ONLINE PROPERTY TRANSFER SERVICE FOR OVERSEAS PAKISTANIS TO START SOON: CHIEF MINISTER MARYAM NAWAZ SHARIF

Lahore : “Online property transfer service for overseas Pakistanis will offer them services like personalization, mutation, e-filing and registration,”said Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif, while chairing a meeting on reforms in the Board of Revenue (BoR), and matters related to Punjab Land Record Authority (PLRA). She directed to take immediate steps to provide reliable online services to overseas Pakistanis, living in the US, UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Gulf and other countries. Madam Chief Minister directed to ensure adherence to timelines in the provision of these services, especially in the transfer of property.

Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif also directed the authorities concerned to build parks and open air small gyms on government land. She also sought record of government land leases in Punjab.

Earlier, it was briefed that Land Facilitation Centers, to provide people one stop solution for all land related issues, will start operation in 11 Divisional Headquarters by June 30. Madam Chief Minister directed the authorities concerned to expand the network of these Land Facilitation Centres to all districts of the Province.

It was also briefed that the online land record project will be launched in ten districts, where record of 5798 lands will be made available online till December, besides the land records of fifty cooperative housing societies. People will be able to access data of societies through digital transfer under PLRA. It was further briefed in the meeting that efforts are on to retrieve 2000 acres of government land from different housing societies. Moreover, 811044 hectares of government land will be used for corporate farming.

Integration with FBR and e-registration of BOR will be also done soon.

The business plan for the Management of State Land was also presented.

Senior Provincial Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, Former Senator Pervaiz Rashid, MPA Sania Ashiq, SMBR, Secretary Finance, Chief Settlement Commissioner Board of Revenue, DG PLRA, DG PDMA, DG Slum Dwellers and other relevant officers attended the meeting.