Excelsior Correspondent
ANANTNAG, Aug 3: Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation Syed Basharat Ahmad Bukhari today asked the officers to take immediate steps for removing stagnation at various levels in the department so that the human resource can be effectively utilized besides opening up new avenues of promotion.
The Minister was speaking at a meeting convened here today to discuss the human resource management in the Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation Departments. Commissioner Secretary, Revenue Relief and Rehabilitation Mohammad Ashraf Mir, Special Secretary and other senior officers were also present.
The Minister asked the Commissioner Secretary to work out modalities for removing stagnation of the officials at various levels and expedite convening of DPCs at all levels. He said instructions should be conveyed down the line to ensure regular convening of DPCs so that more promotion avenues are created for the officials working in the Revenue Department at all levels and the process should be fast paced.
Asking the officers to make available online status of various infrastructural assets of the department, the Minister said by doing so we would be getting the requisite information about undertaking the augmentation of these, if needed. He said the information of the officials working in various field offices should also be uploaded so that we can have the first hand knowledge about the human resource available with the department.
He also asked the officers to undertake measures by which the outdated laws can be looked into and necessary amendments if any can be incorporated in them to make them broad-based and in consonance with the present context. He said for the same, a committee should be constituted and eminent lawyer, revenue-expert besides the senior officers of the department should also be the members of the committee.
The Minister also asked the Commissioner-Secretary to get the requisite information about the Khads so that the necessary exercise can be initiated about their utility especially during the rainy season in Jammu division. He said that necessary action would also be undertaken on the structures which have been constructed on these.
While asking the officers about the status of implementation of the recent circular asking for the work done report of the Patwaris and Naib Tehsildars, the Minister said that it should be implemented in letter and spirit so that the work culture down the line get the requisite flip and people also get benefitted from it.
He also directed the officers to ensure that the bottlenecks if any related to the acquisition of land and other related issues of the National Highway project are resolved at an earliest so that this prestigious project is completed within stipulated time-frame and people get benefitted from it.