Staff Correspondent

Land Minister Narayon Chandra Chanda has directed the AC lands to provide land services *based on rightness. The land minister gave the directive while addressing a workshop titled 'What Assistant Commissioners (Land) should do to meet the target of Smart Land Services' at the Land Administration Training Center (LATC) in the capital's Kataban area on Thursday.

Acting Secretary of the Ministry of Land Additional Secretery Ziauddin Ahmed was present as special guest while LATC Director Md. Arif was present as chair.

The land minister also mentioned that it is essential to protect the interests of both citizens and the government based on the principles of equitable and rightness. He made it clear that protecting interests does not mean giving undue benefits to anyone illegally. Rather, it means ensuring everyone is entitled to their rightful share. He stressed that no citizen should be deprived of his due rights.

The land minister also said that transparency and efficiency should be ensured in the management of the land office by applying own leadership qualities. Providing services to the people should be given the highest priority. A culture of transparency, efficiency and accountability should be developed in the workplace. Through this, it will be possible to achieve excellence in providing land services and gain the trust of the people.

Assistant Commissioners (Land) who completed training of 40th and 41st Basic Land Management Course at LATC participated in the workshop.

Among others, concerned officials of the Ministry of Land and Land Administration Training Center and consultants of the ALAMS program under the management of DKMP wing of the Ministry of Land and representatives of Land Service Digitization Vendor were present.

Prior to the workshop, the Land Minister attended the closing and certificate distribution ceremony of the Assistant Commissioners of the 40th and 41st Basic Land Management Courses as the chief guest.