Over 31,832 urban residents got their land deeds on the first day of the state government’s Shahar-2021, a campaign to solve land-related issues in cities.
It was launched on Saturday to mark the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. The campaigns, Shahar-2021 and Prashasan Gaon Ke Sang, which will benefit as many as 10 lakh urban and rural people, are being organised after a gap of around eight years.
Chief minister Ashok Gehlot said, “The camps will provide relief to many poor people in the state, who were unable to procure lease deeds.” Kaushalya Devi became the first beneficiary of Shahar-2021 with her yellow residential lease deed. Along with Devi, four more residents were provided with the lease deeds of their plots.
State urban development and housing (UDH) minister, Shanti Dhariwal, said, “The move is considered a populist one and it will leave an impression on the minds of the masses. A family procures a lease deed (patta) once in a lifetime and it’s a memorable moment for them. People can never forget the government, which easily provided them with pattas,”
An UDH official said, “In 213 local bodies, including municipalities, municipal council and corporations, a total of 14,856 lease deeds were issued. Similarly, in urban improvement trusts and development authorities, 16,976 lease deeds were issued.”
Similarly, the ambitious campaign Prashasan Gaon Ke Sang 2021, will organised till December 17, 2021. Camps will be organised at 11,341 gram panchayat headquarters in 352 panchayat samitis of the state. During the campaign, apart from the revenue department, 21 other departments will perform various works.
Revenue minister Harish Chaudhary said, “To ensure disposal of applications in the rural areas, the officials deployed at camps have been entrusted with delegated with powers.”