A 2012-batch AGMUT cadre IAS officer, Prince Dhawan, has made the UT Administration of Chandigarh and the Union Department of Land Reforms lock horns.
While UT Administrator Kaptan Singh Solanki has categorically ordered the immediate relieving of Dhawan, who is posted as the Director Information Technology (DIT), Assistant Estate Officer (AEO) and SDM (Central), after his two-month extended stint ended on July 31, the Union Department of Land Reforms is pressing hard for his continuation.
However, no formal order, either to relieve Dhawan or to grant him a further extension, has been issued as of yet, confirmed a top UT officer.
Dhawan, who recently hogged the limelight after the Land Acquisition Officer issued a notice to his father for alleged violation of rules, has been handling two major national pilot projects - conclusive land titling system (CLTS) and computerisation of land records- which are still in their initial stages.
Under the CLTS, the Estate Office and subsequently other record-keeping offices will issue an online certificate of property title that will detail ownership rights right down to the extent of share percentage. With this conclusive-titling regime, civil disputes in various courts are likely to reduce drastically and the ownership will be guaranteed by the state.
The certificate will display a unique 'land parcel ID' apart from mandatory details like file number, site address, the name of an owner, associated Aadhaar number and the respective share percentage. It will also depict the key map of the locality where the property lies, along with a zoomed view of the property and the adjacent properties. The certificate has the provision to show mortgage-related information.
The UT Department of Information Technology, Society for Promotion of IT in Chandigarh (SPIC) and the Estate Office in association with Infosys, Chandigarh, have been jointly working on this national project in Chandigarh.
"We are taking up the issue of his further extension with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and are hopeful that he may get another extension to avoid any damage to the national pilot projects being handled by him," a senior officer in the Union Department of Land Reforms said.
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Prince Dhawan (IAS:2012) in eye of a storm
By IndianMandarins - 2016-08-12 10:14:26
A 2012-batch AGMUT cadre IAS officer, Prince Dhawan, has made the UT Administration of Chandigarh and the Union Department of Land Reforms lock horns.
While UT Administrator Kaptan Singh Solanki has categorically ordered the immediate relieving of Dhawan, who is posted as the Director Information Technology (DIT), Assistant Estate Officer (AEO) and SDM (Central), after his two-month extended stint ended on July 31, the Union Department of Land Reforms is pressing hard for his continuation.
However, no formal order, either to relieve Dhawan or to grant him a further extension, has been issued as of yet, confirmed a top UT officer.
Dhawan, who recently hogged the limelight after the Land Acquisition Officer issued a notice to his father for alleged violation of rules, has been handling two major national pilot projects - conclusive land titling system (CLTS) and computerisation of land records- which are still in their initial stages.
Under the CLTS, the Estate Office and subsequently other record-keeping offices will issue an online certificate of property title that will detail ownership rights right down to the extent of share percentage. With this conclusive-titling regime, civil disputes in various courts are likely to reduce drastically and the ownership will be guaranteed by the state.
The certificate will display a unique 'land parcel ID' apart from mandatory details like file number, site address, the name of an owner, associated Aadhaar number and the respective share percentage. It will also depict the key map of the locality where the property lies, along with a zoomed view of the property and the adjacent properties. The certificate has the provision to show mortgage-related information.
The UT Department of Information Technology, Society for Promotion of IT in Chandigarh (SPIC) and the Estate Office in association with Infosys, Chandigarh, have been jointly working on this national project in Chandigarh.
"We are taking up the issue of his further extension with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and are hopeful that he may get another extension to avoid any damage to the national pilot projects being handled by him," a senior officer in the Union Department of Land Reforms said.
