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Glossary Terms
| Term (EN) | Definition | Exam Relevance |
|---|---|---|
| Khatedar | Tenant with permanent, hereditary, transferable right of occupancy [S.5(18)] | Core definition |
| Ghair Khatedar | Tenant without permanent or hereditary right [S.5(10)] | Core definition |
| Sub-tenant | Person holding land from a tenant [S.5(26)] | Subletting Q |
| Sayar | Non-crop income from trees, fisheries, water appurtenant to land | 2023 PYQ |
| Sagri | Intergenerational bonded labour obligation; abolished S.177 | Historical Q |
| Khata | Land account in village records maintained by Patwari | Record term |
| Khasra | Field register: survey-wise crop, area, tenure details | Record term |
| Jamabandi | Consolidated Record of Rights (ROR) prepared every 5 years | Primary document |
| Mutation | Formal change in Record of Rights on transfer/death | Procedure |
| Nazul Land | Government land within urban limits; not khatedari | Type of land |
| Khalsa | Land under direct State ownership | Type of land |
| Shamilat | Common village land used collectively | Village commons |
| Mal | Primary crop revenue from land; distinct from Sayar | Revenue term |
| Batai | Share-cropping arrangement where rent = share of crop | Rent type |
| Usufructuary mortgage | Mortgagee takes possession + profits; auto-redeemable in 20 yrs | Mortgage type |
| Ejectment | Formal removal of tenant from land by Revenue Court order | Tenancy protection |
| Abandonment | Tenant's failure to cultivate for 3 yrs → land reverts to State | S.170 |
| Record of Rights | Official document establishing tenancy; basis of all legal claims | Core document |
| Patwari | Village-level revenue functionary; maintains land records | Functionary |
| Tehsildar | Revenue Court at Tehsil level; first adjudicator of tenancy disputes | Revenue Court |
| Board of Revenue | Highest Revenue Court in Rajasthan, headquartered at Ajmer | Apex court |
| Jagir | Feudal land grant by ruler to nobles; abolished 1952 | Historical term |
| Raiyat | Cultivating tenant in pre-integration Rajasthan land system | Historical term |
| Batai system | Crop-sharing rent system where landlord takes 1/3 to 1/6 of produce | Rent system |
| DILRMP | Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme; digitises Jamabandi | Contemporary |
Sources: Rajasthan Tenancy Act 1955 (as amended); Rajasthan Land Revenue Act 1956; Board of Revenue Rajasthan publications; RPSC Mains PYQ 2021 and 2023; Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act 1976; DILRMP Rajasthan portal (apnakhata.raj.nic.in); Law Commission of India reports on land tenancy.