Pay land rent (lagan) or get the receipt

Start here

Pay the land rent (lagan/malguzari) for your holding at the revenue circle office, or through the state land-revenue payment service, and keep the rent receipt.

Who is responsible

• Circle Officer (Anchal Adhikari)Implements mutation at circle level: hears objections, conducts inquiry and passes the dakhil-kharij order.
• Revenue and Land Reforms Department, BiharOwns mutation policy, land records and Circle Officer implementation of dakhil-kharij in Bihar.

Annual land rent for agricultural holdings is assessed and collected through circle-level revenue administration. The circle office accepts the payment and issues the rent receipt, which is later needed for mutation, possession and record services.

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1. You

   Your home, village, or ward — where the problem is.

2. Start here

   Pay the land rent (lagan/malguzari) for your holding at the revenue circle office, or through the state land-revenue payment service, and keep the rent receipt.

3. Revenue circle

   Circle Officer (Anchal Adhikari)

   Implements mutation at circle level: hears objections, conducts inquiry and passes the dakhil-kharij order.

4. State

   Revenue and Land Reforms Department, Bihar

   Owns mutation policy, land records and Circle Officer implementation of dakhil-kharij in Bihar.

   1800-345-6215 · revenue-bih@gov.in

5. State

   Government of BiharPatna · state headquarters

   State government; departments deliver citizen services through ServicePlus and department portals.

If that does not work

1. 1

   Pay at the circle office and take the rent receipt

   Carry khata/khasra details and any previous receipt so the correct holding is credited.

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2. 2

   If the receipt shows a wrong amount, ask for a rent correction

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3. 3

   If not resolved, file a departmental grievance

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