Copy of land rights records – Khasra, B-1 and drawing – would be made available to as many as 48 lakh land account holders of Chhattisgarh free of cost at the special campaign to be held in April.
During discussion on the departmental grant demands on Friday, Revenue Minister Dayaldas Baghel informed the State Assembly, to ensure the identity and security of Government land, the khasra of Government land and the land for public use would be marked with red ink.
The House passed with voice vote the demand for grant of Rs994.04 crore of Revenue, Disaster Management and Rehabilitation departments for the financial year 2013-14.
During the discussion, revenue minister Dayaldas Baghel said, for the strengthening of Patwari Halka at field level, the State Government has decided to make one Patwari Halka for two panchayats each. With this decision 1,755 new Patwari Halka would be prepared, he added.
He informed the House, in the first phase 590 patwaris have been appointed and in the second phase 600 patwaris would be appointed. Based on the needs, the rationalisation of patwaris would be done in urban areas. In order to increase the working skill of patwaris, along with imparting training land survey machine and other equipment would be made available to them, the minister added.
The Minister said, for the computerisation of land records, computer training has been made mandatory for patwaries. For proper maintenance of land records 10 patwaris from each district would be selected and they would be given commendation letters.
Baghel said for the decentralisation of administrative arrangements the state government has created nine new districts and for the establishment of offices of various departments composit building costing Rs 12 crore was being constructed in these districts.