Patta (land deed) explained

Patta (Hindi: पट्टा) is a type of land deed issued by the government to an individual or organization. The term is used in India[1] and certain other parts of South Asia for a small piece of land, granted by the government to an approved cultivator with a land revenue exemption. The period of exemption is what is required to bring the land under cultivation.[2] These land deeds were associated with the process of land reform in India, after the colonial period.[3] A person holding a patta is known as a pattadar.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bhagat, Pamela. India. 2004. Oxfam. 9780855984953. 62. en.
  2. Book: Siok-Hwa, Cheng. The Rice Industry of Burma, 1852-1940: (First Reprint 2012). 2012. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 9789812304391. 139. en.
  3. Book: Beck, Tony. The Experience of Poverty: Fighting for Respect and Resources in Village India. 1994. Intermediate Technology. 9781853392184. 112. en.
  4. Book: Subrahmanyam, Sanjay. Land, Politics, and Trade in South Asia. 2004. Oxford University Press. 9780195667073. 259. en.

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