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Gram Panchayats in India to launch its website equally amongst only the sons of the family and
www.okhaonnet.com on 10 August, 1999. What the daughters were denied a share.
about logging on to this website? A new succession law came into force from 9th
September, 2005. It is a refreshing change that
TEHSILDAR
has made it possible for the sons, daughters and
Tehsildar are Class II Gazetted Officers in most of
their mother to get an equal share in the land
the states of India. They implement the various
and property left behind by the dead father. This
policies of the taluka and are subordinate to the
has come as a great relief to the women because
District Collector.
sometimes the sons would not look after their
Officers holding the post of Tehsildar preside over mother or unmarried sister, after gaining access
matters related to Land, Tax and Revenue. to the property of the father. They were happy
They are first appointed as Naib Tehsildars (a enough to get a large share of the property, but
non-Gazetted post) after successful completion of were never ready to take on the additional
a Civil Services Examination (i.e., PCS in Uttar responsibility that came along with it. Now, with
Pradesh, HPAS in Himachal Pradesh, RAS in the implementation of this law, they can be rest
Rajasthan, in Assam Tehsilder is known as assured that they, too, have something to fall
Mouzadar, MPPCS in Madhya Pradesh, BAS in back, in their old age or bad days. The laws
Bihar, APPSC in Andhra Pradesh, TSPSC in applies to Hindus in all states and the Union
Telangana or other equivalent exams in other Territories so as to bring about equality among
states of India) or promoted from a subordinate men and women all over the country and give
post like Kanoongo (also known as Revenue them the feeling of security. According to the law,
Inspectors). Later on, they get promoted to the the surviving son or daughter shall be entitled to
post of Tehsildar according to cadre rules. equal treatment.
A Tehsildar being a government official holds all This law benefits a large number of women of
responsibilities related to revenue side of a the country. It will make them more independent,
Mandal having fixed number of villages under its giving them a feeling of security having a share in
geographical area. A Tehsildar will be treated as a the parental property. ‘Munniya is the youngest
Gazetted Officer and has the power to issue daughter of an agricultural family. She was
various certificates like caste, income and nativity married in the neighbouring village when she
of all individuals residing in villages of the came of age. Her father died soon after. Munniya
Mandal. started coming home often to help her mother in
the farming works. Her mother felt very relieved
DO YOU KNOW?
with this help from Munniya. She began to think
A person can be posted as Tehsildar through promo-
that she should do something for Munniya, too.
tion or through passing the competitive examination
She wanted to help her daughter as she was not
conducted by the state public service commission.
very rich.
A NEW HINDU LAW So, one day, she decided to go to the village
Till a few years back, in Hindu homes, women Patwari to seek his advice. She, then, told him to
did not get a share in the family’s agricultural transfer the land and enter her daughter’s name
land or ancestral property. After the death of the along with the names of all the children, in his
father, all the land and property was divided record. Now, Munniya also get a share in her
parental property.
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