Dreams of Dadeldhura landless shattered with commission’s dissolution
Summary
The dissolution of the Land Problem Settlement Commission has left hundreds of landless Dalits and settlers in Dadeldhura disheartened as their hopes for legal land ownership have been dashed once again.
Key Points
- The Land Problem Settlement Commission was dissolved by the government, leaving many landless Dalits and settlers in Dadeldhura without legal land ownership.
- The commission had collected about 14,000 applications and had issued ownership certificates to 322 households before being dissolved.
- The former chairperson, Kailash Kumar Pandey, stated that they had surveyed thousands of plots and planned to provide an additional 2,000 certificates by fiscal year 2025-26.
- Legal clarity is now required from the central government for the survey office to continue issuing certificates to those who have paid revenue fees.
