The Department of Revenue and Land Survey is a government department under

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that manages all government owned lands and decides

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policies in the

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n state of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

. The department is also a government agency, deriving various taxes on land, as well as lease amounts from various government lands, which are principal sources of income for the Government. In addition, the department manages land-use policy, survey of land areas, and effective management and implementation of

land reforms Land reform is a form of agrarian reform involving the changing of laws, regulations, or customs regarding land ownership. Land reform may consist of a government-initiated or government-backed property redistribution, generally of agricultural ...

History

The department was established as part of

Travancore The Kingdom of Travancore ( /ˈtrævənkɔːr/), also known as the Kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor, was an Indian kingdom from c. 1729 until 1949. It was ruled by the Travancore Royal Family from Padmanabhapuram, and later Thiruvananthapuram. At ...

reforms of 1811, when H.H Maharani

Gowri Parvati Bayi Uthrittathi Thirunal Gowri Parvathi Bayi (1802–1853) was the Regent of the Indian state of Travancore in 1815-1829. She succeeded her sister Maharani Gowri Lakshmi Bayi, till her regency was relinquished in favour of her nephew, Maharajah Swa ...

, the Regent of Travancore, legalized the department and appointed Subba Rao as Diwan Peshkar of Travancore Pandra Vakkuppu.

Sub-departments

* Land Revenue Department * Directorate of Survey and Land Records * The State Land Board * Disaster Management Authority Institute of Land and Disaster Management is an autonomous body that provides training to members of the department.{{cite web, title=Revenue Department Officials & Offices, url=https://kerala.gov.in/revenue, publisher=Government of Kerala, accessdate=21 June 2017, language=en, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223204925/http://kerala.gov.in/revenue, archive-date=23 February 2016, url-status=dead

References

External links

Kerala Department of Revenue

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Revenue In accounting, revenue is the total amount of income generated by the sale of goods and services related to the primary operations of the business. Commercial revenue may also be referred to as sales or as turnover. Some companies receive reven ...

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