Patna, March 26 (IANS) Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sinha, who also holds the Revenue and Land Reforms portfolio in Bihar, issued a stern warning to striking Circle Officers (COs) on Thursday. He emphasized that while the government believes in dialogue, it will not tolerate any disruption to public services or governance.Calling the strike during March—a crucial month for revenue targets and the ongoing ‘Samriddhi Yatra’—an attempt to create disorder, he warned that such acti…
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Patna, Feb 11 (IANS) Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha has taken a firm stand against illegal billboards and unauthorised parking in Patna, directing officials to initiate immediate and time-bound action.Speaking to reporters in Patna, Sinha said that there are more than 1,000 billboards across the city, out of which over 800 are privately installed, many of them allegedly without proper authorisation.He instructed the concerned department to remove all illegal billboards and conduct…
Patna, Feb 3 (IANS) On the call given by the Bihar Revenue Service Association (BRSA), Circle Officers (COs) and Revenue Officers (ROs) across Bihar went on an indefinite strike from Monday, protesting long-pending service-related demands. However, the strike was called off on the very first day following assurances from the state government.Officials of the Bihar Revenue Service gathered at the BRSA building in Patna, after which a delegation met Deputy Chief Minister and Revenue and Land Refor…
Patna, Jan 22 (IANS) Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and Revenue and Land Reforms Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha on Thursday expressed strong displeasure after discovering that the department’s toll-free grievance redressal number was not functioning, despite being meant for public assistance. Vijay Sinha made an unexpected visit to the Revenue and Land Reforms Department for a surprise inspection, catching officials off guard.He inspected the office responsible for handling calls received on the depa…
Patna, Jan 20 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday praised the efforts of the Revenue and Land Reforms Department and announced major reforms to make land measurement faster, transparent, and citizen-friendly.In a post on X, the Chief Minister recalled that shortly after the formation of the new state government on November 20, 2025, the Seven Resolutions–3 (2025-30) programme was implemented with the objective of placing Bihar among the most developed states in the country.Expl…
Patna, Jan 7 (IANS) A high-level meeting of Chief Vigilance Officers (CVOs) from all government departments was held on Wednesday at the conference hall of the Information and Public Relations Department, chaired by Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) to the Bihar government Arvind Kumar Chaudhary.The meeting undertook a comprehensive review of pending corruption cases, online complaints received through the vigilance mechanism, and the status of prosecution sanctions against government officials.T…
Patna, Jan 2 (IANS) The Revenue and Land Reforms Department of Bihar government has adopted a hard-line approach over the sluggish progress of the Farmer Registry under the Agri Stack project. Departmental Secretary Gopal Meena has directed all Circle Officers, Revenue Officers, and revenue staff to complete bucket claims and Jamabandi (land record) verification in mission mode, warning that negligence will not be tolerated.Deputy Chief Minister and Revenue and Land Reforms Minister Vijay Kumar …
Patna, Jan 1 (IANS) In Bihar, the ruling Janata Dal (United) has demanded that the ongoing crackdown on land mafia be extended to include an investigation into the land holdings of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav.JD(U) spokesperson Neeraj Kumar raised this demand before Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha, who also holds the Revenue and Land Reforms portfolio.Responding to the demand, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha said that his campaign against land mafia in the …
Patna, Dec 27 (IANS) The recent actions of Revenue and Land Reforms Department Minister and Deputy CM Vijay Kumar Sinha have created a stir within the department, with sections of the bureaucracy expressing unease over his hardline approach against land-related irregularities.In response to the developments, the Circle Officers’ Association has written to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar seeking his intervention, reportedly apprehensive about the consequences of the minister’s strict directives.React…