PATNA: The Bihar assembly on Monday passed by voice vote a few minor amendments to the Bihar Lokayukta Act,
2011, and the Bihar Special Survey and Settlement Act, 2011, for which
two Bills were moved by parliamentary affairs minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav and revenue and land reforms minister Ramai Ram respectively.
Moving the amendment to the Bihar Lokayukta Act, Yadav said that in the
Act a word 'parivad' (complaint) has been used which means a claim by
any person that injustice was done to him or he got hurt due to
'kuprashasan' (bad administration). But, the phrase 'kuprashasan' has
not been explained in the Act. If the complaint of anybody about bad
governance is found true, the minister said that there is no provision
of action. "The purpose of moving the amendment is to clarify the phrase
'kuprashasan' and inserting provision for action when the complaint is
found true," he said.
Rejecting the points raised by leader of Opposition Abdul Bari Siddiqui, the minister said that the purpose was to bring more clarity in the Act. Siddiqui said that many Bills are passed by the legislature, but they are not implemented. "No search committee has been formed as yet for the selection of chief Lokayukta and members of the institution as provided in the Act," he said.
Bringing the Bihar Special Survey and Settlement (Amendment) Bill, 2012, Ram said that the amendment aimed to make district settlement officer the authority to sign the final publication of documents related to revenue village following fresh survey of land. The Bill has further provided that the approved list of surveyors, land records and land measurement documents will also be provided to district settlement officers apart from the DMs.
Siddiqui said that the state lacked the strength of officials and in several instances one officer is burdened with many works which ultimately affects the administration.
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Rejecting the points raised by leader of Opposition Abdul Bari Siddiqui, the minister said that the purpose was to bring more clarity in the Act. Siddiqui said that many Bills are passed by the legislature, but they are not implemented. "No search committee has been formed as yet for the selection of chief Lokayukta and members of the institution as provided in the Act," he said.
Bringing the Bihar Special Survey and Settlement (Amendment) Bill, 2012, Ram said that the amendment aimed to make district settlement officer the authority to sign the final publication of documents related to revenue village following fresh survey of land. The Bill has further provided that the approved list of surveyors, land records and land measurement documents will also be provided to district settlement officers apart from the DMs.
Siddiqui said that the state lacked the strength of officials and in several instances one officer is burdened with many works which ultimately affects the administration.
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