BHUBANESWAR: After receiving flak from different quarters for its failure to check encroachment of Government land in the city, the State Government on Tuesday asked the General Administration Department to fix responsibility on officers concerned for their laxity.
The Department has been asked to develop a mechanism to maintain constant vigil over Government land lying open and take immediate measures to protect encroached land recovered through eviction. Chief Secretary GC Pati issued the directions during a review of the Department’s activities at a high level meeting here.
Department squads have been asked to take immediate action against persons who have encroached upon Government land and report to the Department about the action taken. Responsibility should be fixed on the squad which failed to inspect the area allotted to them and report about the encroachment, Pati said.
As a huge number of applications are pending for conversion of lease hold to free hold land, the Chief Secretary asked the Department to dispose of the cases expeditiously by following due procedures.
While advising the Department to expand the Litigation Management System (LMS) software for day-to-day monitoring of court cases of various departments, Pati asked the Department to find out the number of cases where disposal exceeds the time limit.
Around 46,174 High Court cases and 11,033 Administrative Tribunal cases have been uploaded in LMS software for immediate reference of the departments. Around 93 services of 11 departments have been identified for self attestation and waiver of affidavits. The Chief Secretary directed to notify these services and issue necessary instructions to field level officers regarding their implementation.
The Chief Secretary advised Special Secretary in the GA Department Niten Chandra to workout a year-wise calendar of capacity enhancement and reorientation training of the officers. The principles of selection for training should be in such a manner that each officer gets at least one advanced training in every five years, he said.