Bram Shanker Jimpa Orders Major Revenue Department Reforms
Bram Shanker Jimpa issues strict instructions to top brass for comprehensive reforms in Revenue Department
Lok Adalats to commence again in Punjab after directions of Chief Minister: Jimpa
Directs field officers to fix meeting hours for common people
Instructs for timely resolution of complaints received on helpline number of Revenue Department
Revenue Minister: No Laxity by Any Officer/Official Will Be Tolerated
Chandigarh, June 14: The Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Minister, Punjab, Bram Shanker Jimpa today in a meeting of the top brass of the department directed the officers to radically reform in a comprehensive manner the working mechanism of the Department. He said that as per the directions of the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, it would be mandatory for the field officers i.e. Patwari/Qanungos/Naib Tehsildar/Tehsildar that they sit in their offices daily at a fixed time for meeting the people, listening to their grievances and ensuring the facilitation of common people. Besides, the info to this effect must be displayed through signboards outside their offices. He asked the departmental officers to issue orders soon at the Department level.
He also mentioned that after the success of special camps held this year on January 6th and 15th in order to dispose off the pending mutations’ cases, the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has again asked for resumption of Jan Lok Adalats in the State. Jimpa said that he would personally visit these Adalats and listen to the grievances of the people apart from their suggestions and try to resolve the grievances on the spot.
He also announced plans to dispose of the pending mutations by holding more special camps. Notably, earlier camps resolved 50,796 cases of pending mutations.
During the meeting, the Revenue Minister also took stock of the complaints received on the helpline numbers 8184900002 and 9464100168 (NRIs) issued by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann. They apprised him that by June 13th, 2024, they received a total of 4,387 complaints and resolved 3,064 of them.
The Minister emphasized promptly resolving complaints received on both numbers, warning that he would not tolerate any laxity. He added that he would soon review this work weekly.
Jimpa reviewed the funds for building and repairing Tehsils, Sub-Tehsils, and S.D.M. complexes. Minster directed that these buildings must be of top quality, following Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann’s orders. He also emphasized that the people should get all services under one roof. He further directed the officers to ensure they fully compensate the owners of lands acquired for development works on time.
Among others present on the occasion included the Financial Commissioner Revenue KAP Sinha, Secretary Alaknanda Dayal,Arshdeep Singh Thind.
