From 9, 11 issue, special meet soon

From 9, 11 issue, special meet soon

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Aug 5, 2015 :  City South MLA J R Lobo  stated that he had raised the issue in the Assembly and now a special meeting is being convened as per the directions of Speaker Kagodu Thimmappa and minister for rural development and panchayati raj H K Patil. 

MLA Lobo demands that Forms 9 and 11 of the Panchayati Raj department should be limited only for fixing and collection of tax in villages.   A battle against the most controversial government directive that makes Forms 9 and 11 compulsory for registration of land.

Ordinary people in Karnataka, especially those people in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttar Kannada and Malnad suffer due to introduction of Forms 9 and 11 by the department of Panchayati Raj. Forms 9 and 11 should have been limited only for the purpose of fixing of tax and collection of the revenue. However, people are forced to obtain Forms 9 and 11 from their respective gram panchayats even for land conversions, single site approvals, sale of land and registration. As a result, most of the people are not able to sell their land. Now a meeting in this regard will be convened by the minister soon. 

The MLA  pointed out instances wherein panchayat development officers (PDO) refusing to issue Forms 9 and 11 without gram panchayat resolutions. It is unfortunate that PDOs of many gram panchayats wait for gram panchayat resolution to issue Forms 9 and 11 even though those are documents meant only for tax collection.