Nitish Kumar Pushes for Completion of Bihar Land Survey by 2025

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has directed officials to expedite the state's land survey and settlement process, aiming for completion by July 2025, to reduce land-related disputes. This special survey began in 2013, and 9,888 new officials have been appointed to accelerate the work.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has urged the Revenue and Land Reforms department to hasten the survey and settlement of lands throughout the state, with a deadline set for July 2025.

Initiated in 2013, the special aerial survey seeks to address the over 60 percent of crimes stemming from land disputes. Kumar emphasized that the addition of 9,888 officials should enable the department to meet the deadline.

At a function in Patna, where appointment letters were distributed to 20 newly recruited officers, Kumar highlighted the government's steps to mitigate land disputes, underscoring the ongoing survey as a critical measure. Revenue and Land Reforms Minister Dilip Kumar Jaiswal, Chief Secretary Brajesh Mehrotra, and Additional Chief Secretary Dipak Kumar Singh were also present at the event.

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