Ensure hassle-free access to land records for citizens: LG Sinha

Srinagar, May 15: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Wednesday directed the officers of the Revenue Department to ensure hassle-free access to land records and necessary certificates for all citizens.

Chairing a review meeting of the Revenue Department with senior officials at the civil secretariat, the LG emphasised ensuring the seamless extension of various services being provided to the citizens and developing a comprehensive and transparent land records management system.

“Effective land governance for efficient service delivery, drone survey, and generation of property cards, accessibility of land records for implementation of schemes and infrastructure development for ease of living for citizens and quality and speedy delivery of services is our top priority,” he said.

LG Sinha directed the Revenue Department, Divisional Commissioners, and all the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to streamline the online services about mutations, changes of land use, legal heir certificates, SC, ST, and OBC certificates.

He was briefed on the progress achieved in scanning, uploading, and digitisation of data, the status of properties about the Evacuee Act, Waqf assets and the transfer of land for various public purposes.

The meeting also discussed the progress on the Survey of Villages Abadi and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA), realisation of revenue collection, services provided on Revenue Plus and computerisation of Revenue Courts.

Advisor to LG, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar; Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo; Financial Commissioner Revenue, Shaleen Kabra; Principal Secretary to LG, Mandeep Kumar Bhandari; Secretary, Revenue, Prasanna Ramaswamy G; Divisional Commissioners of Kashmir and Jammu, and DCs also attended the meeting.