‘Consolidation work completed in 40 dists in five months’

Lucknow: The revenue department has completed land consolidation in 82 villages across 40 districts between April and Aug this year. During the previous fiscal year of 2023-24, consolidation was carried out in 781 villages in 74 districts, a marked increase over efforts made in 2017, said a govt spokesperson.
The work picked up speed after directions issued by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during a meeting in September 2023.
The official said these efforts were helping to resolve longstanding disputes over land boundaries, paving the way for village development and ensuring that farmers benefit from govt schemes.
"In addition to the consolidation works, the state has held 705 gram adalats since Sept 2023. These courts have helped resolve 25,523 cases, furthering the govt's commitment to swift and transparent dispute resolution for farmers," the official said.
Consolidation commissioner GS Naveen said after the CM's directives, consolidation was completed in 82 villages across 40 districts within just five months. The department had to leave out 51 villages from the process under Section 6 (1) of the Act, as consolidation was deemed unfeasible in these areas.
In 2023-24, consolidation was completed in 781 villages across 74 districts, including 330 villages that had been awaiting resolution for over a decade. The process was also completed in 463 villages in 2022-23 and 231 villages in 2021-22.
Since 2022, the consolidation process has been completed in eight villages where disputes had been pending for more than 50 years, 72 villages with disputes of 30 to 50 years, and 296 villages with pending issues of 10 to 30 years.
In Azamgarh district, the consolidation process in villages Mahuva and Gomadih, which had been pending for 63 and 56 years respectively, was finally completed. Similarly, the villages of Sawana and Bareji in Ghazipur had been waiting for consolidation for 59 years, and village Belasadi for 55 years. These issues were also resolved.
Naveen also mentioned villages of Suwabojh in Lakhimpur Kheri, Malapur Jagdishpur in Sultanpur, and Dhema in Jaunpur, where consolidation had been pending for 53, 54, and 52 years respectively, which were finally settled.
The consolidation process was also concluded in villages with longstanding delays, including 48 years in Andaraypur of Sultanpur, 41 years in Mohanpur of Bareilly, 35 years in Chhachari Teep of Bijnor, 33 years in Rahedia of Badaun, 31 years in Aldemou of Mau, and 30 years in Yakubpur and Mustfabad Daduwa of Bulandshahr.