IAS officer comes out with first-of-its-kind land guide since Kerala’s formation

Express News Service

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Land governance has at all times been a headache for successive governments, which have dominated the state, as a result of lack of a uniform land guide. D Sajith Babu, an IAS 2012 batch official at present serving as civil provides commissioner, has come out with an e-book, ‘A prelude to Kerala Land Revenue Manual’. Written in a lucid model, the guide has explanations for 500 official phrases whereas avoiding technical jargon.

The earlier three books on land reforms had been William Logan’s ‘Malabar Manual’ in 1887, former Divan V Nagam Aiya’s ‘Travancore State Manual’ in 1911 and C Achuthamenon’s ‘Kochi State Manual’ for specific areas. But, the bookby Sajith Babu is the primary of its variety on land reforms because the state’s formation in 1956. Babu, 50, had been a deputy collector for 12 years within the income division and it was the wealth of expertise he garnered from his time there that prompted him to come back out with a guide on land income. He is credited with implementing the e-District mission within the income division.

“For an administrator, knowledge of land revenue matters is crucial. I have realised that people, especially entrepreneurs, get totally confused about the precautions to be taken while purchasing land in the state and how to go about the task. The 923-page comprehensive e-book will be a boon for everyone, including revenue and local bodies, and will also act as a reference book for students of history, agricultural science, public administration and journalism,” Sajith Babu advised TNIE.

As Kasaragod collector in 2020, Sajith Babu had been conferred with the celebrated nationwide e-Governance award for his skills to conceptualise and implement applicable e-Governance options for issues affecting the widespread man. He can also be presently serving because the State Mission Director of National Ayush Mission. He has been related to many IT-based governance initiatives.

The e-book might be launched by Revenue Minister Okay Rajan within the presence of Food and Civil Supplies Minister G R Anil at Hotel Mascot right here on Tuesday. The e-book is priced at Rs 499 and the yearly replace on statutes could be acquired at Rs 99. Readers may interact with Sajith Babu by a digital chat field for clarification on land income.