Nomenclature of patwari changed to village officer.

LAHORE -- Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has approved change of nomenclature of the post of patwari into village officer. These officers would be allocated BPS-14 after their induction through the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) followed by six months compulsory training. The CM also granted approval for giving laptops to village officers.

These decisions were made during a meeting at CM Office in which performance of the revenue department and the Punjab Land Record Authority (PLRA) was also reviewed, said a handout issued on Sunday.

The meeting reviewed giving current patwaris BPS-11 and gardawar BPS-14 during their period of service. It was also decided to formulate service structure for promotion of the staff of the PLRA. The meeting decided to make one tehsil of Lahore regarding revenue as a model tehsil and the CM directed the Lahore commissioner to undertake immediate steps so as to make one model tehsil. He also directed the officials to set up 115 Arazi Centres in the far-flung areas of the province by December.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Buzdar said the PTI government was undertaking revolutionary measures in order to facilitate the people in revenue matters.

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