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JAMMU: Minister for Revenue, Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, Syed Basharat Ahmed Bukhari on Tuesday said several innovative measures are underway for revitalising the department by undertaking digitisation of records, constitution of high level committee for Land Use Planning besides committee for evacuee property.
He said this while replying to the discussion on Demand for Grants of Revenue, Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Department in the Legislative Assembly.
The Minister said the Government of India introduced Digital Land Records Modernisation Programme to bring uniformity in Land Record Management System across the country to modernise land Records, minimise disputes, enhance transparency and public delivery system. On pilot basis, Jammu and Srinagar districts have been taken up in Phase-I while as remaining districts will also be taken up subsequently, he added.
Regarding the process for acquisition of land for mega projects, the Minister said the department has put in place a strong monitoring mechanism for time bound completion of the acquisition proceedings.
“Nearly 30,000 Kanals of proprietary/State land has been acquired/ transferred to various Government Departments/ agencies for different public purposes during last one year,” Bukhari said. He informed the House that a policy regarding change of the land use has been notified with a view to streamlining the procedure regarding change of land use, till a comprehensive Housing Policy is formulated.
Later, the House passed the grants of Revenue, Disaster Management, Relief Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, Hajj and Auqaf, for the year 2017-18, which were moved by the Minister, amounting to Rs 2,38,450.24 lakh with voice vote.
