JAMMU, MARCH 06: Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, Sakeena Itoo, today informed the House that the Burzahama Hospital will be constructed at an alternate site and appropriate provision of funding will be kept for timely execution of the project.
The Minister made these remarks while replying to a starred question raised by Salman Sagar in the Legislative Assembly. She informed that the construction work on Burzahama Hospital building was stopped on the objections of the Archaeological Survey of India, Union Ministry for Culture.
“During the year 2013-14, the construction of PHC Burzahama was taken up in hand under State Sector Capex Budget at an estimated cost of ₹179 lakh through JKPHC, against which ₹17 lakh were released. However, the construction work could not be carried out due to objections raised by the Archaeological Survey of India as the construction site comes under their jurisdiction thereby, causing the work on the project to halt”, apprised the Minister.
The Minister further said that the Intizamia Committee Burzahama offered a piece of Auqaf land for construction of the Health Centre at an alternate site but the Revenue Authority (Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar) has not yet transferred the land to the department for execution of this vital project. “The department shall explore the possibility for construction of this health project at an alternate site and make appropriate provision of funding for timely execution”, the Minister informed.
Meanwhile, Itoo said that the government has developed an online portal for availing various revenue services for the ease of public. The Minister said this while replying to a question on behalf of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, asked by MLA, Surinder Kumar.
The Minister informed the house that the Revenue department has developed an online portal ‘jkrevenue.nic.in’ for application of CLU in order to ensure ease of process for the applicant. She added that with this portal an applicant has no need to visit any government office for availing such services. The Minister also quoted Section 133 A, Proviso 2, “Provided further that holder of any Agriculture land may construct a residential house or erect farm building, grain storage, primary processing of Agriculture Produce, wells or tanks or make any other improvements thereon for residential purpose or Agricultural improvement, on intimation to the Tehsildar concerned, however, the plinth area of such building or improvement shall not exceed four hundred Square meters in total”.
The Minister also assured the house that any issue faced by the public on this account will be addressed promptly.