Gandhinagar, March 11 (NationPress) The government of Gujarat is set to implement a standardized and systematic framework throughout the state to address outstanding applications concerning inaccuracies in land measurements within promulgated villages.

This initiative follows directives from Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel during a recent high-level revenue department meeting.

The aim is to tackle grievances from farmers about land surveys conducted during the promulgation process and to ensure a transparent and accurate resolution of such issues, protecting the interests of rural landowners.

State officials revealed that land demarcation will be approached in a structured manner, introducing a uniform procedure for managing correction requests arising from discrepancies in agricultural land records.

This program is anticipated to simplify administrative tasks related to land records and enhance the ease of doing business in rural regions.

As part of this strategy, 'Land Demarcation Committees' will be formed in each district, chaired by the district collector.

These committees will oversee and assess land demarcation activities and the resolution of applications seeking corrections to survey errors.

The district-level committees will consist of the resident additional collector, SLR or deputy director of the land records office, prant officer, officials from the District Inspector of Land Records (DILR), mamlatdar, taluka development officer, land acquisition officer, and representatives from agencies involved in land acquisition, including the Sardar Sarovar Punarvasvat Agency, where necessary.

To systematically manage applications received post-promulgation, the revenue department has categorized cases into seven distinct groups.

These categories include cases with no reduction in government or public land and no objections raised; situations where no reduction has occurred, and no objections are pending; and instances where objections remain despite no government land reduction.

Additional categories encompass cases where government or public land has seen reductions with pending objections, villages with over 30% of survey numbers reflecting changes in possession, cases limited to specific village areas, and those involving changes in over 30% of survey numbers that lead to substantial alterations in land shape.

A unique category is designated for villages where promulgation has yet to occur.

The chief minister has also instructed that complex matters arising from survey error corrections be resolved promptly, ensuring applicants do not have to make repeated visits to government offices.

To aid this, additional authorities have been assigned to taluka development officers and mamlatdars.

These cases will be addressed through Mobile Magistrate Court Committees, which will take action in accordance with Sections 119 and 120 of the Gujarat Land Revenue Act and Rules 21(1), 21(2), and 21(3) of the Gujarat Land Revenue Rules, 1972.

Officials stated that the revenue department has been directed to ensure that the majority of survey-related correction issues are resolved swiftly and transparently through a consistent statewide procedure, enabling citizens to experience effective governance in land administration.