92,960 applications not disposed of; 10,94,865 rejected
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: The last date for disposal of all applications under Mission Basundhara 2.0 was fixed for today (November 14), but the process was not completed by the end of the day.
As of Tuesday evening, a total of 92,960 applications were yet to be disposed of by the state government’s Revenue and Disaster Management Department. It was stated by the authorities concerned in the department that these 92,960 applications were still under process.
When Mission Basundhara 2.0 was launched by the Chief Minister on November 14, 2022, he announced on that day that all applications would be disposed of by November 14, 2023, within one year of its launch. But, finally, the department failed to complete the process due to various reasons and has pushed back the date of completion of the process to November 30, 2023.
According to sources, as of date, only 1,51,781 applications were found eligible for the land settlement under Mission Basundhara 2.0. In most of the cases, the applications were rejected on various grounds. As of this evening, as many as 10,94,865 applications were rejected by the department, citing different reasons.
In South Salmara and Barpeta districts, not a single application was found eligible for land settlement until the end of the day. In Karimganj district, only 12 applications were found to be eligible under this mission. Similarly, in Kamrup (Metro) and Dhubri districts, only 50 and 100 applicants were found eligible, respectively.
Under Mission Basundhara 2.0, a total of 13,39,606 applications were received by the state government for land settlement in different districts.
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