The Directorate of Survey and Land Records has issued a Standard Operating Procedure for patta transportation and subdivision mutation successful the Union Territory, bringing each subdivision processing astatine the Taluk level from June 1, 2026.
The SOP ends the signifier of forwarding subdivision files to the Directorate for re-checking and sets a 60-day clip bounds for disposal of petitions.
“This measurement has been institutionalised to guarantee implicit transparency, systematic record-keeping, and the implicit elimination of administrative delays for the wide public, Director of Survey and Land Records C. Sendhil Kumar said.
He added, “The bequest signifier of forwarding and subdivision files from the Tahsildar and Deputy Tahsildar Offices to this Directorate for re-verification volition beryllium wholly stopped. Henceforth, each onshore subdivision mutations volition beryllium comprehensively processed, physically measured on-site, technically scrutinised, verified against the Nilamagal database, and finalised straight astatine the respective Tahsildar oregon Deputy Tahsildar bureau level alone. Further, the Tahsildar Office shall supply a written intimation to the applicants confirming the palmy completion of the patta mutation.”
Under the caller SOP, applicants indispensable taxable registered nexus documents with their petition, aft which the lawsuit volition beryllium verified by the Village Administrative Officer oregon Revenue Inspector earlier method survey enactment begins.
The specified serviceman volition past o.k. the record for measurement, bound demarcation, and mentation of the Field Measurement Book and subdivision onshore grounds statement.
The bid besides mandates abstracted village-wise registers for patta transportation and claims and objections, with contiguous introduction of immoderate objection oregon tribunal announcement received during the process. The SOP besides fixes a maximum 60-day disposal play for subdivision mutation petitions.
Survey unit indispensable support petition registers, portion monthly reconciliation and periodic inspections person been made compulsory to way pending and disposed cases.
Technical scrutiny volition beryllium done done Nilamagal software earlier the last patta is issued. The Taluk bureau volition past guardant the afloat acceptable of records, including the application, summons, FMB and AAM, to the Director of Survey for maestro grounds incorporation.
Official sources said the caller bid is important due to the fact that it shifts the halfway work for subdivision mutation from the Directorate to the Taluk offices, portion besides tightening deadlines, record-keeping and audit controls.
The determination is intended to amended transparency, trim delays and streamline onshore grounds changes crossed Puducherry.

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