AP set to have a corruption-free land administration system: CM

PNS | Vijayawada

Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has reaffirmed that the YSR Jagananna Saswatha Bhu Hakku Mariyu Bhu Raksha Pathakam will usher in a land administration system that has no room for corruption, tampering, land grabbing, duplication and civil disputes in the State.

Addressing a mammoth public gathering here on Wednesday after handing over the land title deeds to the property owners, the Chief Minister said that the programme, initiated two years ago at Jaggayyapeta, would be implemented in five phases to benefit 7,92,238 land owners in 17,850 revenue villages.  As part of the resurvey completed in 2,000 villages in a record time of just nine months, two lakh mutations have already been carried out in 4.31 lakh sub divisions automatically, saving the farmers an amount of Rs 27.80 crore besides their valuable time.

While in the first phase, the farmers in 2,000 villages will be handed over permanent title deeds in the next fortnight, the distribution of land ownership documents in the second phase covering 4,000 villages would be completed by February, 2023. The third phase covering another 6,000 villages will be completed by next May, fourth phase covering 9,000 villages by August and finally, the fifth phase covering the rest of the villages will be completed by December, 2023.

In view of the numerous complaints received from the public on land grabbing and civil disputes during the 3,648-km padayatra of Jagan Mohan Reddy, the resurvey of all lands was initiated by the government to help the farmers and other landowners.

All illegalities, land grabbing, encroachments and civil disputes relating to land ownership will come to an end permanently with the completion of the resurvey, initiated after 100 years in the State, he said.

“The resurvey, being conducted using advanced technology, helicopters, aircraft, drones and GNSS rovers and employing 10,185 village surveyors and 3,664 ward planning secretaries with an investment of Rs 1,000 crore, will free all land owners from civil disputes, land grabbing, encroachments and fear of duplication,” he said, adding that there would be no tampering of documents in future.

The land owners would be given the physical receipts, besides a unique identification number and a QR code comprising comprehensive details of land including land mapping. Elaborating further, he said every land parcel would be provided with Bhu Raksha boundary stones free of cost and the entire process would involve all stakeholders in every aspect and every stage of survey. There is also a provision for re-verification of land ownership rights under Section 12 (S&B Act, 1923) in case of objections.

The resurvey will also put an end to the pathetic situation in which farmers are running from pillar to post for survey, mutation and for resolving their grievances. Once the resurvey is completed, land dealings can be done at the Sub Registrar Office. All the records will be available in the village and ward secretariats, he said. Henceforth, field line applications will be processed in 15 days and patta sub division applications in 30 days by village surveyors.

“Survey, sub division, mutation and registrations of immovable properties would be done at village secretariats,” the CM said, adding that the accessibility would be available to land information to anyone from anywhere and at any time.Ministers Dharmana Prasada Rao, Botsa Satyanarayana and Seediri Appala Raju, AP Legislative Assembly Speaker Tammineni Seethaaram and MLA Dharmana Krishnadaas were present.