Jalandhar (The Stellar News): To further promote computerization of day to day work of the revenue department, District Administration Jalandhar is all set to provide new laptops to all Patwaris and Kanoongos of the district to facilitate them in their field jobs.
Divulging the details, Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori said that as per directions of the revenue department, the lumsump amount upto Rs. 60,000 would be given to each Patwari and Kanoongo for buying new laptop. He said that the official concerned have to submit the bill of their machine to the office of District Revenue Officer and the amount mentioned in the bill would be transferred in their bank accounts.
Furthermore, an amount of Rs. 300 per month would also be paid to concerned official as internet expense, he said adding that to avail that facility they have to purchase dongle for using internet services. The DC said that as per detailed guidelines issued by the department, the Patwairs and Kanoongos must buy a laptop having configuration such as i5 processor 11th generation, windows 10 professional and above, 8gb ram, 512 gb ssd, OEM warranty 3 years plus 2 years AMC.
Describing this decision a revolutionary step in the direction of further digitizing and compute rising the working of Patwaris and Kanoongos,who usually spend most of their time in the field, Mr. Thori asked all the eligible officials to immideatly purchase new laptops and submit the bills at DRO office for quick reimbursement of payment. He said that these laptops would not only facilitate revenue officials in their day to day work but also ensure timely disposal of files during their field visits, thereby enhancing efficiency of their work.
The DC said that these guidelines would be applicable only at Patwairs and Kanoongos retiring after August 30, 2022. Notably, there are as many as 72 Patwairs and 45 Kanoongo working in the district.
