Village Revenue Assistants, Village Revenue Officers strike delays issuance of certificates

By Express News Service

WARANGAL/NIZAMABAD/SANGAREDDY/KHAMMAM/KARIMNAGAR: Thousands of functions for numerous certificates are piling up at Tahsildar workplaces throughout the State, with the Village Revenue Assistants (VRAs) and Village Revenue Officers (VROs) being on strike since July 25.  The candidates have been making rounds of workplaces within the districts of Warangal, Nizamabad, Sangareddy, Khammam, Karimnagar and Adilabad for certificates however discovering empty chairs.

The pending functions embody these referring to caste, revenue, nativity, and Economically Weaker Sections certificates. Meanwhile, eligible beneficiaries of Kalyana Laxmi and Shaadi Mubarak are additionally visiting the Tahsildar workplaces usually for approval of their functions.

According to authorities within the erstwhile Warangal district, as a result of VRAs’ indefinite strike, there was a delay within the problem of certificates. Bayyaram Tahsildar A Ramesh stated, “We are not able to process the applications with the VRAs being on strike. This is leading to a delay in the issue of certificates. Without a field inquiry by the VRAs, applications cannot be processed and approved. At present, the Revenue Inspectors (RIs) are making field inquiries which are delaying the process.”

While VRAs have been protesting for larger pay scales, VROs are additionally not out there in villages now, because the State authorities redeployed over 5,000 Village Revenue Officers (VROs) to varied different departments, besides the Revenue division. According to sources, the method of redeployment of erstwhile VROs has been accomplished, as 5,014 VROs joined out of 5,137 VROs, which is 98 per cent.  

Revenue Inspectors fill within the hole

Nizamabad Additional Collector B Chandrasekhar stated that within the absence of VROs and VRAs, the Revenue Inspectors (RI) are conducting native inspections previous to the issuance of the certificates. “We have not stopped the issuance of certificates. But as the RIs also have other work, the process is a bit delayed. We hope to speed up the process in the coming days,” stated the Collector.

20K college students wait in Medak

As many as 20,000 college students within the erstwhile Medak district are ready for caste, residence and revenue certificates. The college students complain that the certificates which was issued in 10 days or in per week’s time will not be being issued for the final 15 days. The college students who go to the MROs are being advised that there is no such thing as a employees to course of the functions. It is learnt that whereas 100-200 functions are pending in small mandals, 300-500 functions are pending in mandals with massive cities.

Asked about it, Tahsildar Vijay Kumar stated that 150 functions are at the moment pending in Ameenpur, a small mandal in Patancheru constituency. According to the rule, the certificates needs to be issued inside 40 days of submission of the appliance. “In most cases, it is given in 3-4 days’ time, but sometimes the delay occurs because the investigation is not completed at the village level.”

MROs beneath strain

Tahsidlars’ Association Khammam president Bhagavanth Reddy stated,” We are unable to problem the certificates resulting from employees scarcity. “The Mandal Revenue Officers receive hundreds of applications every day. Some MROs have already informed respective district Collectors about the pressure they are facing.”In the erstwhile Adilabad district, a median of 400 functions are pending in Tahsildar workplaces in Agency areas.

In Karimnagar too, the Revenue Inspectors are conducting the job of verification for giving certificates. There has been an inordinate delay in issuing certificates in Karimnagar district each in case of land and caste/revenue certificates for college kids.

Redeployed VROs

The means of redeployment of erstwhile VROs has been accomplished, as 5,014 VROs joined out of 5,137 VROs, which is 98%

WARANGAL/NIZAMABAD/SANGAREDDY/KHAMMAM/KARIMNAGAR: Thousands of functions for numerous certificates are piling up at Tahsildar workplaces throughout the State, with the Village Revenue Assistants (VRAs) and Village Revenue Officers (VROs) being on strike since July 25.  The candidates have been making rounds of workplaces within the districts of Warangal, Nizamabad, Sangareddy, Khammam, Karimnagar and Adilabad for certificates however discovering empty chairs.

The pending functions embody these referring to caste, revenue, nativity, and Economically Weaker Sections certificates. Meanwhile, eligible beneficiaries of Kalyana Laxmi and Shaadi Mubarak are additionally visiting the Tahsildar workplaces usually for approval of their functions.

According to authorities within the erstwhile Warangal district, as a result of VRAs’ indefinite strike, there was a delay within the problem of certificates. Bayyaram Tahsildar A Ramesh stated, “We are not able to process the applications with the VRAs being on strike. This is leading to a delay in the issue of certificates. Without a field inquiry by the VRAs, applications cannot be processed and approved. At present, the Revenue Inspectors (RIs) are making field inquiries which are delaying the process.”

While VRAs have been protesting for larger pay scales, VROs are additionally not out there in villages now, because the State authorities redeployed over 5,000 Village Revenue Officers (VROs) to varied different departments, besides the Revenue division. According to sources, the method of redeployment of erstwhile VROs has been accomplished, as 5,014 VROs joined out of 5,137 VROs, which is 98 per cent.  

Revenue Inspectors fill within the hole

Nizamabad Additional Collector B Chandrasekhar stated that within the absence of VROs and VRAs, the Revenue Inspectors (RI) are conducting native inspections previous to the issuance of the certificates. “We have not stopped the issuance of certificates. But as the RIs also have other work, the process is a bit delayed. We hope to speed up the process in the coming days,” stated the Collector.

20K college students wait in Medak

As many as 20,000 college students within the erstwhile Medak district are ready for caste, residence and revenue certificates. The college students complain that the certificates which was issued in 10 days or in per week’s time will not be being issued for the final 15 days. The college students who go to the MROs are being advised that there is no such thing as a employees to course of the functions. It is learnt that whereas 100-200 functions are pending in small mandals, 300-500 functions are pending in mandals with massive cities.

Asked about it, Tahsildar Vijay Kumar stated that 150 functions are at the moment pending in Ameenpur, a small mandal in Patancheru constituency. According to the rule, the certificates needs to be issued inside 40 days of submission of the appliance. “In most cases, it is given in 3-4 days’ time, but sometimes the delay occurs because the investigation is not completed at the village level.”

MROs beneath strain

Tahsidlars’ Association Khammam president Bhagavanth Reddy stated,” We are unable to problem the certificates resulting from employees scarcity. “The Mandal Revenue Officers receive hundreds of applications every day. Some MROs have already informed respective district Collectors about the pressure they are facing.”In the erstwhile Adilabad district, a median of 400 functions are pending in Tahsildar workplaces in Agency areas.

In Karimnagar too, the Revenue Inspectors are conducting the job of verification for giving certificates. There has been an inordinate delay in issuing certificates in Karimnagar district each in case of land and caste/revenue certificates for college kids.

Redeployed VROs

The means of redeployment of erstwhile VROs has been accomplished, as 5,014 VROs joined out of 5,137 VROs, which is 98%