GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA INSPECtION NOtE OF ShRI VIPIN SAXENA, I.A.S. , hON’BLE MEMBER, BOARD OF REVENUE, ODIShA, CUttACK ON thE OFFICE OF thE REVENUE DIVISIONAL COMMISSIONER, NORthERN DIVISION, SAMBALPUR ON 17th NOVEMBER, 2016 I N D E X Sl. Subject. Page No. No. 1. Introduction. 1 2. Accommodation. 1 3. Charge. 2 4. Inspection. 2 5. Tour. 5 6. Court. 5 7. Demand, Collection & Balance. 10 8. Annual Land Revenue Administration Report. 16 9. Irrigation. 17 10. Sairat. 21 11. Certificate Cases. 23 12. Lease Cases. 24 13. Encroachment. 26 14. Government Waste Land. 27 15. Bebandobasta Cases. 29 16. Mutation Cases. 29 17. Land Acquisition. 31 18. Land Reforms. 31 19. Master Plan of Urban Area. 39 20. Establishment. 40 21. Budget & Nizarat. 46 22. Vehicle. 51 23. Misappropriation. 51 24. I.R. & A.R. Report. 52 25. Record Room. 52 26. Library. 56 27. Emergency 57 Inspection Note of Shri Vipin Saxena, I.A.S., Hon’ble Member, Board of Revenue, Odisha, Cuttack on the office of the Revenue Divisional Commissioner, Northern Division, Sambalpur. Date of Inspection : 17th November, 2016. 1. Introduction : The office of the Revenue Divisional Commissioner, Northern Division, Sambalpur started functioning as per Notification No.NBo.10838, dgt.30.08.1957 of Govt. in Political & Services Department, Odisha, Bhubaneswar published in Odisha Gazette Extra-Ordinary issue No.322, dt.30.08.1957 having its Headquarters at SAMBALPUR. This Revenue Division consists of originally five districts namely Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Balangir and Dhenkanal. But, after new organization of District Administration, these Districts were bifurcated and at present, 10(Ten) Districts as detailed below are under its administrative control. Sl. Name of the District. Notificate No. & Date. No. 1. Sambalpur No.14218/R, dt.27.3.1993 2. Bargarh 3. Deogarh No.56413/R, dt.22.12.1993 4. Jharsuguda 5. Dhenkanal No.14218/R, dt.27.3.1993 6. Angul 7. Balangir No.14218/R, dt.27.3.1993 8. Sonepur 9. Sundargarh - 10. Keonjhar - Subsequently, the District of Sonepur was renamed as Subarnapur vide Govt. in Revenue Department Notification No.40878/R, dt.19.10.2014. 2. Accommodation : This office is functioning in three buildings located in one campus i.e Main building (erstwhile Political Agents’ Building), Hirakud Land Organisation Building and Rengali Bhimkund Irrigation Project Building. The State Administrative Tribunal is also functioning in this complex on last Monday of every month while in Circuit. -2- 4. Charge: Shri Bhaskar Jyoti Sarma, I.A.S has assumed the charges as Revenue Divisional Commissioner (Northern Division), Sambalpur on 08.07.2016 A.N. Prior to him Sri N.B.S Rajput, I.A.S was the Revenue Divisional Commissioner(Northern Division),Sambalpur from 16.01.2015 to 08.07.2016. The following Officers are working in the office to assist the RDC in his day-to-day official work. Sl.N Name & Designation of Date of Work assigned Remarks o. Officer joining 1. Sri M.C. Bariha, 12.03.2014 Revenue-A & B, O.A.S(SAG) Establishment-A & Secretary to RDC B Section 2. Smt. Upama Kalo, O.A.S- 30.12.2013 Land Acquisition I(SB) Addl. Secretary to and SSD Section. RDC 3. Sri B.P Mirdha, Retd. 20.10.2014 Budget, Record Re- employed OAS, OSD and AFA- Room, Joint as per Govt. cum- Under Secretary to Issues, Central order. RDC Diary and P.I.O of this office. 4. Sri P.K. Patnaik, Retd. 06.09.2013. Gen & Misc and Re- employed O.AS. OSD and Under all OAT/High as per Govt. Secretary to RDC(ND), Court/ Apex Court order. Sambalpur cases. 5. Sri D. Barik, Joint Director 29.07.2015. Development (Food Supplies)Northern Section and food Division supplies matters. 4. Inspection : The then Hon’ble Member Dr. Aurobindo Behera IAS had inspected this office on 30th –Dec- 2011 and the note was released vide letter no. 419/Ins 1.3.2012 of Deputy Secretary of Board of Revenue. The compliance report thereof has already been submitted vide this office letter no. 863/Gen 23.7.2014. -3- As per instruction issued by Govt. in Revenue& Exercise Department Letter No. 28594/R dated 19.06.1997, the Revenue Divisional Commissioner is required to inspect the following offices during a year. 1. Own Office and court Once a year. 2. Office and Court of Collector Once a year excepting one to be inspected by Member,Board of Revenue. 3 Office of Sub-Collector Any five within the Division Once a year excepting one to be inspected by Member,Board of Revenue . 4 Tahasil Offices Any five within the Division Once a year excepting one to be inspected by Member,Board of Revenue. 5 Block Offices Any five selected Blocks within the Division. 