SHIMLA-09 March, 2026-Revenue and Horticulture Minister Jagat Singh Negi today here held a meeting with revenue officers of Kumarsain and Kotgarh and discussed various land related issues of the area.

He said that under various land allotment schemes, land leases were issued to people in Kumarsain and Kotgarh about 50 years ago. In most cases, land leases were issued but the mutation (transfer in revenue records) has not been carried out to date. In other cases, the leases were approved and the premium (nazrana) was also deposited, but the lease documents were never issued.

The Revenue Minister said that the people of Kumarsain and Kotgarh brought this matter to his attention. He directed the revenue officers to resolve all pending cases within one month. He also instructed to submitted the report after one month regarding the progress.

Jagat Singh Negi asked for the strict compliance of orders and directed revenue officers to conduct a special drive to resolve these cases.

Later, a delegation of people from Kotgarh and Kumarsain met the Revenue Minister and thanked him for giving priority to and addressing their concerns.

Additional Secretary (Revenue) Anil Chauhan and other officials were also present at the meeting.