The Department of Revenue and Land Survey is a government department under Government of Kerala that manages all government owned lands and decides land use policies in the Indian state of Kerala. 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.
Institute of Land and Disaster Management is an autonomous body that provides training to members of the department.[4]
Commissionerate of Land Revenue
The Land Revenue Commissionerate, which functions under the Revenue Department of the Government of Kerala and is headed by the Land Revenue Commissioner, serves as the headquarters of the Land Revenue Department. It has its headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram. It is the main operational wing of the Revenue Department, tasked with the protection and maintenance of government lands; the collection of land tax and plantation tax; the maintenance of land records; election-related duties; disaster management; maintenance of law and order; and the issuance of various certificates.
For this purpose, the department is organised into 14 districts, 27 revenue divisions, 78 taluks, and 1,666 revenue villages. Each of the 14 districts has a Collectorate headed by the District Collector; each revenue division is headed by a Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO); each taluk is headed by a Tehsildar; and each revenue village is administered by a Village Officer.[5]
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