Octogenarian Patoli Devi (85) and Jagdish (70) of Dhanora village in Rajasthan’s Dholpur district had been locked in a dispute over a passage for 30 years. Their dispute was resolved within minutes at a revenue camp organised under the fortnight-long Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Sambal Pakhwada, held between June 24 and July 9.
Likewise, Gangaram of Khumansar village in Jaisalmer, who was entangled in a Khatedari rights dispute; Koyali Devi of Bhilwara, who was seeking passage to her agricultural field; and residents of a village under Rawala Tehsil (Sriganganagar), who were demanding the reopening of a closed public passage, are among more than 2.1 lakh beneficiaries whose land revenue disputes were resolved on the spot at camps held in their respective villages or districts.
These are just a few examples of the beneficiaries whose land-revenue-related cases were addressed during the fortnight-long campaign. The drive aimed to resolve on the spot a wide range of issues, primarily affecting BPL families and other economically or socially weaker sections. These included exclusion from food security schemes, pending social security pension cases, and lack of access to the water supply.
The number of beneficiaries whose grievances related to basic amenities were heard and resolved runs into several lakhs, an official release said, quoting Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma.
A large number of applications—1.88 lakh for food security coverage, 1.95 lakh for social welfare pensions, and over 43,000 for domestic water connections—were verified and approved, the release said.
The officials responsible for organising these camps also acted as catalysts in accelerating the pace of the ongoing “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam” campaign, inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As many as 1.92 crore saplings were distributed to people during the two-week-long drive.
Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma himself played a proactive role in making the camps a success, undertaking intensive whirlwind tours across the length and breadth of the state to gather on-the-spot feedback from litigants and complainants, and to review the functioning and progress of officials in achieving their assigned targets.
CM Sharma said that during the campaign period, officials reached every nook and corner of the state, extending support to the most needy and those standing last in the queue.
Happy with the success of the campaign, he said, “This fortnight-long drive has greatly supported the state government’s efforts towards the early realisation of our dream of a progressive and developed Rajasthan.”