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| CS reaffirms commitment for complete digitisation of land records | | | JAMMU, Jan 29: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a meeting to review progress on digitisation of land records of revenue villages of J&K under Digital India Land Record Modernisation Program (DlLRMP).
The meeting besides Financial Commissioner (ACS), Revenue was attended by Commissioner Secretary, H&UDD; Secretary, Revenue; Director, Land Records; SIO, NIC besides other concerned officers. While chairing the meeting, Atal Dulloo reaffirmed the commitment of UT government towards boosting digitisation and maintenance of land records under DILRMP. He impressed upon the officers to ensure completion of the same within the set timelines. Highlighting the importance of quality land records, the CS stated that digitally updated and transparent land records facilitate optimisation of land resources and sharing of information with various agencies for assisting in policy and planning.
He maintained that integration of digitised records with geo-referenced cadastral maps is essential to ensure seamless access to land records for enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of public service delivery.
The Chief Secretary further impressed upon the Department to constitute teams of revenue experts who would visit the districts to gauge the accuracy of the digitised records. He made out that it is pivotal to check the quality and accuracy of these records and people themselves should take lead in scrutinising their respective records for any discrepancies so that these are timely rectified.
Maintaining that most of the services rendered by the Revenue department are guaranteed under Public Service Guarantee Act (PSGA), the Chief Secretary called for effective monitoring service delivery at different levels. He asked for keeping check on last-minute reverting or cancellation of applications maintaining that it defeats the purpose of PSGA.
Regarding National geospatial Knowledge based land Survey of urban Habitations (NAKSHA), the Chief Secretary emphasised on giving significant importance to this program as it will provide clarity on ownership of land and solve land related disputes in urban areas. He said that completion of programme will ensure that urban land records are accurate and up-to-date empowering urban citizens, improving ease of living and enabling better urban planning.
During the meeting, a detailed presentation was made highlighting the progress achieved under DILRMS, so far, and the future steps to be taken up. It was given out that substantial progress has been achieved with respect to DILRMP and digitization of jamabandis has been completed in 6839 out of 6850 villages.
Regarding vectorised village maps, it was given out that the number of vectorised maps and geo referenced villages is 6518 and 6261 respectively. It was revealed that the Department is currently engaged in verification process to ensure quality and accuracy of these records. |
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