Focus on farmers
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has introduced a lot of schemes for the farmers and to provide them all the facilities at the panchayat level so that the rural economy does not suffer.
Recently the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir gave the Land Pass Books to the farmers so that they can utilize them for many schemes.
Land Pass Books issued to landholders contains entry from the Jamabandi in revenue estate, so as to enable the landholder to make its use for credit facilities and for other matters connected therewith. It was therefore called a tool for redressal of different grievances, litigations, disputes at various forums and for reference.
The Land Pass Book prescribed by the Revenue Department is true to the record and can be generated online by landholder without visiting a Patwari or Tehsildar or any Revenue office thereby saving his time and energy.
With scanning and digitization of land records already under implementation for the convenience of citizens and under good governance initiative the department has also framed the Jammu and Kashmir Land Passbook Rules-2022 for online issuance of Land Passbook.
As far as its legality is concerned the Pass Book is an evidently valid entity carrying same evidentiary value as if being certified copies of Record-of-Rights (Misli Haqiat) for all intents and purposes before courts and financial institutions. It is an authoritative document for grant of financial assistance by a financial institution thereby saving the farmer from visiting revenue offices for securing fards and extracts.
