There are several reasons for which land records are compulsory. Suppose a farmer wants to buy a plot or field. Then, he needs to authenticate it. This can be done through the land records. If a farmer wants a loan from banks to dig a well in his land, he has to show the land records to prove that the land belongs to him. Moreover, these records are also essential for buying and selling of their properties. If the farmer wants to divide his property among his children, then the land records are essential.

When Mohan and his neighbours reached the police station, Mohan went to the person in-charge i.e. SHO and told him what had happened with him at the village. He also said that he wanted to give the complaint in writing. The SHO rudely brushed him aside saying that he could not be bothered to waste his time writing down minor complaints and then investigating them. Mohan showed him his injuries, but the SHO did not believe him. Mohan was puzzled and did not know what to do. He went and called his neighbours into the office. They argued strongly, then the case was registered.

(i) The above cartoon depicts a daughter who wants her place and says to her father that she doesn't want dowry of silk and gold but a place of her own.
(ii) Women had the following rights in property before the Hindu Succession Amendment Act, 2005:
(a) They did not get a share in the family's agricultural land.
(b) After the death of father, property was divided equally only among his sons.
Women have the following rights after the Hindu Succession Amendment Act, 2005:
(a) In this new law sons, daughters and their mothers can get an equal share in the land.
(b) The women can enjoy their independent status with equal rights.

The Minimum Needs Programme was introduced in the first year of the Fifth Five Year Plan. The objective of the Programme was to set up a network of basic services and facilities of social consumption in all areas as per nationally accepted norms within a particular time-frame. The programme is intended to assist in raising living standards and in reducing the regional disparities in development. The basic needs of the people accredited for this programme are elementary education, adult education, rural health, rural roads, rural electrification, rural housing, environmental improvement of urban slums and nutrition.

The following are some of the responsibilities of the police:
(i) Maintaining the dignity of the individual by safeguarding his/her Fundamental Rights.
(ii) Implement the law impartially.
(iii) Investigating crimes and arrest offenders.
(iv) Maintaining a feeling of security in the community.
(v) Protection of weaker sections of the society.
(vi) Helping in natural calamities, emergencies and disasters as the first responders.
(vii) Retaining effective working relations with every sub-system of the criminal justice system.

(i) The Patwari is responsible for measuring lands and keeping land records in villages.
(ii) The Patwari is responsible for organising the collection of land revenues from the farmers and providing information to the government about the crops grown in the area.
(iii) The Patwari is the kingpin of the land record system in the villages.