Let's be honest, dealing with land records in Bihar can feel like a maze. For generations, families have struggled with paperwork, making endless trips to government offices just to get a simple correction done. If you've ever felt that frustration, especially when dealing with ancestral property, you're going to want to hear this. The बिहार सरकार has rolled out a massive campaign, the राजस्व महाअभियान, and it’s changing everything by bringing the solutions right to your doorstep.
Key Highlights
- ✓ A massive state-wide राजस्व महाअभियान (Revenue Campaign) is underway in Bihar to resolve land record issues.
- ✓ The biggest change: A death certificate is no longer mandatory for उत्तराधिकार बंटवारा (inheritance partition).
- ✓ Revenue teams are going door-to-door, distributing जमाबंदी (Jamabandi) forms and helping citizens.
- ✓ Special camps are being held at the Panchayat level from August 19 to September 20 to process applications.
- ✓ Citizens can now easily correct errors in names, Khata, Khesra, and area (रकबा) in their land records.
The Government at Your Doorstep: What's This Campaign All About?
Imagine not having to go to the office, but the office coming to you. That's the core idea behind this state-wide revenue campaign. Across districts like Arwal, Jamui, and Karakat, revenue teams are literally going village-to-village, house-to-house, to help people sort out their land issues. They're handing out copies of your जमाबंदी records and the necessary forms to fix any problems you might have. It's a proactive approach we haven't seen before.
In places like Karakat, the work is moving at a breakneck pace. According to the Circle Officer there, Dr. Ritesh Kumar, over six thousand Jamabandi forms have already been distributed. The goal is to collect all applications for corrections and mutations through special camps. These camps are being organized in every panchayat from August 19 to September 20, making it incredibly convenient for everyone to get their issues addressed without the usual bureaucratic runaround.
The Game-Changer: Inheritance Without the Headache
For so many families, the biggest hurdle in transferring ancestral land has been the requirement of a death certificate for a grandparent or great-grandparent who passed away decades ago. Getting that piece of paper was often impossible, leaving the land stuck in a legal limbo. Well, the government has listened, and this campaign brings a truly game-changing solution.
Vishwajit Kumar, the Circle Officer of Khaira in Jamui district, explained this new, simplified process. He confirmed that for an inheritance mutation, you no longer need to produce a formal death certificate. Instead, all you need is a written confirmation from your local Panchayat's Sarpanch or Mukhiya. This simple document, along with a family tree or वंशावली, is now sufficient to get the mutation process completed. On the वंशावली, you simply have to write 'deceased' (मृत) next to the ancestor's name.
This is a massive sigh of relief for countless people. It removes a major roadblock and streamlines the entire process of उत्तराधिकार नामांतरण. The government's commitment, as Kumar put it, is to solve every problem of the landowners right at their doorstep, and this move is a perfect example of that commitment in action.
Fixing Those Annoying Jamabandi Errors
Beyond inheritance, the campaign is also tackling the common, nagging errors in land records. We’re talking about misspelled names, wrong father's names, or incorrect entries for खाता संख्या (Khata number), खेसरा संख्या (Khesra number), and रकबा (area). These small mistakes often lead to huge disputes and legal troubles down the line.
The process for correction, or परिमार्जन, has also been simplified. As explained by revenue employee Anil Kumar in Arwal, the forms being distributed have the current details printed on one side and a blank space next to them. If you spot an error, you just need to fill in the correct information in the blank space and submit the form at the camp. Of course, you’ll need to provide some proof, such as your Lagaan receipt (लगान रसीद), a sale deed copy (केवल परत), or a survey report (नापी प्रतिवेदन).
What's more, the moment you submit your application at the camp, it gets registered on the official portal, biharbhumi.bihar.gov.in. You'll then receive regular updates on the progress of your application via OTP and SMS directly on your mobile phone. This transparency keeps you in the loop and eliminates the uncertainty of the past.
Real Voices, Real Relief: What People Are Saying
The impact of this campaign is best understood through the voices of the people it's helping. In a camp organized at the Gram Kachhari Bhadasi in the Sadar block of Arwal, citizens like Radha Mohan Singh, Vijay Prasad Yadav, and Jayaram Sharma shared their experiences. They spoke of the endless hassles they faced with issues related to area, names, Khata numbers, and particularly, partition and mutation.
They unanimously agreed that the biggest problem was having to constantly visit the अंचल कार्यालय (block office), often with little to no progress. This campaign is changing that narrative. By bringing the entire process to the village level, it's not just saving people time and money, but also reducing the potential for land disputes. When records are clear and accurate, there's less room for conflict. The hope is that a majority of these cases will now be resolved within the village itself.
Conclusion
The bottom line is this: the राजस्व महाअभियान is more than just a government drive; it's a practical, on-the-ground effort to untangle decades of complex land record issues in Bihar. By eliminating the mandatory death certificate for inheritance and making it easier to fix Jamabandi errors, the state is providing genuine relief to its citizens. If you have any pending land-related issues, this is the perfect time to get them sorted out. This campaign truly feels like a step in the right direction, simplifying lives and aiming to reduce land disputes for good.
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