KARACHI, Jan 28: The Sindh Cabinet which met here on Monday under the chairmanship of Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro, decided to complete the revenue record in the province through satellite-imaging.

The cabinet meeting held at the New Sindh Secretariat reviewed the revenue arrangements to make recoveries transparent and free from malpractices and make them facilitative for people.

On the occasion, various decisions were taken including satellite survey, computerisation of revenue record, early completion of records of the deceased as per directive of the president, training of revenue staff and curtailment of their discretionary powers, completion and provision of pass books in required time.

The cabinet decided the reorganisation of tapedar training college and to make it functional so that tapedars could be provided appropriate training.

It was also decided to bring the college curriculum in conformity with modern needs and include the subjects of English, mathematics, accounting, survey and map reading, revenue laws and computer.

The governor called for introducing computerisation at every level and to make crop inspections public-friendly.

It was decided to start the work from Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, Sukkur and Larkana as pilot project and implement it subsequently throughout the province.

It was observed that as a result of computerisation, there will be automation of revenue recovery, expeditious disposal of related matters, increase in revenue income, along with accurate information about cultivable lands besides availability of facility to the people and correctness of record.

In order to attain the desired objectives with regard to revenue arrangements, the cabinet decided to make the system of monitoring and its implementation more effective. In this regard, posting of special staff and monitoring at every level will be ensured.

The cabinet took serious notice of mismanagement in government farms.

The meeting was informed that at one farm around Rs 850,000 are being spent in a year for recovery of Rs 600,000 while at another farm Rs 200,000 are being recovered by spending Rs 160,000.

Expressing his indignation over such a situation, the governor issued orders for calling an explanation from officers responsible for the management of these farms.—APP