Emphasises time bound grievance collection

ANANTNAG, MARCH 17: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anantnag, Dr. Bilal Mohiud Din Bhat, on Monday reviewed the status of the district on land record digitization during a meeting with the concerned officers at Dak Bungalow Khanabal.
The meeting was attended by the ADC, ACR, SDMs besides the Tehsildars, Naib Tehsildars and other officials of revenue department.
At the outset, the DC conducted Tehsil-wise evaluation of the progress of verification and uploading of Jambandies on PM Gati Shakti Portal and issued specific directions to the Tehsils, showing pendency, to ensure the verification of the remaining Jamabandis immediately.
Dr. Bilal emphasized that the digitization initiative is aimed at enhancing transparency and directed the officers to take appropriate action on non-quasi judicial errors within the stipulated timeframe. Simultaneously the work on back log mutations be taken up so that maximum updation is achieved, he remarked.
The DC enjoined upon the Tehsildars to start the grievance collection work, with respect to last updated Jamabandis and ensure the process along with data capturing is completed within the stipulated timeframe of next 3-4 weeks. To achieve this, special camps be conducted and field functionaries be tasked to collect the data from the land holders during regular and scheduled visits to the Revenue Villages, he added.
Directing ADC, ACR and SDMs to monitor the process, the DC asked them that a proper mechanism and format be devised to receive the information on grievances from every Revenue Village and Tehsil on a daily basis.
Reviewing implementation of the Public Services Guarantee Act, the DC directed the officers that benefits of all revenue services that come under the ambit of the Act be provided to the eligible applicants in a fair, transparent and time bound manner.
The meeting was informed that verification of digitized Jamabandies is nearing completion and the district has achieved above 99% progress so far, with possibility of achieving 100% this week. Also updated geo-referenced digitized maps showing attributes such as Khasra Number and area stand prepared besides appreciable progress has been made on sub-parcelisation of maps.
Further, the work on the pending mutations which will update the current revenue records, is also being carried out.