Beginning of 2016 would be recorded in the history of Jharkhand as a milestone as for the first time since the creation of the State, Government will be releasing land bank figures that will give a clear picture of the land resources available in all the districts and incidentally the most controversial of all the issues that stands in the way of rapid industrialisation of the State.
Minister Revenue and land Reforms, Amar Bauri expressed that the Government is ready to go ahead with the release of the land data for all the districts and pinned hope that the significant development would help in the development of the State.
“The date of January 5, 2016 has been set for release of land bank. Chief Minister would gift land bank to the entire world through website and also release data for available land in each district. We want that industries to be set up for the development of the State,” said Bauri.
While speaking about the achievements one-year of the incumbent Government, Bauri also expressed that the department is committed to complete digitisation of all the land records by March next year to start online mutation. He said, seeding of Aadhaar number with digitized land records is on cards.
Notably, suo-motu mutation has also been started on pilot mode in Ranchi as the department is striving towards extending online mutation to all districts which is currently being done only in 16 districts. The department of Revenue and land Reforms is also developing mobile application for issuing online receipt of rent for tenancy.
The Minister who holds the portfolio of Tourism, Art Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs presented the report card on the department’s initiative and achievements in one-year which included unveiling of Tourism Policy, setting up Jharkhand Tourism Development Council; promoting cultural, religious, adventure tourism by creating tourist circuits uniting similar destination; setting up sports university; announcing incentives for better athletes for making Jharkhand proud in national, international events especially Olympics.
Interestingly, labour put into renovating picnic spots will bear fruit before the onset of picnic season as the department of Tourism is likely to unveil light and sound system at Kanke Dam even as other proposals such as illuminating religious places with solar lights, linking Itkhori to the Budda Circuit, developing Parasnath among others topped the priority of the department. Developing queue complex at Deoghar is likely to be complete in current financial to save pilgrims’ lives.
“The light and sound system is complete and it will be inaugurated in the picnic season. The queue complex would be completed in this year and it will be dedicated to the people,” added Bauri.
The department of Tourism is also developing a website and a mobile application to provide insights about Jharkhand’s tourist destinations as it aims to take the number of tourist footfall from 3.35-crore to 5-crore in next three years.