CM releases new version of Himachal Pradesh Land Code

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Shimla, February 22

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu released the new version of the Himachal Pradesh Land Code containing 64 Acts, 59 rules and about 340 notifications and guidelines related to the revenue and other departments here today.

The Chief Minister said that the first edition of the Himachal Pradesh Land Code was published in 1992 and it was not amended since then. However, numerous laws and guidelines related to land issues had been amended and issued from time to time. “This book (Land Code) will be made available in the offices of Deputy Commissioner, SDM and in tehsil for updated information about all Acts, rules, notifications and guidelines of various departments. This will help the officials concerned to resolve revenue-related matters efficiently so as to provide relief to people,” he added.

Sukhu said that the present government, in its very first Budget, had promised to compile a new land code in the Revenue Department and it’s finally out.

“The government has been organising revenue lok adalats on the last two days of every month for speedy disposal of land-related cases. Since October last year, a record 89,091 mutation and 6,029 partition cases had been resolved in these adalats,” he added. Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi and Deputy Speaker Vinay Kumar were also present on the occasion.