A Conversion Sanad is the Collector's order permitting land recorded as agricultural (paddy, orchard, garden and so on) to be used for a non-agricultural purpose such as a house. It is applied for under section 32 of the Goa Land Revenue Code and is required before a construction licence can be issued on such land; a conversion fee is payable before the Sanad is released.
Multi-stage: reports from the Mamlatdar, Town Planning and Forest departments within twenty days each; decision within ten days of the reports; Sanad issued three days after you pay the conversion fee
Stages: Conversion of Land u/s 32 of Land Revenue Code – Submission of report by Mamlatdar Mamlatdar of Taluka Twenty days Dy. Collector / Conversion of Land u/s 32 of Land Revenue Code – Decision on application Collector / Dy. Collector & Sub-Divisional Officer Within ten days Secretary (Revenue)
Visit www.goaonline.gov.in and complete the registration by providing your email ID, mobile number, name, address, and date of birth, followed by OTP verification.
Navigate to Services Menu -> All Services -> Revenue -> Conversion Of Land (Sanad)
Fill out the application form by entering the required details, such as applicant name, address, mobile number, plot details, total area for conversion, and purpose of conversion.
Upload all relevant documents or mark them as offline, submit the documents to the respective departments, and complete the required payment. On successful payment, the application is submitted to the department.
After submission, an acknowledgement SMS and email will be sent. Note the Acknowledgement Number for checking the application status.
The department, after scrutiny of your application, may mark it back for necessary document compliance if needed.
Upon verification of the application by the concerned officer, the applicant will receive a notification to make the payment.
After successful payment of the application fee, a sanad will be issued by the department.
Sanad will be available in the applicant’s inbox on the portal for download.
Legal basis
Acts and rules
Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968 — section 32 (conversion of use of land)