How to do conversion of Land from Annual Patta to Periodic Patta in Assam?

Conversion of Land from Annual Patta to Periodic Patta in Assam is provided by Revenue and Disaster Management Department.

Eligibility Criteria to do conversion of Land from Annual Patta to Periodic Patta in Assam

Following is the eligibility Criteria to do conversion of Land from Annual Patta to Periodic Patta in Assam.

• The land should be demarcated and actually surveyed.

• The land must be in a village which has been traversed, surveyed, mapped and classed.

• The land must be actually cultivated with some permanent crop or occupied for permanent residential purposes.

• Rule 23 of the Settlement Rules framed under the ALRR, 1886 provides that no new periodic patta shall be issued in respect of land within one chain (66 feet) of the 35 feet reservation along roads maintained by the State or the Union Government without special orders from the Govt.

• No new periodic pattas will be proposed or ordered to be issued, if there exists any dispute over possession or over prima facie title of the land in question.

• No new periodic pattas shall be proposed or ordered to be issued for lands within an area covered by a mining lease or situated within a town area or within 2 miles from the town area or within such distance from the town area as may be notified by the State Govt. from time to time, except under special orders of Govt. and on payment of such premium, if any, as may be fixed by Govt. from time to time.

Further the conversion of Annual lease into Periodic patta will be limited to:-

• The maximum area allowed to be held in rural area as per provision of the Assam Fixation of Ceiling on land holdings Act, 1956, as ammended, inclusive of the periodic land already held by the family of the settlement holder.

• While granting conversion of AP into PP in rural area, no portiotn of land falling within 22.5 metres(75 feet) from the ventre line of the PWD Road / NH way and falling within 15 metres (50 feet) from the centre line of the roads other than PWD ROad/NH waywill be converted into periodic.

• The land applied for conversion should be in the name of the original AP holder or his/her legal heirs. No conversion is admotted for the portion of AP land which is transferred in violation of rules.

Documents Required to do conversion of Land from Annual Patta to Periodic Patta in Assam

Following documents are required to do conversion of Land from Annual Patta to Periodic Patta in Assam.

1. Latest Land Revenue Receipt.

2. Copy of Annual Patta.

3. Trace Map with proper demarcation.

4. Chitha Copy of the scheduled land.

5. Identity proof of the applicant.

How to apply for conversion of Land from Annual Patta to Periodic Patta in Assam?

Follow the below steps to apply online for conversion of Land from Annual Patta to Periodic Patta in Assam.

• If the applicant is a new user, then the applicant needs to register in the RTPS portal first.

• Applicants need to provide their Full Name, Mobile No., State and Password to register in the portal.

• Then the applicant needs to log in with the credentials, by clicking the Login button.

• Click on “Apply for services” -> “View all available services”.

• Type in the desired name of the service to apply, in the “Search” box on the right-hand side of the web application. In this case, type "Conversion of Land from Annual Patta to Periodic Patta"

• The applicant has to fill up the form and upload the required supporting documents.

• Make the required payment.

• After the successful submission of the form, an acknowledgment will be generated containing the application reference no.

• The application is then forwarded to higher officials for further processes. The same will be notified over SMS and Email id of the applicant.

Track Status of conversion of Land from Annual Patta to Periodic Patta in Assam

Follow the below steps to track status of conversion of Land from Annual Patta to Periodic Patta in Assam.

• Visit RTPS website

• Click on "Track Status".

• Click on Services

• Enter Application Reference Number. 

Fees Required to do conversion of Land from Annual Patta to Periodic Patta in Assam

• Fees for Rural -  Nil.

• Fees for Urban - For urban Rs,500 per katha or its part thereof subject to maximum of Rs 5000.

• Service charge (through PFC/CSC) - Rs. 30.

• Printing charge (in case of any printing from PFC/CSC) - Rs. 10 per page.

• Scanning charge (in case documents are scanned in PFC/CSC) - Rs. 5 per page.

• Convenience fee - Rs. 10

Time Required to do conversion of Land from Annual Patta to Periodic Patta in Assam

Ninety (90) working days.