Deputy Commissioner, Rohit Khajuria, today chaired a meeting to review the functioning of Revenue Department besides assessing the progress on digitization of land records.The meeting had threadbare deliberation on launching anti-encroachment drives besides expeditingprocess of acquisition of land for major development projects.DC called upon the officers to accelerate the pace of digitization to realize the objectives of modernizing management of land records, minimizing scope of land/property disputes and ensuring transparency in the land records maintenance system. He directed officers to prioritize the work of jamabandhi strictly in conformity with the standing instructions and fixed tehsil wise targets.The DC also asked the Tehsildars to speed up the process of land acquisition in consultation with all the stakeholders so that best location can be identified for major development projects and work on these projects can be started at the earliest besides completing mutation of major development projects under PMGSY, BRO, GREF, NHAI and others. They were further directed to conduct administrative inspections of Niabats under their respective jurisdiction immediately besides timely submission of their tour diaries.Earlier, ADC informed the meeting about the progress on land record digitalization, anti-encroachment drives and land acquisition status for various projects.DC also sought report from revenue officers depicting the status of population wise land holding of Schedule tribes in Kathua district. The status of various complaints received from different platforms and actions taken thereof was also reviewed.Among others ADC Kathua Rishpal Singh, ACR Jitendar Mishra, Tehsildars and other revenue officers were present in the meeting.