Identify areas to increase revenue collection: Land Minister to officials

Land Minister Narayon Chandra Chanda on Monday directed land officers to identify areas for increasing revenue collection in the land sector.

He gave the directives while addressing a workshop titled 'Implementation of Corruption-free Smart Land Management' organised by the Land Reform Board at the conference room of the Rangpur Divisional Commissioner's office in Rangpur.

He also said that the e-mutation fee should be varied according to land type, such as fallow or uncultivable land, fertile agricultural land, and residential, luxurious, industrial, or commercial areas of the city.

He also directed officials to examine the legal aspects of land usage and the value-based e-mutation fee.

He said that revenue collection in the land sector has significantly increased due to the digitisation of the land development tax and mutation system.

Mr Narayon Chandra Chanda instructed officials to identify khas land, canals, and water mahals across the country and upload their complete information to the land data bank.

He stressed the importance of taking measures to recover illegally occupied Khas land and to re-excavate filled canals.

The Ministry of Land has taken a 180-day special programme as per the land minister’s directives to accelerate the implementation of the government's zero tolerance against corruption and the implementation of the government's election manifesto for smart land service.

Under this programme, the concerned land offices have been brought under close supervision and monitoring to ensure pro-people land services.

Rangpur Divisional Commissioner Md Zakir Hossain presided over the workshop, with Additional Secretary (Development) of the Ministry of Land, Ziauddin Ahmed, as a special guest. Additional Divisional Commissioner (Revenue) Md Abu Zafar and Deputy Commissioner of Rangpur Mohammad Mobassher Hasan were present as guests of honour.

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