Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami gave instructions to the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police. file photo
State Bureau, Dehradun. The state government has taken an important step towards ending the pending land related disputes in Uttarakhand. With the aim of providing quick justice and administrative relief to the common people, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has given instructions to Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan and Director General of Police Deepam Seth to run a month-long special campaign for settlement of land disputes. It has also been clarified that by the end of the campaign, cases related to land disputes will be brought to zero level. It is noteworthy that more than 50 thousand cases are pending in the revenue courts of the state alone. The Chief Minister said that land disputes are directly related to the problems of common citizens and their pending for a long time has a negative impact on law and order, social harmony and administrative trust. In such a situation, it is the responsibility of the government to resolve these disputes in a transparent, fair and sensitive manner. He warned the officials that negligence will not be tolerated at any level during the campaign.
This special campaign will be reviewed weekly by the Chief Secretary, so that the progress can be continuously monitored and corrective steps can be taken immediately if necessary. The Chief Minister made it clear that the time limit should be followed at all costs. He said that to make the campaign effective, if necessary, special committees will be formed at the tehsil level under the chairmanship of the Sub-Collector. These will also include concerned police jurisdictional officers and Consolidation Department officials, so that better coordination can be established between revenue, police and administration. He expressed confidence that this campaign will provide relief to the common people and their trust in the government and administration will be strengthened.