CS exhorts officers to create errorless land records

In a significant stride towards transparent land records management system, Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo on Saturday chaired a meeting to review the ongoing digitization and modernization of land records across Jammu & Kashmir:

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The meeting saw the participation of key officials including the Secretary, Revenue; Secretary, IT; Secretary, Law; CEO, JaKeGA; Director, Land Records; a representative of BISAG-N; and other concerned officers.

Deputy Commissioners joined the meeting virtually from their respective offices.

The Chief Secretary while emphasized the paramount importance of quality assurance in the digitization process. He stressed the need for a robust system of checkers and approvers for data entries made by the field staff. This will ensure that every entry is meticulously cross-checked with corresponding physical records by the experienced revenue officers. He observed that the correctness of records ensures fewer grievances and fewer court cases, thereby saving the time and energy of both people and public servants.

Dulloo highlighted the far-reaching benefits of this exercise, noting that its completion would simplify crucial processes like registrations, mutations and real-time, transparent seasonal crop monitoring.