By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: As many as 19 districts of Odisha , were received the Bhoomi Samman award from the President Droupadi Murmu in July for achieving 100 per cent success in Digital India Land Records Modernisation, on Thursday felicitated for excellent performance in computerisation of land records by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik .
A function was organised at Convention Centre, Lok Seva Bhawan for the felicitation programme. The Chief Minister presented a Trophy & Citation to the collectors of these districts.
Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Smt Pramila Mallick, Chief Secretary PK Jena, Secretary to CM (5T) VK Pandian , Revenue and Disaster Management Department Additional Chief Secretary Satyabrata Sahoo , IG Revenue Jyoti Prakash Das and others were among those present.
These districts are Angul, Boudh, Bargarh, Bhadrak, Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Keonjhar, Khordha, Koraput, Nabarangapur, Nayagarh, Nuapada, Rayagada and Sambalpur.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister congratulated the revenue administration and the districts for the award and expressed happiness for as many as 19 districts of the state receiving Bhoomi Samman from the Hon’ble President from a total of 68 districts of the country who got the glorious award. He said 100 per cent digitisation of land records by all other districts will be completed by the end of this financial year.
The CM said that after the implementation of the 5T Charter and by adhering to the principles of “Mo Sarkar”, Odisha has become one of the pioneers in the modernization of land records.
Coming to a Government office, he said, is now a matter of choice rather than a compulsion. People can access various public services through an array of e-Governance applications anytime anywhere. The chronic land issues are being sorted out through a Revenue Taskforce, he added.
The CM further said, “it is important to start a plan, but it is more so important to take it to a saturation point. My Government believes in taking all our plans to a logical conclusion.”
Dedicating this achievement to all the 4.5 Crore people of Odisha, he said that the wishes & aspirations of all our people have always been my priority. By focusing on people, and finding solutions to their problems, we have become the best State in Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme.The CM called upon everyone to continue this excellence for the betterment of the 4.5 Crore People of Odisha.
