India - Debt and Investment Survey, January - December 1992, NSS 48th Round, Household Assets and Indebtedness of Social Groups

The transactions of land that take place during 1.7.91 to the date of survey will be recorded in cols. (8) to (11). Under transaction, information will be collected separately for acquisition and for disposal. Acquisition will mean addition to stock by way of purchase, gift. Inheritance etc. and disposal will result in depletion of stock by way of sale, gift etc. Inheritance will be considered as acquisition only when inheritor belongs to a different household. Leasing in and leasing out of land will not be treated as acquisition or disposal of land. Area and value of all pieces of land acquired during 1.7.91 to date of survey will be recorded in cols. (8) and (9) respectively irrespective of whether the piece of land is disposal of subsequently or owned on the date of survey. Similarly, area and value of all pieces of land disposed of during 1.7.91 to date of survey will be recorded in cols. (10) and (11) respectively irrespective of whether the piece of land has been acquired during the said reference period or prior to that. Area will be recorded in acres (two places of decimal).