Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday reviewed the process for settlement of Sri Jagannath’s land and decided to develop an e-portal to streamline and bring greater transparency to the exercise, officials said.
Law, Works and Excise Minister Prithviraj Harichandan chaired a high-level meeting at Lok Seva Bhawan to review the ongoing process of granting land rights to sevayats and non-sevayats who have been residing on Sri Jagannath’s land for a long period.
The proposed e-portal will enable people in possession of Sri Jagannath’s land to submit their details online, helping create a comprehensive database of landholders and facilitating a more systematic settlement process.
Harichandan reviewed the proposed system and offered suggestions to make the portal more accessible and effective.
Sri Mandir Chief Administrator and Revenue Department Additional Chief Secretary Dr Arabinda Kumar Padhee, Electronics and Information Technology Department Additional Chief Secretary Vishal Dev, Law Department Principal Secretary Dr Pabitra Mohan Samal and Additional Secretary Shibaprasad Mahapatra attended the meeting.
Puri Collector Divyajyoti Parida joined the meeting virtually, while senior officials of OCAC and ONIC were also present.
