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Kerala Revenue Department Exceeds 100-Day Action Plan Targets
Kerala’s Revenue Department set goals for its first 100 days of work.
Minister A P Anilkumar said the department did more than it had promised in several areas.
It gave out over 10,000 land title deeds, even though its goal was 5,000.
It also settled many complaints about a digital land survey and processed land-category changes.
Some families affected by the 2024 landslides in Wayanad are waiting to move into township homes.
The minister said eligible families should receive rent until they get those homes.
He said 177 families have already moved, and the next group is expected to move by October.
Revenue Minister A P Anilkumar said the department exceeded targets under the government’s 100-day action plan.
The department distributed more than 10,000 land title deeds, against an initial target of 5,000.
It resolved over 70,000 digital survey complaints, above a target of around 50,000.
More than 50,000 land-category conversion applications were disposed of, compared with a target of around 25,000.
The government says eligible landslide-affected families will receive rent until they are allotted township homes; 177 families have been relocated.
- Who
- Kerala Revenue Minister A P Anilkumar and the state Revenue Department.
- What
- The department reported exceeding several targets in its 100-day action plan and discussed rent support and relocation for landslide-affected families.
- Where
- Kerala, including Wayanad district and the Mundakkai-Chooralmala landslide-affected area.
- When
- The update was reported on October 8; the 100-day plan was nearing completion.
- Why
- The department was reporting progress against the government’s 100-day action plan and addressing questions about support for eligible displaced families.
Reported government commitments
Reported concerns and uncertainties
Rent payments for landslide-affected families
Reported government commitments
Anilkumar said the government had decided to pay rent to eligible families until they receive township homes and said there would be no lapse.
Reported concerns and uncertainties
Reports had raised concerns about delays in rent payments; the minister said he did not know the specific details and would look into the issue.
Key facts
- Land title deeds
- More than 10,000 distributed; initial target was 5,000.
- Digital survey complaints
- More than 70,000 resolved; target was around 50,000.
- Land-category conversions
- More than 50,000 applications disposed of; target was around 25,000.
- 100-day plan
- Launched after the UDF government came to power in May.
- Relocated families
- 177 families had already been relocated.
- Rent support
- The government decided to pay rent to eligible families in rented accommodation until they are allotted township homes.
- Further relocation
- The minister said the second phase for remaining families would be completed by October.
Quotes
A P Anilkumar
Kerala Revenue Minister
“Until then, if there are families eligible to receive rent, the government has already decided to pay them. I am not sure what transpired in between, but we will look into it specifically. There won’t be any lapse in this regard.”
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“The 100-day action plan concludes in the coming days. Before its completion, the Revenue Department has achieved more than double the target in every promise made.”
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