Amraiz Khan
Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that the promise of changing old patwar culture will be fulfilled through Punjab Land Record Authority. Punjab government has devised the digital solution of patwar culture and the service-level agreement between Punjab Land Record Authority and banks is an important milestone in this regard.
He was talking to the PTI tickets holders and members assembly at his office here on Monday.
He said that banks and other development finance institutions have been given a secure link of central database of digital land record. Now, the farmers and other traders would easily get loans after banks’ verification. The banks would complete loan process after necessary verification of relevant documents and facility of providing print of ownership deed would be available at authorized branches of banks, he added. He said that digitalization of centuries’ old revenue system will leave lasting impact. One crore pages of revenue record of 55 lac land owners have been secured through digitalization and the record of 23 thousand revenue status can be checked online any moment. He said that digitalization of revenue record will also help to ease burden on courts along with decreasing disputes.
Usman Buzdar said that overseas Pakistanis would also be able to benefit from land record services from abroad. He added that special counters will be set up at Pakistani embassies in USA, UK, UAE and Saudi Arabia. He said that record of owners of commercial and residential flats in multi-storey buildings will also be compiled. 115 land record centers and 20 mobile van projects are being completed soon with an amount of Rs.2 billion in the province, he added.
Usman Buzdar maintained that change is being brought in the province speedily adding that slogans of changing patwar culture were heard in the past but it was not improved. With the grace of Allah Almighty, PTI government will change patwar culture, he added. Those who called on the chief minister included Aamir Dogar MNA, MPAs Ghazanfar Abbas, Khan Sher Akbar Khan, Kh. Muhammad Daud Sulemani, Showana Bashir, Sabeen Gul Khan and PTI ticket-holder Abrar-ul-Haq. Chief Whip Syed Abbas Ali Shah and others.
Chief Minsiter Punjab Saradar Usman Buzdar has said that primary level education will be imparted in Urdu language through ‘the new deal’ adding that far-reaching educational reforms are being introduced through this policy. Insaf Afternoon School programme is an innovative scheme to educate out-of-school children, he added. He said that 100 more schools are being established for such children and further said that Insaf Afternoon School programme will prove harbinger of real change. He made these announcements in meeting with Provincial Minister Schools Education Murad Raas who called on him at his office here on Monday.
Talking on this occasion, the chief minister regretted that education sector was not given importance during the last seven decades adding that new generation will be given a secure future through educational investment. Every possible effort will be made for the promotion of education as educating the children is the responsibility of the government. The revolutionary steps taken in education sector will lay the foundation of a new Pakistan. Meanwhile, the educational syllabus is being synchronized with the new requirements, he added.
