Assam: Jogen Mohan Says E-Stamp Paper to be Implemented in 2 Months

JAMUGURIHAT: Assam Minister of Revenue & Disaster Management, Jogen Mohan has ordered the officials involved in the land records and revenue department of the state to ensure smooth conduct of the affairs related to land in the circle offices of different districts of the state.

The minister was attending the inauguration of the Assam Government's first English medium model primary school with CBSE curriculum in the region. During his speech on the occasion, he instructed the mandals working in the circle offices across the state to work efficiently. He mentioned that when every problem related to land is being reviewed by the concerned department via the Basundhara portal, it is unlucky that some state government employees are hampering the proper functioning of the system in the lookout for small amounts of money.

He also added that with the aim to irradicate corruption in this field, the state government will implement E- stamp papers for various purposes in the coming two months. This will be beneficial not only for the government, which will receive the revenue more transparently, and the public who need to pay additional charges to the vendors for various reasons.

The artificial scarcity of non-judicial stamp papers in the state burns holes in the pockets of people who have to buy such papers at exorbitant rates. The State Government has started the use of e-stamp papers for some services. However, hard copies of non-judicial stamp papers are a must for a few services like the power of attorney, agreement deeds, affidavits, making declarations, executing different types of bonds etc. When people need non-judicial stamp papers, some vendors sell them at higher prices, taking advantage of the artificial scarcity.

The revenue department supplies stamp papers to the registered vendors through the treasuries under some terms and conditions. Of late, the State government has laid thrust on the e-stamping system. In almost all land-related works, the legal fraternity uses e-stamping.

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