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Revenue officials manufacture more shame!
Demand cuts to release compensation against acquired land
7/30/2014 11:51:58 PM
Early Times Report

Budgam, July 30: The officials of Revenue department of Budgam district in central Kashmir are again under scanner for fleecing the farmers whose land has been acquired by the Defence Estates Department at Karewa amodar near Srinagar airport. These officials according to reliable sources are demanding huge cuts from the farmers to release compensation to the land owners.
The Defence Estates Department has released more than Rs 300 Crores last year in favour of the collector defence who is supposed to disburse the said amount in favour of the farmers whose land has been acquired , but the officials at DC office Budgam are demanding Rs 5000 per kanal as commission from the farmers . The locals say that there has been inordinate delay in payment of the compensation and with the attitude of officials the affected people feel frustrated.
Pertinent to mention that a huge chunk of land measuring around 4000 Kanals which belongs to thousands of people living in several villages of Budgam district has been under lease by various central security forces for which the annual rent is being paid by the Defence Estates Department a Government of India concern. The Srinagar Airport is located on the same land which is under the control of Indian Air Force.
According to the Requisition and Acquisition of Immovable Properties Act 1968 (RAIP Act 1968) which is applicable to J&K also, the Defence Estates Department has to acquire the said land by paying compensation to the landowners but the process is almost complete as the Form (J) which is to be issued by State Home Department within a short period of time after the completion of the formalities by Collector Defence ( post under control of State Government). People had been waiting for issuance of this notification for almost one year now . The notification is not being issued in spite of the fact the Form (i) notice has already been issued on Feb 28th 2012. According to the provisions of RAIP Act the form (J) has to be issued within 15 days of issuance of form (i) but it took more than one year now to issue the form J notification.
"The compensation paid to the farmers to too meagre (Rs 4.80 Lakhs per kanal) , the rate of land owned by people just outside the acquired area costs Rs 60 to 70 Lakhs per kanal and we fail to understand why we have been paid just 4.80 lakhs per kanal ?" We have been told by the DC office people that they have recommended rate @ Rs 20 lakhs per kanal but that has not been clear till date by the Defence Estates Department said a local farmer Mohammad Sultan from Devbag Budgam .
Mushtaq Ahmad whose land has been acquired said notification was issued under SRO 104 in April 2008 by J&K Govt Government . The land falling within Municipal Corporation Limits of Srinagar , Jammu and Poonch had to be given annual rent by Defence Estates Department @ Rs 33,750 / kanal and areas falling with other Muncipal council limits have to be payed Rs 16,875 / kanal but we were being paid rent @ mere 1390 / kanal which is total injustice with us. The whole Kareawa Damodar estate falls within Muncipal Limits of Srinagar and the Budgam Muncipal council is also located nearby. All the employees working in Air Force, Army, and Air Port Authorities of India etc get city compensatory allowance for being posted in Karewa Damodar area but the amount paid to us is too less and for getting this amount also we are being fleeced by the Revenue department officials .
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