Patta (
Hindi
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पट्टा is a type of
land deed issued by the government to an individual or organization. The term is used in
India
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and certain other parts of
South Asia
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for a small piece of land, granted by the government to an approved cultivator with a land revenue exemption. The period of exemption is what is required to bring the land under cultivation. These land deeds were associated with the process of
land reform in India
Land reform refers to efforts to reform the ownership and regulation of land in India. Or, those lands which are redistributed by the government from landholders to landless people for agriculture or special purpose is known as Land Reform.
Goals ...
, after the
colonial period. A person holding a ''patta'' is known as a pattadar.
References
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Property law in India