Commissioner land Records and Settlements has directed all Collectors and land Record Commissioners to ensure cent percent spot inspection of Khasra writing work and harvesting practices within prescribed time-limit under Crop Statistics Reforms Scheme 2013-14.
This work will be undertaken in districts by Regional Statistics Officers, officers of National Sample Survey Organisation, Faridabad and trained primary officers. Soon after survey, filled up leaflets will have to be sent immediately to National Sample Survey Organisation, Faridabad and Madhya Pradesh Government’s office of the land Records and Settlements.
The Commissioner also warned strong action against erring officers on late receipt of leaflets or failure to do inspections in prescribed numbers within time-limit. It further directed not to assign any other work to Revenue Inspectors and Patwaris at the time of harvesting of crops and survey record of land cultivation.
It further directed that cent percent survey record of land cultivation of 20 villages selected under TRS (Timely Reporting Scheme) should be completed till September 30 for kharif crops and January 15 for Rabi. Similarly, directives have been given to pay special attention to make correct entries in khasras pertaining to crop area, yield & general varieties, irrigated and non-irrigated area and land use. Patwaris will send TRS data to concerning Revenue Inspector, who will in turn make the same available to Regional Deputy Director invariably within time limit. As per directives, if patwaris have old and decrepit maps they should be updated on priority. Training must invariably imparted to untrained Patwaris and Revenue Inspectors.
If a selected village does not have selected crop or is in submergence area or a forest village, then it will be replaced with immediate intimation to concerning offices. Revenue Inspectors will send information about harvesting 15 days before it to concerning office invariably. Information about change in date will also be sent one week in advance. Only measuring tape, balance, weights, pegs, chords etc should be used and not local things. Directives have also been given to calculate yield of a plot very cautiously on the basis of harvested crop and weigh the crop till one gram and make its entry in prescribed proforma. It has been directed that Patwaris should make exact entries of seed variety, irrigation and use of manure and fertilizer. It has also been said in the directives that clear entries should be made of quantum of cotton picking and plot size in cotton growing villages.