On Friday, the state cabinet approved the government’s proposal to make the ‘’ (entitlement/khata) of land necessary in the rural side before its transfer or sale from one person to the other. The cabinet secretariat department principal secretary Sanjay Kumar said that the 2nd transfer or sale of a flat in a flat would need the holding number of the flat similarly.

The announcement regarding the cabinet approval to the government’s proposal about “Jamabandi” would be published soon.

The official also stated that the “Jamabandi” about the landed property in Patna had become compulsory because a descendant of a particular person has been found to retreat to the sale or transfer of land from his or her share even without getting the entitlement (Jamabandi/Khata) of the land property, which further leads to court cases. Hence, the govt decided to make “Jamabandi” of a land mandatory before its registration for the transfer or sale by a person to the other.

In case of the transfer or sale of a flat, no “Jamabandi” would be applicable. Instead, after the flat has been purchased from a builder buy any person, its 2nd sale or transfer would require submission of the holding number and related documentary evidence of the flat before its transfer or sale is done by the registration officer.

The cabinet also approved the release of Rs 91.80 crore for the development of 4-residential schools for the scheduled caste (SC) groups and 2 such schools for the scheduled tribe (ST) groups during the current fiscal. Overall, the government has allocated Rs 306 crore to be used in the construction of the schools involved.

What is Jamabandi?

Jamabandi is a title used to apply to land records in northern states of India – Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Bihar, and Himachal Pradesh. Jamabandi is the Record of Rights (ROR) of a village. The Jamabandi Register includes the name of owners, area of land, shares of owners and other Rights.