Govt. documents and benefits should reach people on time: DK Deputy Commissioner

He was speaking at grievance redressal meeting held as part of Deputy Commissioner’s village stay programme

The documents given by Government and its schemes should reach people on time, said Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner K.V. Rajendra on Saturday.

He was speaking at grievance redressal meeting held as part of Deputy Commissioner’s village stay programme held jointly by the District Administration and Dakshina Kannada Union of Working Journalists at Sullia Padavu of Badagannoor Gram Panchayat of Puttur taluk.

Dr. Rajendra said District administration has disposed most of the applications filed under Sections 94C and 94CC of Karnataka Land Revenue Act for regularisation of houses built on government land. There should not be any delay in disposing applications which are in legally acceptable form. Following regularisation, steps should be taken to issue beneficiary the record of Rights Tenancy and Crops (RTC) and related entry should be made in the revenue records.” People should not be made to visit government office for this purpose,” he said.

Asking cooperation of forest officials for development works in the forest areas, Dr. Rajendra asked the gram panchayat to have working plan for removal of dead wood and other waste accumulated at vented dams. Villagers should join gram panchayat in maintenance of vented dams.

While asking the gram panchayat to take up drinking water related works on priority, Dr. Rajendra directed officials to immediately attend to the compliant of leakage of overhead water tanks in Kallugudde and Karpudikana of the panchayat. Officials were asked to arrange bus service for students of some areas of the panchayat.

Puttur MLA Sanjeeva Matandoor and President of Dakshina Kannada Union of Working Journalists Srinivas Nayak Indaje participated in the programme.

In the similar programme held at Halady village of Kundapura taluk of Udupi district, Deputy Commissioner M. Kurma Rao asked officials to visit houses, hear grievances of people and redress it at the spot.