State Act

The Bihar Special Survey and Settlement Act, 2011

16. Duties of the licensed surveyors.— (i) to prepare sketch map/ map to scale as applied for by the raiyats; (ii) to prepare map to scale as required by a Government authority or Public Body; (iii) to prepare map to scale as required by the requisitioning body in the land acquisition proceedings; (iv) to update maps prepared in course of cadastral and revisional surveys; (v) to verify digital maps prepared through modern technology and carry out ground truthing exercises; (vi) to prepare record of rights in the post-mapping stage, during field survey and settlement operations as well as facilitate updating of land records maintained in the revenue offices; (vii) to facilitate inter-connectivity among revenue offices; (viii) to prepare maps and record of rights during Consolidation Proceedings; (ix) any other incidental liability conferred by the Director of Land Record and Survey, Bihar/Collector of any District.