6 Muncipalities/NACs Once a year any five Muncipalities/NACs in the Division.The RDC may however authorize his Secretary/Addl .Secretary to insplect any of the Muncipalities/NAC programmed for inspection provided the Secretary/Addl. Secy. is senior in rank to the Executive Officer Concerned. Besides this, Govt. in Revenue Department vide their letter no. 40754/R dated 30.07.1999 have prescribed inspection of District Sub-Registrar Offices by the Revenue Divisional Commissioner Office once a year. As per instruction of Govt., RDC is required to inspect 41 offices including his own office. during a Calander year As per programme of 2015 Calander year ,Out of 31 offices including his own Office ,RDC had inspected only eight Collectorate offices of his division making a short fall of 23 offices for inspection. Name of the programmed Name of the office Date of office for inspection. inspected. inspection Collectorate, Sambalpur Collector, Sambalpur 20.11.2015 Collectorate, Bargarh Collectorate,Bargarh 26.11.2015 Collectorate,Angul Collectorate,Angul 28.11.2015 Collectorate,Dhenkanal Collectorate,Dhenkanal 30.11.2015 Collectorate, Subarnapur Collectorate,Subarnapur 4.12.2015 Collectorate,Balangir Collectorate,Balangir 4.12.2015 Collectorate,Jhaarsuguda Collectorate,Jharsuguda 4.12.2015 Collectorate,Sundargarh Collectorate,Sundargarh 8.12.2015 Accordingly, the Annual Inspection Programme of the Revenue Divisional Commissioner for inspection of different offices during 2016 has been drawn up and communicated to all concerned vide this Office letter No,59 dt. 15.01.2016. -4- The Offices inspected, the dates of release of inspection notes are enumerated below during Calander year 2016. Name of the Offices Date of Inspection Date of release of inspection inspected note 1 2 3 Collector Keonjhar 22.06.2016 Letter No.890/ 11.7.2016 Rourkela Muncipal 9.8.2016 1234/15.9.2016 Corporation Tahasil Office ,Barbil 30.08.2016 Not released Collectoriate Dhenkanal 17.9.2016 -do- During the Year 2016, RDC has inspected four Offices (i.e two Collectorate i.e Keonjhar and Dhenkanal and one Tahasil and one Muncipal Corporation Rourkela). The Inspection Note of Badbil Tahasil and Collectorate Dhenkanal are yet pending for release of the Notes. Approved Annual Inspection Programme of Secretary and Additional Secretary to RDC during the calendar year is given below- Officers Name of the Block Office NAC/Municipality Secy Odapada, Ghatgaon, Bonai Hindo NAC, Talcher Municipality, Birmitrapur Municipality. Addl. Secy Subdega, Gaisilet Deogarh Municipality. Neither the Secretary nor the Addl. Secretary has inspected any Office till date . Inspection Of Own Office: There are 10 sections in the Office as detailed below. Sl .no. Name of the Section 1. Establishment Section -A 2. Establishment Section ,B 3. Revenue Section, A 4. Revenue Section, B 5. General Section 6. Budget Section and Nizarat 7. Land Acquisition Section 8. S.S.D Section 9. Development Section 10. Joint Issue Section -5- Half Yearly Inspection of own Office by the Officers-in-Charge for half year ending The OICs of the concerned sections have not conducted half yearly inspection on their respective sections. 5. Tours : The tours undertaken by the Revenue Divisional Commissioner, Northern Division, Odisha, Sambalpur from 01-01-2016 to 31-10-2016 are as follows. Name of the RDC Month Date of No. of days No. of night No. of days submission spent on halts made spent on of tour tour Revenue diary working. Sri N.B.S Rajput,IAS 1/2016 22-04- 14 07 01 2016 2/2016 22-04- 15 03 01 2016 3/2016 26-05- 10 03 - 2016 Sri B.J.Sarma,IAS 7/2016 01-08- 08 03 - 2016 8/2016 01-09- 10 02 01 2016 6. Court : The Revenue Divisional Commissioner has the inherent jurisdiction to adjudicate appeal and revision cases U/s 12(3) of O.P.L.E. Act 1972; U/s 60 & 61 of O.P.D.R. Act, U/s 7(1) & &(A) of O.G.L.S. Act 1962, U/r 38(A), 10 (bb) of O.L.R. Rules 1965, U/s 48 of Orissa Irrigation Act, 1959, U/s 11(A) of Orissa Tenancy Act 1954, U/s 18 of Indian Arms Act, 1959 and U/r 8 of Orissa Misc. Certificate Rules 1954, U/s of Regulation II of 1956, U/r 64(1) of O.M.M.C. Rules 2004, U/Sub-Section-3 of Section-5 of Orissa Cinemas( Regulation, Appeal) Rules 1956 and U/s 6(F) of the Explosive Act 1884. Besides R.D.C., Northern Dvision has been vested with the power for revision U/s 37(1) of O.C.H. & P.F.L. Act 1972 and U/s 6, 15 & 25 of O.S. & S. Act 1958. -6- Institution, disposal and pendency of revenue cases in the court of R.D.C.(N.D.), Sambalpur during the year 2016 (up to end of October, 2016) is given below: Category of Cases pending Cases Total Cases for Cases disposed Balance the cases at the instituted disposal of during the beginning of during the year (up to the year year(up to 31.10.2016) 31.10.2016) 1 2 3 4 5 6 Certificate 6 1(reopened) 7 3 4 appeals O.G.L.S.