Chhattisgarh on Wednesday enforced the Chhattisgarh Essential Services Maintenance and Disruption Prevention Act, 1979, due to an indefinite strike by Patwaris.
The order states that the strike from May 15 has affected the settlement of revenue related work of the public.
Due to obstruction in the essential services related to the revenue department, the government has issued the order as patwaris have refused to work.
The order states that Patwaris have been brought under sub-sections 1 and 2 of Section 4 of the 1979 Act. It will be effective from June 7 and will remain in force for three months.