Lt Governor chairs review meeting of Revenue, Jal Shakti Departments
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired a review meeting of Revenue and Jal Shakti Departments with senior officials at Civil Secretariat on Wednesday.
The Lt Governor emphasized on developing comprehensive and transparent land records management system and to ensure seamless extension of various services being provided to the citizens.
Effective land governance for efficient service delivery, drone survey and generation of property cards, accessibility of land records for implementation of schemes and infrastructure development for ease of living for citizens and quality and speedy delivery of services is our top priority, the Lt Governor said.
Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to Lt Governor; Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary; Shaleen Kabra, Financial Commissioner Revenue; Dr Mandeep Kumar Bhandari, Principal Secretary to Lt Governor; Prasanna Ramaswamy G, Secretary, Revenue; Divisional Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners and other senior officials attended the meeting.
Sinha directed the Revenue Department, Divisional Commissioners and all the Deputy Commissioners to streamline the online services with regard to mutations, change of land use, legal heir certificates, SC, ST, and OBC certificates.
He also asked the officers to ensure hassle-free access of land records and necessary certificates to all the citizens.
The chair was briefed on the progress achieved in scanning, uploading and digitization of data, status of properties pertaining to Evacuee, Waqf assets and transfer of land for various public purposes.
The meeting also discussed the progress on Survey of Villages Abadi and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA), realization of Revenue collection, services provided on Revenue Plus and computerization of Revenue Courts.
Later Sinha reviewed the progress of schemes and projects of Jal Shakti Department.
The Lt Governor said 14.91 lakh rural households in UT now have access to tap Water connection. He further directed officials to complete the works to ensure every household has access to clean drinking water through tap.
“Our efforts to provide tap water supply to all our citizens is on right track. We are creating a future-ready water management system. Access to safe & adequate drinking water to every citizen is my commitment & We are taking effective action to ensure water security in J&K,” the Lt Governor said.
The Lt Governor appraised the district-wise achievements registered under the Jal Jeevan Mission. He impressed upon the officials to maintain transparency and accountability in execution of works and to make concentrated efforts to meet the target within specified timelines.
The chair was briefed on the progress achieved under Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTC) in the UT. The meeting also discussed the working of Pani Samitis and the interventions required to address the issues in the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission.
The Lt Governor took stock of the IEC activities and dedicated measures undertaken by the department for Community Mobilization and capacity building of human resource with regard to Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance.
The Lt Governor also reviewed the Action Plan for Summer season and directed for effective measures to meet the water demand.
Progress under Centrally Sponsored schemes, PMDP projects and various other key projects, works under Shri Amarnathji Yatra, UT Specific Action Plan for Water Sector and governance initiatives of Jal Shakti Department were also discussed.
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