Jammu & Kashmir: Responding to a fabricated media report
by a local news papers about Roshni Act Revenue Minister Raman Bhalla said that
pending Roshni cases are being cleared by concerned District Price
Determination Committee after due verification of record and ascertaining status of State land in accordance with rules prescribed for purpose. Minister informed deputationists that
16, 02, 148, 12 kanals of State land are occupied out of which 14, 44,360
applications are received from applicants adding that 1, 18,132 applications
are disposed off and 6, 42, 992 kanals of land on which ownership has been given to claimants
across Jammu region. He said cost
of land has been assessed at Rs. 189.46
crore by committee and beneficiaries have been asked to deposit amount adding that so far Rs. 20.70 crore have
been received on this account.
(Roshni Act)
Similarly 4, 22, 934, 80 kanals of State land is under
occupation of people in Kashmir region
against which 3, 55, 221 applications have been received, Minister said adding that 29, 620 applications
are disposed off and ownership of 32,
238 kanals of land has been given to claimants.
He said against total assessed cost of Rs. 114.53 crore, department has
so far received Rs. 52.20 crore. Minister said pending cases under Roshni
scheme are being scrutinized for final disposal by concerned price fixation
committee, as expeditiously as possible. He said under section 3 of J&K
State land (vesting of ownership to occupants) Act 2001, provisions of this Act
shall not apply to such cases of State land as is recorded or used as
Graveyard, pathway, grazing ground (Kacharai) camping ground, Kohl (Irrigation
channels) or held by any Government department or institution under control of Government, Forest land or wooded waste,
earmarked for a specific purpose in any master plan, held by a person in terms
of Government Order No. LB-6/C of 1958 dated: 05-06-1958 read with Government
Order No. S-432 dated:03-06-1966 and LB-7 of 1958 held by a person in a
residential colony which stands regularized by Housing & Urban Development
Department etc.
Several deputations from Bahu Fort, Nanak Nagar, Balmiki
Colony, Gangyal, Chatha Mill, Chatha Farm, Gole Gujral, Old Satwari, Lower
Gaddigarh, Bhour Camp and R. S. Pura met Minister for Revenue, Relief and
Rehabilitation, Raman Bhalla seeking
regularization of residential plots
under Roshni Act. Minister gave patient hearing to deputationists
and said thirteen colonies were regularized vide Government Order No. 88
of 2005 wherein regularization charges were charged from unauthorized occupants in four installments by
Jammu Development Authority for
providing basic amenities to m but not for conferring ownership rights as are
being given under Roshni Scheme.