Order of CSSLR case no. L3_1140_92 Dt. 12-09-97 12-09-1997
11.   Land survey progress in Rajavommangi, Gangavaram and Devipatnam mandals - Letter of East Godavari District Collector 17-04-1993
12.   Rampachodavaram Sub-Collector's note on land disputes in Devipatnam mandal - Report of Sub-Collector, Rampachodavaram to The District Collector, East Godavari district 25-11-1997
13.   East Godavari district Collector instructs to follow the guidelines for verification of title and possession of land in agency of East Godavari district - Instructions of Sri Sathish Chandra, District Collector, East Godavari to P.O., I.T.D.A., MROs of agency mandals, and others. 16-09-1998

Tribal land rights movement - Khammam

14.   Tour notes of Sri P. Subrahmanyam, Special Officer for the survey of agency lands and assignment to tribals in Khammam District on 20 th to 22 nd July 1990 22-07-1990
15.   To issue land information assigned wise/ village wise to SAKTI - Instructions of P.O., ITDA, Khammam to MRO, Bhadrac0halam 19-06-1995
16.   CTW instructs District Collector to take over FDC cashew plantations citing High Court judgement in SAKTI case - Instructions of Smt. Chayataran IAS to District Collector, Khammam on 19-05-1994. 19-05-1994
CM orders distribution of land of Sattupalli to tribals - The Hindu, June 12, 1999 12-06-1999
G.O.Rt.No.523, Dated: 1.12.99 - Sale of Cashew usufruct by A.P. Forest Development Corporation Limited - Formation of Co-operative of Tribals for sale of Cashew usufruct at Naramvarigudem Cashew Plantations in Khammam District 01-12-1999
17.   Tribals stage rasta roko in Achyutapuram in Khammam district - The Hindu, 19-06-98 19-06-1998
18.   Success story of tribal land occupants in Khammam district - The Hindu 03 rd November 1998 03-11-1998
19.   Minutes of the all political parties meeting held on 12-02-99 on the issues of tribal and non-tribal agitations in Dammapeta and Aswaraopeta mandals - 20-02-1999
20.   Rally by tribals for non-tribals cause? - The Hindu, 03 rd March 1999 03-03-1999
21.   Tribals take out massive rally in Khammam - The Hindu 17-5-06 17-05-06

