Central Government’s Ministry of Rural Development sanctioned 17.38 crore rules for two projects in the State pertaining to State Revenue Department. One was National Land Records Modernization Programme (NLRMP) and the other was Strengthening of Revenue Administration and Updating of Land Records for which an amount of Rs 1509 lakh was released to J&K since the inception of this scheme. The purpose was to computerize the entire land record of the State and streamline the Revenue Department and bring it on modern levels. For several years the State Revenue Department has not been able to spent even 30 per cent of the sanctioned amount. It has been making lame excuses for default. The Union Ministry for Rural Development has taken the lapse seriously and asked the State Government to refund the unspent money immediately because under rules no fresh grants can be released unless unspent grants are refunded. It indicates incompetence of the Revenue Department and thus it stands answerable to the people. The State Government, having no qualms of conscience, has asked the Union Government to revitalize the sanctioned amount but the Centre seems not prepared to make any concession. The State Government has to learn that it has to deliver and things cannot be taken for granted. Ultimately the loss is of the people who would have liked digitalized revenue records. We can only say that there seems little justification for the State Government to impress upon the Centre that the unspent amount should be revitalized. The functionality of Revenue department is under question.
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