Sargodha: The Punjab Urban Land Systems Enhancement organised a consultative workshop in Sargodha district on Friday.
The workshop was attended by a number of people, including Commissioner Sargodha Division Muhammad Ajmal Bhatti. Others included Deputy Commissioner Captain (retd) Aurangzeb Haider Khan, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) Mohsin Salahuddin, and assistant commissioners from all tehsils.
Primary objective of the workshop was to train revenue staff on land record digitization, parcel mapping and technical aspects related to joint khata [account] distribution.
Addressing the workshop, the commissioner emphasised that timely land distribution could prevent many complexities. He urged the Urban Board of Revenue and the Punjab Land Record Authority to take full advantage of the initiative. Muhammad Ajmal Bhatti said that completion of the PLUS project would facilitate economic and social development in Punjab. He said that the incumbent government was striving to modernise centuries-old reve
nue system to address the genuine concerns of the people. The system is a beautiful blend of technology and digitization, he added. The commissioner noted that societies progress by keeping pace with the demands of time. He urged revenue officers to take ownership of this important project.
PLUS officials Rana Muhammad Saheel Aslam, Waqas Mushtaq Taur, Malik Wasim Awan, and Syed Muhammad Tayyab Naqvi, while responding to various questions from participants, stated that PLUS was working to establish an integrated land record system through digitization across Punjab, which will facilitate easy and convenient access to land matters.