Long-term vision is to provide certificates within a stipulated timeframe: Sengottaiyan
Tamil Nadu's Revenue Minister announced a new three-tier system to expedite the issuance of government certificates and the distribution of tablets to village officials. The government also plans to grant land pattas to eligible families and implement a real-time disaster warning system.
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Administrative reforms and digital integration in government services are critical for improving public service delivery and disaster preparedness.
Tamil Nadu Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management, K.A. Sengottaiyan, on Monday, said in the Assembly during Demand for Grants that his department will implement a new practice of appointing officials in a three-tier system to speed up the process of providing certificates and that it is the long-term vision of the State government to provide all necessary certificates within a stipulated timeframe.
Making a slew of announcements, Mr Sengottaiyan said, “As a start, 12 sub taluk offices would be set up at a cost of ₹1.02 crore under a Deputy Tahsildar to dispatch essential certificates for the public in the place where they are dwelling. 12,466 village administrative officials and 1,253 taluk revenue inspectors will be provided with tablets at a cost of ₹688.63 crore to provide services of the Revenue and Disaster Management department.”
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