JALANDHAR
: Deputy Commissioner Dr. Himanshu Aggarwal today reviewed the work of the revenue department and instructed officials to speed up the digitization of jamabandis.
During a meeting with the officials of the revenue department at the district administrative complex here, the Deputy Commissioner reviewed the ongoing digitization work of jamabandis and said that the process should be expedited. He also directed that the jamabandis be made live as soon as possible.
Dr. Aggarwal directed the Sub-Divisional Magistrates to ensure regular inspections of their respective tehsils and sub-tehsils. He instructed the tehsildars and naib tehsildars to conduct inspections at the patwari and kanungo level as per the prescribed calendar and to send regular reports.
He directed the tehsildars and naib tehsildars to prioritize the completion of the recovery of outstanding revenue, stating that any laxity in this work would not be tolerated.
Reviewing the pendency of mutation and land demarcation cases, the Deputy Commissioner said that continuous hearings should be held for such cases and those cases where the concerned parties agree should be resolved as soon as possible.
During this, the Deputy Commissioner also reviewed the progress of various schemes such as the Swamitava Scheme, the utilization of funds issued from PLRS for new construction/renovation in administrative complexes, the Revenue Court Management System, pending cases in the revenue court, and the resolution of complaints received via WhatsApp from residents and NRIs.
Earlier, the Deputy Commissioner held extensive discussions with the sub-divisional magistrates, tehsildars, and naib tehsildars regarding the revision of collector rates.
He informed that the draft regarding the revision of collector rates is available in tehsil, SDM offices, and the HRC branch, and people can visit these offices to view the draft for any objections. He said that if there are any objections to the draft, they can be submitted to the concerned office.
On this occasion, Additional Deputy Commissioner (G) Major Dr. Amit Mahajan, SDM Jalandhar-1 Jai Inder Singh, SDM Jalandhar-2 Balbir Raj Singh, District Revenue Officer Navdeep Singh Bhogal, and other officials of the revenue department were present.