THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Although the Governor has not signed the amendment bill to give authority to 69 Deputy Collectors besides RDOs for land type conversion, the adalat to speed up conversion will start on January 15. It will end on February 17. 1,18,523 applicants in the category of free upgradation up to 25 cents will also benefit from this.

The first adalat is in Mananthavady RDO with the least number of applicants (632). The last adalat is in Fort Kochi (14,754), the place with the highest number of applicants.

Adalat does not require special application. A token number for the adalat will be sent on the phone number given in the earlier application. If you have applied through Akshaya Centre, a message regarding the adalat should be sent to the number there. The order on the applications settled in the adalat will be issued on the same day itself. Out of total 3,68,711 online applications received, 1,12,304 have been processed. Processing of conversion applications above 25 cents will also be expedited after adalat.

Adalat dates

Mananthavady (January 15), Kottayam, Pala (18), Kasaragod, Kanhangad (20), Ottapalam, Palakkad (22), Adoor, Thiruvalla (23), Idukki, Devikulam (25), Thalassery, Thaliparam (29), Kozhikode, Vadakara (February 1), Tirur, Perinthalmanna (03/02), Kollam, Punalur (05/02), Thiruvananthapuram, Nedumangad (06/02), Thrissur, Iringalakuda (12/02), Alappuzha, Chengannur (15/02) , Muvattupuzha, Fort Kochi (17/02).

Total applications-3,68,711

Resolved-1,12,304

Amendment Bill?

The Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland (Amendment) Bill 2023 was to empower 27 officers not below the rank of Deputy Collectors in addition to RDOs to dispose of land type conversion applications. The Raj Bhavan had received some complaints alleging that the transfer of power as stated in this bill passed by the Assembly would lead to corruption. So the Raj Bhavan refrained from signing it.