Geetanjali houses handed over to beneficiaries in Paschimanchal in record six months time

521 houses to economically weaker sections were sanctioned in September 2012 under Geetanjali scheme in 10 blocks of Paschimanchal in Burdwan district. 

• Each house costs Rs 1.64 lakhs.
• Reviewed the progress of construction of houses with officials today and noted that 180 houses have already been handed over to the beneficiaries for living and progress of other houses is very good. All the houses will be handed over to beneficiaries in next two months after completion.
• District administration awarded the works to civil contractors through open competitive biddings in September 2012 in small package of 8-10 houses each. Rate schedule, item wise quantity,  specification and estimates were shared with individual beneficiary in one to one sitting organised by district administration before commencement of works on the lands of beneficiary. During these conferencing,  first of its kind in contractual public works, all the details of material and workmanship were agreed upon and handed over to the owner of house. 
• This ensured that owner of the house supervises the work as if he is getting it done investing own money and contractors were strictly told to adhere to the requirement of owner.
• There was strict advice not to permit interference by local Panchayat or any public representatives regarding work execution by agency but to consult beneficiary only. Quality of work and workmanship is expectedly very good as per reports of social audits conducted in some cases. 
• We are happy to complete so many houses to homeless needy tribals and other weaker sections in record time.

Well done Team Burdwan.

Economic Rehabilitation grants to 90 shelter less/ destitutte or poor women to be disbursed on 11th April 2013

District administration identified 90 women in Burdwan among shelter less, destitute, widows and unemployed poor persons without adequate livelihood support and have arranged one time financial package up to Rs 20000 in each case for income generating works to earn their livelihood. beneficiaries will purchase stitching machine, sewing machine or the similar nature of machines for starting their own works at home. In some cases, skill works of handicrafts and ready garments may also be taken up by them.

Cheques of Economic Rehabilitation grants will be distributed on 11th April 2013 among these beneficiaries at Sanskriti Metro.

Orders issued to Officials of land and land reforms department at blocks to Resume Govt. vested lands from unauthorised occupation.

In terms of recent circular from Land and Land Reforms department directions have been issued to all BLLROs through DLLRO to resume Govt vested lands occupied unauthorisedly by organisations or individuals without any written approval of Govt and orders of Collector.

• Directions were issued earlier for physical verification of vested lands recorded in favour of Collector in khatian number 1 and verify the same with Long Term Lease Registers to ascertain its legal validity. 
• On verification of LT Registers at BLLROs, it is noticed that some of the lease applications were either not allowed by authority or no LT settlement was obtained. 
• In several cases LT settlements were allowed by Govt but payments have not been paid up to date.
• There are cases where Govt vested lands have been kept un utilised for years together or used unauthorisedly for other purposes in violations of conditions.
• There are also cases where Govt vested lands allowed possession to Registered Societies by local bodies without any authority and with no permission from Govt.
• After getting preliminary verification reports from all blocks, strict directions issued to resume all such lands and update in Land Bank for public purposes.
• Already approximately 450 acres resumed and being added in Land Bank.
• In a review meeting with officials of Land and Land Reforms department today instructions issued to expedite resumption in all cases identified through field verification.

2. Land revenue and minor mineral revenue collection is also reviewed today. It is estimated that total collection from Land Revenue will be Rs 65 crores plus this year compared to Rs 62 crores last year.

3. Incidentally, overall resources mobilisation in Burdwan district has crossed Rs 3500 crores, in increase of Rs 400 crores over previous year.