RECORDER REPORT

LAHORE: The Punjab government is going to conduct a detailed audit of all state lands in the province and it has set up a committee headed by Provincial Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Social Welfare Raja Basharat in this regard.

An official said on Wednesday that the Committee has been tasked to conduct complete audit of state lands across the province. He said the Provincial Minister for Revenue will be Deputy Convener while member Colonies will act as Secretary-cum-member of the Committee. Other members of the Committee include Senior Member Board of Revenue (SMBR), Secretary Law and Punjab Land Records Authority (PLRA) director general.

As per a notification, the Committee shall collect data on agricultural, residential, commercial, allotted, leased, un-utilized and encroached land in each district while collecting the data of annual income and arrears from these lands.