Tribal land rights movement - West Godavari

A.   Land Acquisition-writ petition field challenging the land Acquisition-Interim stay orders of the high court regarding. 09-12-1997
22.   Guidelines for updating land records by Commissioner, Tribal Welfare - Instructions of Smt. M.Chaya Ratan, I.A.S., Commissioner of Tribal Welfare 26-01-1994
23.   Ac. 27-26 cts of land in Jillellagudem village, Jeelugumilli mandal, West Godavari district should be taken into possession by MRO and assign to the eligible tribals of Jillelagudem village - Instructions of Sub-Collector, Kovvur to MRO Jeelugumilli 05-05-1995
24.   Awakening among tribals in agency tracts - The Hindu, August 3, 1995 03-08-1995
25.   Proforma and operation in performing land surveys - Circular by RDO, Kovvur 19-05-1996
26.   Report of the West Godavari District Collector on the problems in scheduled areas of West Godavari District - District Collector, West Godavari , July 1996 -07-1996
27.   The minutes of the Chief Minister's meeting on 'clashes between tribals and non-tribals' of Busarajupally village - 06-08-1996
28.   Creation of post of Settlement Officer - G.O. 661, Dt. 09-08-1996 09-08-1996
29.   Petitions filed by SAKTI before Settlement Officer, Kovvur returned - Letter of Settlement Officer, Kovvur Dt. 07-10-1996 07-10-1996
30.   Special Deputy Collectors from all ITDAs are to be deputed to West Godavari scheduled areas - Fax Message of Commissioner, Tribal Welfare Dt. 06-01-1997 06-01-1997
31.   Chief Secretary's note on the issues related to land disputes between the tribals and non-tribals in West Godavari district - 17-02-1997
32.   Tribals' fight for their land - The Hindu May 3, 1997 03-05-1997
33.   Apply for copies of judgments - Settlement Officer's Memo Dt. 03-05-1997 to SAKTI 03-05-1997
34.   Involve the tribals or their representatives in the survey operations - Instructions of Sri T.S.Appa Rao, CTW 26-06-1997
35.   Cabinet sub committee meeting on the land problems in Agency areas of West Godavari district - Notes of tribal welfare department 24-09-1997
36.   Minutes of the meeting on conduct of survey & guidelines for verification of title and possession of land in West Godavari agency area - Instructions of Sri S.Ray, P.S. to Govt. to District Collector, West Godavari 22-10-1997
37.   To conduct land survey in West Godavari district - Instructions of Sri T.S. Appa Rao, Commissioner, Tribal Welfare to District Collector, West Godavari 05-12-1997
38.   Synopsis of court order in Contempt petition No. 1381/97 in W.P. No. 8009/97 of High Court Dt. 02-01-1998 02-01-1998
39.   Instructions to Cooperate with SAKTI in the process of verification of titles and possession of land in agency villages of West Godavari district - Instructions of Smt. Vasudha Mishra, District Collector, WG to Mandal Revenue Officers Jeelugumilli, Buttayagudem and Polavaram 07-05-1998
40.   RDO Kovvur seeks permission to issue the records, court case particulars etc. to SAKTI - Letter of RDO Kovvur to District Collector, West Godavari 16-09-1998
41.   The comprehensive verification of land ownership in Reddyganapavaram village of Buttaigudem mandal in the agency was completed - The Hindu, 10-12-1998 10-12-1998
42.   Court indicts the Reddyganapavaram survey W.P.No.7916 of 1997 order dated 24.1.2000
43.   Tribals trained in Land Survey - The Hindu, 06 th April, 1999 06-04-1999
44.   Letter from Sri C.S. Biswal to Secretary to state legislature no.25060 TW Dept- House Committee on problems of Tribals and Non-tribals in Agency Area- Action report against the certain recommendations and Decisions- Forwarded- Reg. 27-07-1999
46.   The minutes of the meeting of District Peace Committee held on 24-11-1999 29-11-1999
47.   Resolution of implementation of LTR ejectment orders - Minutes of meeting held on 15-06-2000 15-06-2000
48.   Court order to issue details of enjoyment survey and title verifications - WPMP No18899 of 2000 in WP No 19896 of 2000 Letter from Shree Ch.Vinaya Mohan MRO to Sri Alluri Satyasai, Advocate, Kovvuru. 23-08-2000
49.   Harassment of tribal people in West Godavari District - Representation to the Chairman, National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi by CPI(M) 2). Report on the Alleged Harassment of the Tribal People in
West Godavari District Case No.520/1/2000-2001 (FC) (Law Division) of the National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi By K.R.VENUGOPAL, IAS (Retd.). Special Rapporteur National Human Rights Commission, Hyderabad - and our comments
15-10-2000
50.   Tribals waging a grim battle in agency area - THE HINDU 05-04-2001
51.   Land disputes and LTR cases in West Godavari district - Minutes of the meeting held by Secretary TW and Commissioner of tribal welfare with the West Godavari district Collector from16 to17th November 2000. 17-11-2000
52.   Representation to NHRC on police brutality on tribals and response of Sri.S.R. Sankaran - 30-07-2001
Opinion of the Committee of Concerned Citizens over the above issue  
53.   Guidelines for verification of title and possession of land in West Godavari agency area - Sri C.R. Biswal 13-08-2001
53.A   Extracts from- Report if the expert group on prevention of alienation of tribal land and its restoration - 2003 13-08-2003
54.   SERP engages SAKTI to train barefoot surveyors in land survey in Srikakulam district - Instructions of Sri K Raju, CEO, SERP to PD, DPIP, Srikakulam 15-02-2002
55.   Furnishing of land records data of Ranasthalam and Meliaput mandals of Srikakulam district - Instructions of Collector, Srikakulam district to District Informatic Officer and P.O., ITDA, Seethampeta 07-03-2002
56.   Land issues of agency mandals of West Godavari district - Minutes of the review meeting of the Secretary, Tribal Welfare & Commissioner of Tribal Welfare 09-04-2002
57.   A 'movement' for peace in Agency - The Hindu 30-09-2002
58.   Invoking S.C. & S.T. (prevention of atrocities) act - Court order in W.P.No. 11543, SLP No.6942 of 2005 07-07-2004
59.   Irregularities in details of disposal of cases from 1990 to 2001 by Sub-Collector/ R.D.O.-cum-S.O., Kovvur - Instructions of Commissioner and Director of Settlements 26-05-2004
60.   Irregularities in details of disposal of cases from 1990 to 2001 Sub-Collector / Revenue Divisional Officer-cum-Settlement Officer, Kovvur - Instructions of Sri Vinod K.Agrawal, IAS 21-08-2004  
61.   Complete survey of land under 1/70 Act: CM The Hindu, Saturday, June 12, 2004 12-06-2004
62.   Supreme Court directs Andhra Pradesh to issue notice on SLP no. 6942 of 2005 Dt. 02-08-05 02-08-2005
63.   Warrants pending in non-bailable cases in Electoral rolls 2006 of Sathupally village - deletion from voters list Letter of MRO Sathupally to DSP Sathupally 07-11-2005
64.   Investigate the cancellation of right to vote of the 300 tribals of Dammapeta Mandal, Khammam District, Andhra Pradesh - Instructions of National Commission for S.T.s to State Election Commissioner, Andhra Pradesh. 07-03-2006
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