Two days after Delhi Lt Governor(LG)Vinai Kumar Saxena announced allowing of mutation of agricultural land on the basis of inheritance, the process will commence from Friday, Raj Niwas said here on Thursday. Giving details, officials said 14 years after mutation of agricultural land in urbanised villages stopped, depriving lakhs of people of their natural inheritance rights, the process is set to start again. Saxena had, on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modis birthday on September 17 announced allowing of mutation on the basis of inheritance, in view of long-pending demands of the people. The Revenue Department, GNCTD will be organizing 74 camps covering 166 villages in all 11 Revenue Districts of the Capital between 20.09.2024 to 05.10.2024 for the purpose of updation of land records on the basis of inheritance in the urbanized villages of Delhi (list enclosed). Saxena had directed that officers / officials reach the doorsteps of the people and ensure required action instead of people running from pillar to post in DM / SR offices to get the mutation work done.  After his directions, a detailed order has been issued of 18.09.2024 listing the Districts / villages and the number of camps to be organized for this purpose. The LG has also directed DMs/ SDMs to take rounds of the camps to monitor the process and ensure smooth functioning so that the beneficiaries do not face any hassle / harassment.    Saxena had earlier announced recording of ownership rights of agricultural land in urbanised villages of the Capital, on the basis of inheritance.  A historic decision that will positively impact the lives of lakhs of Delhi residents, it will meet a long pending demand of people, who had been denied their natural right of inheritance since 2010. Saxena, who has been frequently visiting villages of the Capital, was presented with this demand and related grievances in every single village that he visited.  Apart from this, several civic society organizations have demanded the same. In the Samvaad organized at Raj Niwas with residents of villages in the Capital, lack of mutation had emerged as the primary grievance of the people and a delegation of all seven MPs from Delhi had met the LG and presented representation for the same.

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