Glossary · Land records
What is RTC / Pahani?
Also called: Record of Rights, Tenancy and Crops, Pahani, Adangal
The RTC (Record of Rights, Tenancy and Crops), also called Pahani, is Karnataka’s land record showing owner, cultivator, area, land type and crops for each survey number.
In Karnataka, the RTC is issued through the Bhoomi system and is the main document describing agricultural land. It lists the survey and hissa number, the owner, any tenant or cultivator, the area and the crops grown.
In Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, the similar village record is also called a pahani or adangal.
Changes to the RTC are made through mutation register (MR) entries, and you can view both the RTC and mutation history online.
Why it matters if you live abroad
Checking the mutation history behind your RTC is one of the quickest ways to spot a transfer you never agreed to.
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