Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to prioritise and dispose of all revenue cases pending for more than five years, stressing that the practice of “date after date” must end and that citizens should not be forced to make repeated trips to government offices and courts over land and property disputes.
Chairing a late-evening review meeting through video conferencing with senior government officials and police and administrative officers posted across the state, Adityanath said unnecessary delays in matters concerning citizens’ land, property and legal rights would not be tolerated.
He directed officials to identify all cases pending for more than five years, from the courts of Naib Tehsildars to the Revenue Council, and prepare a time-bound action plan for their disposal. Uncontested inheritance cases under Section 33 were also ordered to be taken up on a mission-mode basis.
Action on Incorrect Disposal of Public Grievances
The Chief Minister reviewed complaints received through Janata Darshan and the Integrated Grievance Redressal System (IGRS), directing officials to ensure that grievances were resolved quickly and satisfactorily.
He said disposal should not be limited to completing paperwork but must result in an actual solution to the complainant’s problem. Officials were instructed to verify facts and relevant records before closing any complaint and obtain reports from the appropriate authorities wherever necessary.
During the review, several cases were identified where complaints had allegedly been disposed of on the basis of information unrelated to the original grievance or without obtaining the required reports.
Adityanath ordered a fresh review of cases involving dissatisfied feedback and directed that factual reports be obtained. Where a grievance has been incorrectly closed or the disposal is found unsatisfactory, the Chief Minister’s Office will refer the matter to the concerned District Magistrate or Superintendent of Police and seek an explanation within five days.
He stressed that the government’s objective should not be merely to reduce the number of pending complaints but to provide citizens with genuine and lasting solutions.
District-Wise Review of Revenue Courts
The Revenue Council presented a district-wise assessment of cases involving mutation, demarcation, measurement, determination of shares, inheritance, partition and land-use matters pending before revenue courts at various levels, including Naib Tehsildar, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, District Magistrate, Divisional Commissioner and Revenue Council courts.
The Chief Minister was also briefed on the five districts with the highest number of cases pending for more than five years and the ten cases that had remained pending for the longest period in the state.
Adityanath directed District Magistrates to personally conduct court-wise reviews of revenue cases in their respective districts and ensure regular monitoring. He said speedy disposal would provide significant relief to citizens who were otherwise compelled to visit offices and courts for years.
Crime Rate Shows Decline, Says Government
The meeting also reviewed the district-wise crime situation between July 13 and August 23.
According to the Additional Director General of Police, Law and Order, the number of FIRs declined by 0.4 per cent, serious crimes by 5.1 per cent, crimes against women by 3.9 per cent and crimes against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes by 11.2 per cent during August 17-23 compared with July 13-19.
The Chief Minister instructed the police to maintain continuous vigilance and ensure effective action against offenders. He called for particular sensitivity and prompt action in cases involving women and children.
He ordered weekly crime analysis at the police zone and range levels and called for regular assessment of the actual crime situation. He also directed authorities to increase the field presence and activity of women beat police officers.
Adityanath called for stringent action against incidents such as harassment of women and chain-snatching, saying police action should be strong enough to serve as a deterrent.
Security Plan for Janmashtami and Ganesh Visarjan
With Krishna Janmashtami, Vishwakarma Puja and Ganesh Chaturthi approaching, the Chief Minister directed the police and administration to make advance preparations to ensure peaceful and orderly celebrations.
He said extensive crowd-management plans should be prepared for Mathura and Vrindavan, where large numbers of devotees are expected during Janmashtami. A separate plan should be prepared in coordination with the Shri Banke Bihari Temple management, including holding areas wherever required.
Adityanath also directed the formation of a new police circle in Vrindavan and deployment of the required police force. Separate Joint Magistrates were ordered to be appointed for Mathura and Vrindavan.
He asked police stations and police lines across the state to celebrate Janmashtami with devotion and public participation, including the decoration of tableaux.
For Ganesh idol immersion, the Chief Minister ordered enhanced security arrangements, particularly in view of the risk posed by high-tension electricity wires. He directed that idol heights remain within prescribed limits.
With several rivers currently in spate, he ordered adequate safety arrangements at immersion sites and called for advance reviews of arrangements in sensitive areas, sufficient police deployment and close monitoring of disruptive elements.
24×7 Vigilance Against Mafia and Illegal Activities
Adityanath directed authorities to continue the campaign against mafia elements and maintain round-the-clock vigilance over incidents related to cow smuggling, alleged forced religious conversions, religious-site vandalism and damage to statues of prominent personalities.
He said such incidents could pose a serious challenge to law and order and must be prevented through proactive policing.
The Chief Minister also ordered regular surprise inspections of slaughterhouses and strict action wherever irregularities were detected.
Flood Relief Reviewed in Five Districts
The Chief Minister reviewed flood-relief operations with the District Magistrates of Chitrakoot, Farrukhabad, Ayodhya, Azamgarh and Barabanki.
He instructed officials to conduct relief operations with sensitivity and directed District Magistrates to personally ensure the quality of relief materials.
Relief camps should provide adequate hot meals to affected residents, he said. Hospitals in waterlogged areas were directed to maintain sufficient supplies of anti-venom and anti-rabies vaccines to deal with snakebite and related risks.
The Animal Husbandry Department was instructed to take immediate preventive measures against lumpy skin disease. The Health Department was also asked to organise medical camps after floodwaters recede to prevent outbreaks of water-borne and other diseases.
The Chief Minister emphasised that effective monitoring, timely administrative intervention and citizen-centric governance must remain the priority across revenue administration, public grievances, policing, festival security and disaster relief.
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