Can We Buy Grama Natham Patta Land?

We have a family-owned patta that was in my grandfather's name. After he died away, we attempted to change the patta for industrial use. However, as we were doing so, the deputy tahsildar told us that one of the patta's survey numbers had been transferred to Natham. Then, I asked him what Grama Natham Patta means. He informed that it distinguishes between regions suitable for home construction and state-owned land. Let’s learn more about it.

How to get building approval for Grama Natham?

For residential land, a person can get building approval for Grama Natham by submitting an application to the offices of the CMDA. 

• As Debjani stated, there won't be a patta granted in the name of the owners of the Grama Natham Land, who will be the first individuals to live there. 

• The established law is that Patta will only apply to the assessed land. 

• There are no commercial possibilities for the Grama Natham lands.

• Knowing the fact that we cannot use Grama Natham lands for commercial motives, making investments in them is unsafe. 

• Furthermore, as per

  Grama Natham latest judgments

  there is no space for growth, at least not in the near future. 

• If an individual intends to use the land for residential purposes, they will be eligible for a housing loan for Grama Natham land. As we were looking for commercial usage, so we aren’t allowed to get a loan for Natham Land.

If you would like to submit a request for a TN Patta for Natham Land, then you can speak with the Village Administration Officer directly, or a legal expert. I hope you got an idea of what Natham Land means.

I had no such interest to know about the types of lands or legal aspects associated with it until my uncle started to have some trouble with his land. He was trying to get Grama Natham patta but did not know how to get it. The term was itself all new for me so I sat and listened to him and my father when they started to discuss it. My uncle asked my father

can we buy grama natham patta land? I was quite shocked to hear this since I thought every land can be bought until I got to know all the aspects related to it. Let me share with you all details regarding Grama Natham.

Grama Natham refers to the village house site. It is used only for residential purposes and can be transferred from one person to another but the land can never be used for commercial purposes.

Grama Natham is a piece of land which has no owner. There is no legal proof of the ownership of such a land. You will never see surrounding social infrastructure nor any development near it. 

However my father told my uncle that he can apply for patta for the land if he is owing the Grama Natham land for now.

One must directly visit the Village Administration officer and ask them what to do. You can also get the help of an agent but you can be scammed if he fails to be true.

My father said that one can avail loan for Grama Natham land and states that the property will be used for residential purposes only. It is better to have a talk with the officials concerned and get a better idea of it.

To be safe, do apply for

Grama Natham patta and then see what happens.

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