{"id":354271,"date":"2026-01-17T16:38:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T11:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=354271"},"modified":"2026-01-17T16:38:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T11:08:46","slug":"jamma-bane-land-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/jamma-bane-land-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamma Bane Land System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong>: Recently, Karnataka government has <strong>amended its land revenue law<\/strong> to modernise an age-old Jamma Bane system of land records in the scenic Coorg region.<\/p>\n<h2>About Jamma Bane Land System<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_354272\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-354272\" style=\"width: 191px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-354272\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-IE.jpg?resize=191%2C218&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Jamma Bane Land System\" width=\"191\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-IE.jpg?resize=263%2C300&amp;ssl=1 263w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-IE.jpg?w=294&amp;ssl=1 294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-354272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; IE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Jamma Bane<\/strong> land system is a unique form of hereditary land tenure specific to the <strong>Kodagu (Coorg)<\/strong> district in Karnataka.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Naming<\/strong>: The word <strong>\u201c<\/strong><strong>Jamma<\/strong><strong>\u201d means hereditary<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Origin<\/strong>: These Jamma lands were <strong>originally granted by erstwhile kings of Coorg and the British \u2014 between 1600 and 1800<\/strong> \u2014 to <strong>local communities in return for military service.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Components:<\/strong> The system typically consists of <strong>two land types<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wetlands:<\/strong> Used primarily for paddy cultivation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bane (Highlands):<\/strong> Forested lands attached to the wetlands, originally used for grazing and firewood, but now largely transformed into coffee plantations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ownership Structure:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The Jamma Bane land ownership is registered in the name of the <strong>original pattedar from a family<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Over generations, the names of the <strong>new owners are added alongside<\/strong> the name of the pattedar.<\/li>\n<li>The land <strong>ownership name could not be changed<\/strong> to reflect new owners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Issue<\/strong>: Prior to this amendment, <strong>current &#8220;owners&#8221; struggled<\/strong> to sell land, register inheritance, or secure bank loans because they <strong>did not have clear titles in their names<\/strong>\u2014the records still reflected ancestors from generations ago.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Recently, Karnataka government has amended its land revenue law to modernise an age-old Jamma Bane system of land records in the scenic Coorg region. About Jamma Bane Land System The Jamma Bane land system is a unique form of hereditary land tenure specific to the Kodagu (Coorg) district in Karnataka. 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