A special concession 'salami' (rent) rates are being considered for educational and religious institutions established on leased government properties under the Vested Property Return Act.
Land Secretary Md Khalilur Rahman made the statement while presiding over a workshop on 'Allotment of uniform khatian (record of tights) number into government property' at the land ministry at Secretariat on Sunday.
The workshop was attended by Land Appeal Board Chairman Muhammad Ibrahim, Land Reforms Board Chairman Md Abdus Sabur Mandal, Director General of Land Records and Survey Department Anis Mahmud, among others.
The land secretary further stated that the land ministry was working with multifaceted goals under the direction of Land Minister Narayan Chandra Chanda.
One of our goals is to make the land sector an important efficient one of revenue collection of the government.
At the same time, ensuring the benefits of smart land management for the people of the marginalised and underprivileged areas of the country is also our priority.
These initiatives will bring qualitative changes to the land sector, which will also play an important role in the overall economic development of the country, he said.
A plan was adopted to register the vested properties listed in Schedule 'Ka' under a unified new ROR across the country for proper management.
Additionally, the decision to reassess the rent rate for temporary leases of vested properties was taken. Reassessing the rent rate after a certain period is a regular activity. For the first time, special concession rates are being considered for educational and religious institutions, according to a media statement from the land ministry.
To assuage public sufferings related to vested property, under the direction of the land minister, the land ministry has already issued two important circulars.
According to one of these circulars, if a plot listed in the Record of Rights consists of both vested property and privately owned land, the portion designated as privately owned will undergo mutation, and regular land development tax will be collected accordingly.
According to another circular issued at the same time, for canceled scheduled 'Kha' properties whose ownership has been proven in favour of the applicant through court decisions or with valid proofs and documents, the ownership of those properties will be transferred in favor of the applicant by correcting the Record of Rights of those properties.
Additionally, measures will be taken to accrue cancelled schedule 'Kha' properties for which no claimant to ownership exists under 'Khas'.
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