Khag Locals Seek Full-Time Tehsildar, Say Seven-Year Administrative Vacuum Hampering Public Services
Budgam, Nov 12, KNT: Locals of Khag in Budgam district have urged the Chief Minister and Minister for Revenue, Jammu and Kashmir, to immediately appoint a full-time Tehsildar for Khag Tehsil, citing difficulties in accessing routine revenue services.
At present, a single Tehsildar is looking after two tehsils—Khansahib and Khag of Budgam district, a situation which, according to locals, has affected the smooth functioning of revenue administration.
“It is humanly impossible for one officer to manage the affairs of two tehsils simultaneously,” said senior local resident Malik Ghulam Hassan to the news agency Kashmir News Trust.
He said the absence of a dedicated Tehsildar has adversely affected routine administrative work, including the issuance of revenue documents, income and category certificates, land mutations and redressal of public grievances.
Malik said Khag comprises several remote and hilly villages, making it extremely difficult for inhabitants to access administrative services when the officer concerned is also holding charge of another tehsil. More than 50 villages fall under Khag Tehsil, he added.
Another local, Mushtaq Ahmad, said Khag had remained without a full-fledged Tehsildar for the past seven years.
“We had high expectations from the present government, particularly as the Chief Minister is well aware of the difficult geographical conditions and administrative challenges faced by the people of Khag,” he said.
The inhabitants urged the concerned Minister and Commissioner Secretary, Revenue, to intervene and ensure the posting of dedicated Tehsildars in both Khag and Khansahib tehsils without further delay.
They expressed hope that the ongoing process of transfers and postings of Tehsildars would also address their long-pending demand, ensuring better public service delivery and effective revenue administration in the area. [KNT]
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