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Computerisation of Land Records has been take up in the Tehsils of the State under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme “ Computerisation of Land Records”. The programme is fully financed by the Govt. of India, Ministry of Rural Development, Deptt. of Land Resources. Funds are provided by the Central Govt. for purchase of hardware, software, accessories and furniture required for computerisation. Expenses relating to maintenance, repair and purchase of daily consumables have to be borne by the State Govt. Due to financial stringency, the State Government is not in a position to provide funds for such purposes. Besides, Government of India desires that the Computer System should be self-sufficient to generate adequate resources to meet running expenses of the system. It has specifically suggested that User Fee may be collected from the beneficiaries to sustain the computer system of the Tehsil. Accordingly, the following scheme has been formulated with concurrence of the Finance Department communicated in their UOR-417/ GS I., dt.21.9.2005.

2.(i)The User Fee shall be collected in the following scale, only where the certified copy is issued by the Tehsildar/ Additional Tehsildar on the same day when the application was made/ filed

(ii) If the certified copy could not be issued on the same day, no User Fee shall be collected.

(iii) The User Fee shall be collected over and above the prescribed application fee.

(iv) The User Fee shall be collected in the following scale:

Sl. No.	Kind of document/ copy	Amount of User Fee (in Rupees)	Amount to be retained by the Tehsildar (in Rupees)	Amount to be credited to Govt. Account (in Rupees)
1	2	3	4	5
1.	Certified copy of ROR (per Khata/ Holding)	20	15	5
2.	Miscellaneous Certificate (Per piece)	20	15	5
3.	ROR as corrected by order in Mutation Case (per Khata/ Holding	35	20	15

3.(i)The User Fee as collected by the Tehsildar/ Additional Tehsildar shall be kept in a Savings Bank Account in the nearby Branch of any Nationalised Bank.

(ii) The Account shall be operated jointly by the Tehsildar and Head Clerk of the Tehsil.

(iii) The Tehsildar/ Head Clerk shall issue money receipt on collection of User Fee and shall maintain the Cash Book properly.

(iv) The amount to be deposited into Govt. Account shall be credited into appropriate receipt head of Revenue Department through Treasury challan.

(v) The amount to be retained by the Tehsildar shall be kept in proper and safe custody.

4.(i)The User Fee retained by the Tehsildar shall be spent for the following purposes only -:

(a) Maintenance of Computer/ Printer etc. installed in the Computer Cell.

(b) All kinds of stationeries required for functioning of the Computer System/ Computer Cell.

(d) Other contingents expenditure necessary for the Computer Cell.

(ii) The User Fee retained by the Tehsildar shall not be spent for Travelling Allowance/ Daily Allowance/ Honorarium or any other purpose than those mentioned at (i) above.

(iii) The expenses incurred for the Computer System/ Computer Cell out of the User Fee retained by the Tehsildar shall be accounted for in a separate Miscellaneous Cash Book.

5.(i)The Tehsildar shall submit a Monthly Progress Report (MPR) on the amount of User Fee collected in the Form to be prescribed by the Board of Revenue.

(ii) The MPR shall be submitted to the Collector with a copy to the Board of Revenue by the 5^th day of the succeeding month.

(iii) The Collector shall submit the MPR on collection of User Fee in the district to the Board of Revenue by the 10^th of the succeeding month.

(iv) The Board of Revenue shall send the MPR in this respect to the Government in Revenue Deptt. by the 15^th of the succeeding month.

6.(i) The Board of Revenue shall monitor closely collection of User Fee and expenses made out of the same.

(ii) It shall ensure that the MPR is submitted by the Tehsildar and the Collector by the prescribed date.

(iii)It shall issue suitable instructions and guidelines on collection of User Fee, expenditure made out of it and proper maintenance of Accounts, Cash Book.

7. All accounts and records relating to all such expenditures shall be opened to audit by the Accountant General, Orissa and by the departmental audit.

8.Any doubt or difficulty in this regard may be referred to the Board of Revenue or Revenue Department for suitable clarification.

Ordered that this Resolution be published in the next issue of the Orissa Gazette and copies thereof forwarded to all Departments of Government / All Heads of Department / Board of Revenue / All RDCs/ All Collectors / All Tehsildars for information.

By order of Governor

( Tarun Kanti Mishra )

Principal Secretary to Government

Memo No. 39464/R Dt28.9.2005

Copy forwarded to the Director, Printing, Stationary and Publication, Orissa, Cuttack for information and immediate necessary action. He is requested to publish the Resolution in an extra-ordinary issue of Orissa Gazette and supply 100 copies thereof to this Department.

Deputy Secretary to Government

Memo No. 39465/R Dt28.9.2005

Copy forwarded to all Departments of Government/ All Heads of Departments/ Secretary, Board of Revenue, Orissa, Cuttack/ All Revenue Divisional Commissioners / All Collectors/ All Sub-Collectors / All Tehsildars for information and necessary action.

Deputy Secretary to Government

Memo No. 39466/R Dt28.9.2005

Copy forwarded to the Private Secretary to Hon’ble Chief Minister/ All Ministers/ All Ministers of State for kind information of Hon’ble Chief Minister / Ministers/ Ministers of State.

Deputy Secretary to Government

Memo No. 39467/R Dt28.9.2005

Copy forwarded to the Private Secretary to Chief Secretary, Orissa/ Development Commissioner-cum-Addl. Chief Secretary, Orissa/ Agriculture Production Commissioner-cum-Addl. Chief Secretary, Orissa/ Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue Department for kind information of Chief Secretary/ Development Commissioner-cum-Addl. Chief Secretary/ Agriculture Production Commissioner-cum-Addl. Chief Secretary/ Principal Secretary to Government Revenue Department.