SRINAGAR: Senior National Conference leader and Member of Parliament (MP) Mian Altaf Ahmad has urgently petitioned the Jammu and Kashmir government to immediately post dedicated, full-time Tehsildars in the administratively vital Kangan and Gund tehsils of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, highlighting widespread public grievances triggered by the chronic absence of regular revenue executive magistrates.
In a strongly worded statement, Mian Altaf voiced serious distress over the administrative impasse plaguing routine revenue governance, pointing out that operating tehsil headquarters through officers saddled with dual or multiple additional charges has brought grassroots delivery to a near standstill.
“The lack of regular, full-time Tehsildars in Kangan and Gund has caused immense distress for ordinary citizens, agrarian families, and students. Essential documentation—including the time-sensitive issuance of revenue records, category and income certificates, land mutations, inheritance attestations, and public grievance disposals—remains stalled,” the parliamentarian asserted.
Mian Altaf emphasized that Kangan and Gund encompass an extensive, rugged geographical expanse stretching along the upper reaches of the Sindh Valley and Sonamarg highway toward Zojila Pass, comprising dozens of geographically isolated mountainous habitations and border villages.
“Expecting an officer managing additional charges from another jurisdiction to effectively oversee two geographically far-flung, ecologically sensitive hill tehsils is impractical and unfair to the local population,” he added.
The Member of Parliament formally called upon the Commissioner Secretary of Revenue and the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir to intervene swiftly and issue posting orders for regular, independent Tehsildars in both jurisdictions to restore administrative responsiveness and ensure hassle-free public service delivery at the grassroots.
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