REVENUE MINISTER KICKSTARTS DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WORTH Rs. 3.68 CRORE AT STATE PATWAR SCHOOL AND DLR COMPLEX
Jalandhar: Punjab Revenue Minister Bhram Shankar Jimpa today said that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann led state government was taking several path-breaking initiatives to further strengthen and improve the working of the revenue department. He said that the government has issued necessary directions to field officers/officials so that people do not face any problem while availing the benefit of citizen services. The minister kick-started development projects over Rs. 3.68 crore at State Patwar School, Kapurthala Road wherein he laid foundation stone of renovation project of the complex and inaugurated a solar energy plant in the premises.
Accompanied by Member Parliament Sushil Kumar Rinku, MLA Sheetal Angural, Additional Chief Secretary K.A.P. Sinha, Chairman Container & warehousing Limiter Rajwinder Kaur Thiara, the minister said that funds worth Rs. 3.28 crore would be spent on the renovation of State Patwar School and Director Land Record complex as it would further streamline the training of revenue officials here. Beside other training programs, several departmental examinations are conducted in this premise, he said, adding the renovation and restoration of these premises would facilitate participants with modern infrastructure.
The Revenue Minister mentioned that the government has released funds worth Rs. 99.60 crore from PLRS for construction and renovation of revenue buildings across the state during last fiscal year while funds worth Rs. 100 crore to be issued from the society during the current fiscal year for the same purpose. He said that these funds would be spent to make these buildings equipped with all modern facilities besides providing new buildings wherever they are required.
Speaking on the new solar energy plant, the minister said that this solar power plant would generate nearly 90,000 units of electricity per annum making this mage structure self-sufficient in terms of energy requirements to a great extent. He also mentioned that the project has been executed with the help of State Bank of India at an outlay of Rs. 40 lakh.
Mr. Jimpa further stated that the revenue department has taken an initiative to provide people with a platform where they can lodge complaints with respect to the department through whats app. He mentioned that the department had launched a whats app number 8184900002 for the public where complaints related to the revenue department can be lodged directly. Likewise, a separate whats app number 9464100168 has also been launched for NRIs wherein so far a total of 1335 complaints have been filed at this number of which 536 have been resolved by the officials concerned while respective Deputy Commissioners have been asked to resolve the remaining complaints at the earliest.
The officials of Punjab Land Record Society gave a presentation on computerization/digitization of revenue records being carried out by the society on which the minister directed the officials to provide land records online to people in easy Punjabi language.
Addressing the gathering, MP Sushil Kumar Rinku called upon the students to excel in their fields and serve the society. He also said that youngsters are the future of our country, thereby it was the need of the hour to channelise the unbounded energy of youth and invest it in the right direction.
Speaking on the occasion, Additional Chief Secretary K.A.P. Sinha said that the revenue department is directly connected to masses, thereby bringing reform in this department would ensure ease to people who visit different offices of the department for revenue related services. He also urged revenue officials to work sincerely as their efforts can help reduce litigation. He further stated that the vacant posts in the department would be fulfilled at the earliest.
Earlier, Director Punjab Land Record Society Rajesh Tripathi welcomed the minister and other dignitaries on their arrival at the venue.