Dispur: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that middlemen must be eliminated from the system and the common public must be empowered to get their land-related works done without hassle.
He made the statement while attending the two-day State Level Conference of ADCs (Revenue), Circle Officers, and Circle Officers (Attached) organized by the Revenue & Disaster Management Department at Srimanta Sarkardev Kalakshetra.
Various issues regarding the implementation of Mission Basundhara from October 2, bottlenecks and infrastructural problems, manpower, internet services in fringe areas, etc. were discussed in the conference. The Chief Minister said that all support would be provided to the Circle Officers to implement Mission Basundhara in a time-bound manner and provide 10 services under the scheme to people for updating land records online, land mutation, conversion, etc. He also informed conducting the survey of non-cadastral villages is one of the prime objectives of the mission while going for complete digitization of land records in the state by December 2023.
Saying that the state government is targeting to facilitate the common public to get their land-related works done without coming to Circle Offices, he stated that the mission would fast-track the process of conversion of nearly 4 lakh Ek Sonia lands into Myadi Patta lands. People will be able to apply online for land mutation, updating of land records, etc. along with registering their grievances online. Mission Basundhara will fast-track the disposal of such cases barring those with objections, he said.
The Chief Minister said middlemen must be eliminated from the system and common public must be empowered to get their land-related works done without hassle. Mission Basundhara is brought to make the functioning of Circle Offices clean and transparent and strict action would be taken against Circle Officers if middlemen are allowed in their offices, he said.