Section 354 in Rajasthan Land Revenue (Land Records) Rules, 1957
354. Map.
(a)The importance of the correct maintenance of village maps cannot be over-emphasized as the map is the stating point of the land records of a village and an error in it is likely to render all the records of the village erroneous. It defines the boundaries of the village and also of each field in the village.(b)At each inspection tour the Patwari is required to compare the fields one by one with his map. while the Inspector is required to check it at each inspection with a view to getting it corrected wherever it is found to be wrong.(c)Before starting the inspection of the village map in use, the inspecting officer should try to find out whether cultivation in the village had fully developed at the time of its preparation, or whether there has since been an extension of cultivation on account of the breaking up of waste land on a large scale.(d)In the first case all that is required to keep the map correct and up-to-date is to show accurately on it divisions and unions of fields alterations in field boundaries and such new features as roads, canals, tanks, etc.; that come into existence from time to time. In this case the inspecting officer has only to see by a comparison of the boundaries of some of the fields with the corresponding boundaries on the map whether divisions and unions of the fields and alterations in the fields boundaries visible on the ground have been correctly shown and whether new features that have come into existence have been accurately mapped.(e)In the second case, however, this method of test will not suffice in respect of the area to which cultivation has extended subsequent to the preparation of the map. The Patwari often locates the extensions in such a way that the map becomes seriously incorrect. It is necessary, therefore, to run check lines over areas where cultivation has extended or is extending. A sufficient number of fields should be checked on the spot by running check lines in the centre as well as the corners in order to see whether the new cultivation has been accurately mapped. If there be any errors or deviations from accuracy that require correction, they should be briefly noted by the inspecting officer in his note book along with the details of the check lines run by him. The Patwari should also be made to note them in his diary.(f)Where mistakes in map corrections for inaccuracies in the mapping of new cultivation are due to slackness on the part to the Inspector, he should not only be taken to account for it but should also be made responsible for securing absolute correctness of the map within a reasonable time.(g)Other points to be seen in connection with village maps are:-(i)Whether the Patwaris have kept up their knowledge of survey and map correction. If there be any Patwari who has not done so, he should be allowed a period of grace for reviving such knowledge and if he still fails to do so. he should be required to pass a test examination, arrangements for which will be made by the Collector from time to time;(ii)Whether maps in the hands of Patwaris are in good condition or require renewal having become unserviceable by wear and tear and what arrangements exist for their renewal;(iii)Whether Patwaris and Inspectors possess necessary survey instruments, and(iv)Whether Inspectors keep a correct record of the state of maps in the Patwari's registers.
