In several citizen-centric decisions aimed at facilitating the people, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday gave nod for introducing slew of e-governance reforms in the Revenue Department.
The Chief Minister, taking the decisions in Revenue Department’s review meeting, underlined the need for providing smooth and hassle-free revenue services to the people. “Undue inconvenience of the people in the Department needs to be avoided,” he asserted.
Mann said that the Department has put the digitized land records on internet so that people will be able to view their Jamabandis and place an order to deliver their fard at their doorstep or on email. The copy of Jamabandi will be delivered to public across the counter through these Fard Kendra or at door step or on e-mail of the applicant after taking online application, he added.
The Chief Minister also gave green signal for online recording of Khasra Girdawari (e-Girdawari) for which mobile app and web application was developed by the Department to record Khasra Girdawari by Patwaris and inspection of Girdawari by revenue officers, thereof, as per provisions provided in the Punjab Land Record Manual.
He said that the Girdawari of Rabi-2022 has already been recorded during March 2022 through this Mobile App.
Mann said that this revolutionary of the online facility to view the girdawari will be provided to the citizens in public domain.
In another path breaking initiative, the Chief Minister also ordered linkage of phone and email of the land owners with Jamabandis. “The mobile and email id of the owners or co-sharers will be linked with Jamabandi and any citizen can submit their applications in the Fard Kendras,” he added.
Subsequently, Mann said that the concerned Assistant System Manager will enter the details of application vis-à-vis land, owners or co-sharers, id proof etc on portal and the land records will be fetched automatically.
The Chief Minister said that Patwaris will login into the software using their credentials and will verify the record. After verifying, the mobile number and email will be linked with applicant’s land records and subsequently SMSs or alerts will be sent to the owners or co-sharers as and when required. Mann expressed hope that these decisions will facilitate the public in a big way.
In another remarkable decision to bring far more efficiency and check the pilferage of state revenue, the Chief Minister gave his nod for abolishing physical stamp papers. “The stamp paper of any denomination can now be obtained via e-stamp, that is computerized print-out from any stamp vendor or from banks authorised by the State Government,” he said.
The Chief Minister also said that five more e-facilities including loan or hypothecation agreement, agreement of pledge, affidavit and declaration, demand promissory note and indemnity bond through national e-governance services limited (NeSL) can also be issued through the computer directly.
Further, in order to address the grievances of the citizens being duped by illegal colonisers in State, the Chief Minister also gave nod for launching a portal designed for submission and monitoring of complaints with respect to plots, lands, apartments where plots or apartments have been promised or allotted or sale deeds are executed by the developers but possession of plot or apartment has not been handed over.
He said that citizens can register their applications on online portal and the applications will be processed accordingly. Bhagwant Mann further said that citizens can track their applications through their registered mobile or email id.
