In a significant development, a State Level Committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Umakant Dangat. The committee aims to reevaluate the scope of revenue offices in Maharashtra, introducing new offices and proposing necessary amendments to existing revenue laws.
Varsha Ladda-Untwal, Deputy Commissioner of the General Administration Department and Member Secretary of the Committee, emphasized the importance of receiving timely suggestions for amendments to revenue laws. Citizens are invited to submit their recommendations until February 16, 2024.
The establishment of this committee follows the order dated October 25, 2023, issued by the Revenue and Forest Department of the Maharashtra State Government. The committee is tasked with studying and submitting a comprehensive report to the government, addressing necessary changes in key laws related to revenue work. These changes are prompted by factors affecting the daily lives of common citizens, evolving social conditions, and other related matters.
Suggestions are particularly sought for amending laws such as the Maharashtra Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1947; the Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948, and the Rules thereunder; the Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961, and the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966, along with the Rules thereunder concerning the Revenue Department.
Citizens can submit their suggestions in person, by post, or via email to the office of the Committee at [email protected] or to Member Secretary and Deputy Commissioner (General Administration), Pune Divisional Commissionerate, Vidhan Bhawan, Bundgarden Road, Pune-411 001.
Varsha Ladda-Untwal, Deputy Commissioner of the General Administration Department, and member secretary of the committee, has specified that suggestions must be submitted by 11 am on February 16.
