Govt. to clear title deed applications

Revenue Minister says government will remove legal hurdles to expedite the process

Revenue Minister E. Chandrasekharan inaugurating the title deed distribution at Malappuram on Monday.

Minister for Revenue E. Chandrasekharan said here on Monday that the government would soon settle all applications for title deeds in the district.

As many as 12,010 applications with the Land Tribunal and 7,900 applications with the Devaswom Tribunal will be settled soon and title deeds would be distributed, said the Minister.

He was inaugurating a district-level pattaya mela here on Monday. He said the government would remove all legal hurdles to expedite the process of settling title deed applications.

Mr. Chandrasekharan said that the government gave away 79,000 title deeds after it came to power. With the completion of the distribution in other districts, the number was expected to cross one lakh, he said.

16,000 title deeds

The Minister said that as many as 16,000 title deeds had been given away in the district so far. Minister for Higher Education K.T. Jaleel presided.

As many as 4,463 title deeds were distributed at the mela on Monday. As many as 4,232 of them were from different Land Tribunals in the district.

V. Abdurahiman, MLA, District Collector Amit Meena, Additional District Magistrate V. Ramachandran, Revenue Divisional Officer V. Meharali, Deputy Collectors J. O. Arun, C. Abdul Rasheed, Nirmala Kumari, and Prasanna Kumari attended the function.