The finalisation of contours of land record authority by Punjab government is certainly a step in the right direction as the authority will help formulate strategies, provide efficient services to people, prepare policies and plan for land record management, advise the government to improve and modernise land record management, develop a human resource management, manage technical cooperation and last but not the least coordinate with other government departments, including foreign organisations and international inter-governmental organisations. As per the plan, the authority will be created under a law which is reportedly being introduced initially through an ordinance.
It is pertinent to mention here that Land Records Management and Information System (LRMIS) is a revolutionary project to digitise the paper based land records and create an automated system of management of land records in the province. Hats off to Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif as his untiring efforts from dawn to dusk let this dream come true. With the introduction of LRMIS, a reliable, efficient and transparent system for maintaining land records and providing access to these records has been ensured. Moreover, it is no doubt that this computerised system has made the delivery of services quite efficient as now the right holders are getting the ‘fard’ in just 30 minutes whereas the process of mutation has also been made very efficient.
The project has substantial impacts on the ground as it has not only made the service delivery quite efficient but empowered women by protecting their rights in inheritance and facilitating their access to land records. The computerisation of land records will certainly bring greater transparency to land records management and improve the quality of services being provided to the general public. As Punjab is considered as the lifeline of Pakistan’s economy which is based on agriculture therefore, the computerisation of land records in all 143 tehsils of Punjab will empower individuals, stabilize communities by reducing social exclusion and improve governance and functioning of land markets.
Syed Ali Qasim
Lahore
Sir this is only in news and media publication. Fact are different, even my over 20yrs old cash bought land has been transefered to somebody else cancelling my intiqal by arazi authorities. Fard/Possesion/Kashat/Khasra Gardawari/Jamabandi all with my name. This is another extract expenses on individuals.
No doubt it is a very good step to digitise the land record by CM Punjab, but a lot is desired to be done to further improve the system. People are still facing a lot of problems even now. Mindset of Patwaries/ Gardawars and other officials of Land Revenue Deptt needs to be changed besides the staff of Computer Centres at each Tehsil level. There are lot of discrepencies in both old paper based (manual) land record and that of computer record. After punching data entry in computer, no revrification or comparison has been made. When ever some land holder gets computerised FARD for his record or some other purpose, he notices certain discrepencies or omissions. To rectify his land record he has to go through a long process of INTIQAL BADAR and thus wastes a petty long time and money. In case of mutation or family property distribution among its genuine heirs it takes months to no end. Court Orders by Dy. Collector / Collecter Revenue Deptt are not accepted, honoured or executed by Computer Centre. Both seem to be not good terms with each other , due to which the people at large suffer. This is based on my personal experience. We four brothers filed a request for distribution of our inherited land in Oct. 2015. We went through a long process of FARD BADAR, appointment of Salis ثالث , finalisation of his Report by Salis, order of court of Dy. Collector, rectification of omissions in Court Order, submission to Computer Centre and their delaying tactics for execution of court order on one pretext or the other. Finally we are told that Computer System does not have such a programme to distribute family agri land , as per agreement of all owners by inheritence ( based on قسم زمین), Salis Report and Court order. Our case is still pending till writing these lines with Computer Centre and likely to be returned to Tehsil Office. I will welcome any help from any relevant high up quarters.
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