Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 14: Minister for Revenue, Disaster Management, Relief Rehabilitation & Reconstruction and Parliamentary Affairs, Abdul Rehman Veeri today conducted surprise inspection at Sub-Divisional Magistrate and Tehsil office in Jammu and scrutinized records of different sections of the offices.
The Minister was accompanied by Commissioner Secretary Revenue, Shahid Inayatullah and Deputy Commissioner Jammu, Kumar Rajeev Ranjan.
Veeri first visited SDM and Tehsildar office in Janipur and enquired about the progress of issuance of Permanent Resident Certificates (PRCs) and other nature of works at the SDM and Tehsil office.
The Minister also inspected the registers at the office and asked the concerned to maintain them regularly by putting in all the entries neat, clean and dependable. He also directed to expedite the process of clearing pending mutation cases besides carrying out work of retrieval of encroached State land in their respective jurisdiction.
Veeri also interacted with public visiting these offices and sought feedback from them regarding their functioning. He personally enquired from the people of the purpose they visited to this office and listened to their issues and feedback. The Minister asked the SDM to ensure redressal of the issues raised by the people on priority and to deliver the services in a time bound manner under Public Service Guarantee Act (PSGA). ‘Public visiting the offices with their cases/issues should be provided proper guidance regarding all requisite documents for timely delivery of services to them’, the Minister asked the officers.
He asked the SDM to conduct filed visits to listen people grievances related to the Revenue Department so that can be redressed properly.
Later, the Minister visited Tehsil office in Nagrota and conducted detailed inspection in different sections involved in issuance of PRCs, category certificate, income certificate and other important services related to land and revenue including clearing pending mutation cases, retrieval of State land etc.
Veeri also inspected the Aadhaar enrollment process at the office and asked the concerned to expedite the work. He also directed to conduct special camps at far off places and Kashmiri Migrants Township in Jagti so that people living at these places can be enrolled for Aadhaar.
He also interacted with the public and sought their feedback regarding their issues and working of the office. The Minister asked Tehsildar to ensure prompt service delivery to the people with regular monitoring of people’s issues besides improving the work culture and instilling transparency in the working system.