Loralai DC reviews agricultural income tax recovery and revenue department work

LORALAI: The twelfth review meeting on the collection of agricultural income tax and the administrative affairs of the revenue department was held at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office in Loralai. Deputy Commissioner Loralai Captain (retd) Muhammad Haseeb Shuja chaired the meeting.

The meeting reviewed in detail the collection of agricultural income tax, recovery of government dues, pending revenue cases, mutations, verification and correction of land records, protection of state land and the overall performance of the revenue department. The officers concerned briefed the meeting on progress and the current position on various matters.

Recovery of tax and dues

Captain (retd) Muhammad Haseeb Shuja directed the officers concerned to speed up the collection of agricultural income tax and to ensure that the set targets were met at all costs. He also stressed effective and practical steps to recover outstanding government dues.

Mutations and revenue kutchery

He directed that mutations be carried out transparently, land records be corrected and pending matters be settled within the set time. He said the public must be given revenue department services on time.

The Deputy Commissioner directed that the revenue kutchery, held every Thursday, be made more effective. He said public complaints and long-pending revenue cases should be settled on a priority basis so that people could get quick relief and justice.

The meeting also stressed preventing illegal occupation of state land, protecting government land, resolving land disputes on time, effective supervision of the revenue department’s field staff and transparency in revenue records.

The Deputy Commissioner made it clear that negligence, unnecessary delay, corruption and irregularity of any kind in the affairs of the revenue department would not be tolerated. He said all officers and staff must perform their duties honestly, transparently and professionally, and avoid any lapse in resolving public problems.

He further said that effective steps would continue to improve the revenue system, collect government revenue on time, protect state land and provide revenue-related facilities to the public.

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