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Revenue Deptt need Prompt, transparent services delivery in J&K
Zafar Bhat. Dated: 6/12/2018 11:06:41 AM
Zafar Bhat
Jammu, June 11
The Revenue Department has topped in the number of corruption cases booked by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption in the last two years, while this pertains to traps laid by the police relying on complaints from the public against government employees demanding the bribe.
Therefore, the government should make it clear that those revenue officials who bring a bad name to the department would be taken to task and removed from sensitive postings and honest, bright officers would be deployed at sensitive postings.
Particularly, there is need of prompt service deliverance and maintaining transparency in the working of the department.
However, patwaris link between revenue department and the public, major overhaul and initiatives are on the anvil to change the perception of people regarding the functioning of Patwaris.
Serving people is the top priority of the present dispensation. To ensure people do not face any inconvenience in getting their revenue related issued resolved, the Patwaris should ensure their presence in their respective Halqas.
Whereas the government has asked every patwari to identify 5 Marlas of land in their respective areas for setting up designated offices of Patwaris there. It will become easy for the people to approach the Patwaris at the designated place and get their revenue related issues addressed in a speedy way.
Pertinently, the government has announced wide-ranging policy guidelines to check haphazard conversion of agriculture land into commercialization, therefore it is requisite for the officers to keep a check and stop conversion at a mass scale in their respective Halqas.
Moreover, the Patwaris need to adhere to timeline in the issuance of certificates and documents like Permanent Resident Certificates(PRC), Reserve category certificates, Dependent certificate, income certificate, fard Intkal, extract of Jamabandi, attestation of Mutation, marriage certificate and other related documents.