The revenue department has been asked to take strict action against encroachers of Government land and land taken on lease. The instructions were given by the Divisional Commissioner, B M Sharma during the collectors’ conference held at Moti Mahal on Monday.
The meeting was attended by Gwalior collector Anurag Chaudhary, Shivpuri collector Anugrah P, Datia collector BS Jamod, Ashok Nagar collector Manju Sharma, CEO Zilla Panchayat Shivam Varma, Gwalior Municipal Commissioner Sandeep Makin and officials of various departments.
Addressing the meeting, the DC said that many complaints were received regarding the illegal grabbing of government land in many places in the division.
He asked the collectors to instruct the concerned revenue officials to register criminal cases including strict legal action against the encroachers. The DC further asked the officials to speed up the takeover of the encroached land and to check the major hurdles in taking over land.
He opined that this would make the availability of land easier for government purposes.
He also asked the officials to resolve all revenue related cases, especially cases related to undisputed nomination and partition within the stipulated time.
On the topic of people related issues, the DC asked the officials to ensure that such issues, especially issues related to welfare schemes are resolved promptly so that people do not have to suffer, and warned that any failure on this count will not be tolerated.
All the collectors gave detailed reports about the various activities that are being carried out in their respective districts. Gwalior Municipal Commissioner, Sandeep Makin gave a report about the works and progress done under the ages of the Amrit Pariyojana, Smart City Project and Pratan Mantri Awas Yojana.