Shahbaz approves computerization of urban land records

The Punjab government has decided to computerize the Urban Land record after the completion of computerization of rural land record.
The decision was taken in a meeting held here Saturday with Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif in the chair. The meeting reviewed implementation on decisions with regard to Punjab Land Record Authority and different other matters. The meeting also decided to give administrative powers of Khidmat centers to concerned commissioners, deputy commissioners and Assistant commissioners.
The Chief Minister directed that immediate steps be taken to computerize the urban land record. While addressing the meeting, Shahbaz Sharif directed that land record information be provided at the website of Land Record Management Information System so that people could access their land record under this latest system and added that this step would ensure transparency as well as eradicate fraud.
He said that mechanism should be made to pin-point the person seeking information besides ensuring access to land record. He said that the computerization of land record is a historic step of Punjab government which has eliminated the archaic 'Patwar Culture' once and for all. Due to the latest system of Punjab land record information system, socio economic changes have been brought in the Khidmat centers, set up under this latest system in all the Tehsils of the province, are providing the best facilities to the people. He said that this latest system should be developed with hard work so that the people could be fully sensitized about the effectiveness of this system. He said that complaint redress committees have been constituted at the district level.
The Chief Minister said that divisional commissioners and deputy commissioners would regularly visit Khidmat centres to review their performance, while intelligence and vigilance wing would also be set up to monitor the Khidmat centres. He said that the Punjab bank's counters should be set up at all the Khidmat centres. He directed that immediate steps should be taken after making necessary arrangements with Punjab bank in one week. After setting up bank counters at Khidmat centers, the people will be facilitated and their time will also be saved.
He said that fire-fighting equipment should be made available at Khidmat centre set up in 143 Tehsils of the province. A system has been designed to monitor the performance of Khidmat centres on daily basis. A zero tolerance policy would be adopted with regard to bad services or the complaint about corruption at Khidmat centre.
DG Land Record Authority Capt Zafar (retd) presented the detailed briefing about headway in this latest system. Provincial minister Rana Sanaullah, Ata Manika, Mian Yawar Zaman, Chairman Punjab Land Record Authority MPA Rana Babar Hussain, Chief Secretary, Addl. Chief Secretary and other officials attended the meeting.