Govt. wants to ensure land for all eligible families: Minister
Speaking at the inauguration of a taluk-level land title deeds distribution fair held at the Thrissur Town Hall on Monday, the Minister stated that, for the first time in 64 years, the government is preparing to amend land records legislation to resolve long-pending issues — such as ownership determination of rubber plantations.
He added that the income limit for families eligible for pattayam (land title) is being raised from ₹1 lakh to ₹2.5 lakh. With the implementation of the Pattaya Dashboard system, the government has been able to proactively identify landless individuals and distribute titles accordingly, in a door-to-door manner.
The Minister noted that once the ongoing digital resurvey is completed, the process of issuing pattayams will be significantly expedited. During this government's term alone, around 3,000 pattayams were distributed in the district. The government is also taking steps to accelerate the Revenue Department's operations through the introduction of digital revenue cards and DigiLocker integration.
A total of 978 land titles were distributed during the taluk-level pattayam mela at the Town Hall. Long-standing land issues of residents from Ollur Navajyoti, Shanthinagar, Pattalakkunnu, Avanoor Ambedkar Nagar, Ittapara Nagar, and Kavinagar (Mayiladumkunnu) in Thangalur village were resolved during the event.
Land titles were granted to 57 beneficiaries in the Thrissur assembly constituency, 274 in Ollur, 166 in Nattika, and 35 in Manalur through the Land Tribunal system. Additionally, 387 Devaswom land titles were distributed — 72 in Manalur, 168 in Ollur, 63 in Thrissur, and 84 in Nattika. Another 59 titles for puramboke land were also issued.
To address the forest land issues in the district, a special office was set up, and around 10 survey teams conducted inspections under the leadership of the District Collector. As a result, 4,118 applications were sent to the central government on June 25, the Minister said.
Further land distribution fairs will be held in various taluks in the coming days. Earlier, the Minister had distributed pattayams to 63 families residing in Irumbupalam and Chuvannamannu Rajeev Dasalaksham Nagar in the Pananchery village.
The event was presided over by MLA P. Balachandran, with MLA, C.C. Mukundan as chief guest.
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