Land details are among the most common reasons a farmer record is stopped. The survey number may not be found, the area may not add up, or the land may be shared. This episode covers the fixes, using the land record as the only source of truth.
The short version
- The land record is the source of truth: 7/12 extract, khasra, khatauni, jamabandi or patta.
- Sub-numbers matter: 245/1 and 245/2 are different plots.
- Register only the area the farmer actually manages, within their legal share.
- Never invent a survey number to get past a form.
When a Survey Number Is Not Found
Check the village, the sub-district and the exact form of the number, including any sub-number, against the land record.
- Check the location.The village must be selected under the right sub-district. A wrong sub-district hides the village's survey numbers.
- Check the exact number.Copy the number exactly as in the land record, including sub-numbers such as 245/1.
- Check for recent changes.A partition or new survey may have changed the number. Ask the farmer for a current copy of the record.
- Ask before working around it.If the number is genuinely missing, ask the Regional Council how to record it; do not enter a nearby number.
When the Area Does Not Add Up
Enter only the area the farmer manages under organic practice, and never more than their share of the plot.
- Enter the area in hectares, from the land record.
- If the farmer farms only part of a plot organically, enter that part, and keep a signed note of the area.
- If the land is shared, enter only the farmer's own share. Shares of all co-owners must not add up to more than the plot.
- Under PKVY, each farmer's area is limited to 2 hectares.
Worked example. A 1.5-hectare plot is shared equally by three brothers. Each can register at most 0.5 hectares from it; see episode 8 for how to enter shared land.
Keeping Land Proof on File
Keep a current, clear copy of each land record; the RC checks land details at registration and during inspection.
- Collect a current copy of the land record, certified by the village revenue officer (patwari or talathi) where possible.
- Check that it shows the farmer's name, survey number, village and area clearly.
- Scan it clearly and keep it with the farmer's file. Upload it where the portal asks for it.
- Keep the paper copy for the Regional Council's physical inspection.
Illustrative workload. At about two minutes per farmer to check the survey number and village, 200 farmers take about 7 hours, repeated when records change.
Never invent a survey number or sub-number to get past a form. It creates a record that exists nowhere in the land records, and an inspection or audit will find it.
Check yourself
Tap an answer to see whether you are right, and why.
A survey number is not found in the portal list. What should you check first?
- That the right sub-district and village are selected
- Whether a nearby number works
- The farmer's bank account
A wrong sub-district hides the village's survey numbers.
Three co-owners share a 1.5-hectare plot equally. How much can each register?
- 1.5 hectares
- 0.5 hectares
- 2 hectares
Each registers only their own share.
Remember these things
- The land record is the only source.
- Copy survey numbers exactly.
- Register only the area actually managed.
- Never invent a survey number.
Land details copied exactly from the record pass the portal and the inspection. KrushiFlow validates these fields and submits farmer records to the portal in bulk.