Land Conversion
While the government is trying its best to bring industries to Jammu and Kashmir, there have been fears that agricultural land may be converted for this purpose.
In this direction LG Manoj Sinha recently assured the farmers that no agricultural land has been given to any one from outside and to protect the land of Jammu and Kashmir is the responsibility of the government of Jammu and Kashmir.
It is a fact that not even an inch of land belonging to any farmer has been given to anyone from outside Jammu and Kashmir and even law states that agricultural land has to be protected. With due respect to this law, it is the responsibility of the Jammu and Kashmir government to safeguard the agricultural lands.
As a major initiative towards good governance and ease of convenience to the citizens, the Revenue Department started issuance of trilingual Land Passbooks in Hindi, Urdu and English to the landholders with effect from 19th of February 2022 from the districts of Jammu and Srinagar.
The land passbooks being issued to every landholder contain sentry from the Jamabandi in revenue estate so as to enable him to make its use for credit facilities and for other matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. The land passbook prescribed by the Revenue Department is true to the record and can be generated online by landholders without visiting a Patwari or Tehsildar or any Revenue office.
With scanning and digitization of land records, already under implementation for convenience of citizens as part of the good governance initiative of the Government, the department in tune with the statute laid has also framed the Jammu and Kashmir Land Passbook Rules-2022 for online issuance of Land Passbook.
