Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to develop an e-portal to streamline and bring greater transparency to the settlement process of land belonging to Lord Jagannath, with details of all occupants to be compiled through the digital platform.
The decision was taken at a high-level review meeting chaired by Law, Works and Excise Minister Prithviraj Harichandan at Lok Seva Bhavan on Friday. The meeting reviewed the ongoing process of granting land rights to servitors and non-servitors who have been residing on Lord Jagannath’s land for a long period.
According to the government, the proposed e-portal will allow servitors and non-servitors occupying Jagannath land to submit their details through a simple and accessible process. The information will be used to create a comprehensive database of people occupying the land and facilitate a more organised settlement process.
Harichandan reviewed the proposed digital system in detail and provided suggestions aimed at making the portal more useful and ensuring that the process is implemented efficiently and transparently.
The initiative is part of the government’s efforts to take forward the process of providing land rights to eligible servitors and non-servitors residing on Jagannath land. The government said the digital system is expected to make the process simpler and more structured for those covered under the initiative.
The meeting was attended by Dr Aravind Kumar Padhee, Chief Administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration and Additional Chief Secretary of the Revenue Department; Bishal Dev, Additional Chief Secretary of the Electronics and Information Technology Department; Dr Pabitra Mohan Samal, Principal Secretary of the Law Department; and Additional Secretary Shivaprasad Mahapatra.
Puri Collector Dibyajyoti Parida joined the meeting virtually, while senior officials from OCAC and ONIC also participated.
