Digital land survey fourth phase to begin in August: Minister
At a press conference on the sidelines of the Bhoomi national conclave on smart land governance at Kovalam on Friday, the Minister said the final notification had been delayed owing to certain amendments to rules.
The final notification had been issued for two villages in the State – Ujarulvar in Kasaragod and Mankad in Kollam. The survey in three phases covered 639 villages. The fourth-phase survey covering 200 villages would begin in August, the Minister said.
Provision to be made
A provision would be made in the proposed Settlement Act for giving ownership of surplus land in possession of individuals that did not belong to the government and had no claimants to the individual.
The Minister pointed out that complaints related to the digital survey were fewer in number. Complaints could be submitted on the Ente Bhoomi portal at three junctures – at the start of the survey, when the 9(1) notification was issued, and the final notification was published. Complaints could be submitted to the District Collector concerned later.
₹7 crore sanctioned
The Minister said the Union government had sanctioned ₹7 crore for setting up continuously operating reference stations for the digital survey.
Funds had also been sought under the NAKSHA scheme for survey in urban areas. Survey would be conducted in Attappady village to return the illegally possessed land belonging to the Scheduled Tribes back to them, the Minister said.
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