Chandigarh: The Punjab Government has taken a significant step towards simplifying the language used in property registration documents to make the process easier for the common people while buying or selling land and other properties. Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann led government has decided to replace 35 complex terms that have been traditionally used in the Revenue Department with simple Punjabi words that are easy for the general public to understand.
Divulging further, Punjab Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Minister S. Hardeep Singh Mundian said that the government is committed to making public services simpler, more transparent and accessible to the people. He said that the complex language used in property registration documents often created difficulties for ordinary citizens. Keeping public convenience at the forefront, the Mann government has therefore decided to replace the old and difficult terms with simpler Punjabi words.
The Revenue Minister said that following the directions of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann to simplify complex terminology used in the Revenue Department, the Department of Revenue and Rehabilitation had constituted a special committee. Based on the recommendations of this committee, it has now been decided to replace 35 old and complex terms used in property registration with 35 simpler Punjabi terms.
S. Hardeep Singh Mundian said that the decision is part of the Punjab Government’s people-centric approach under which the language used in official work is being made easier for ordinary citizens to understand. He said that the government aims to ensure that no citizen faces unnecessary difficulty in understanding documents related to their land or property.
The Revenue Minister said that a letter has been issued to the Inspector General of Registration and all Deputy Commissioners in the state along with a list of newly recommended terminology. He directed the field officers to give priority to ensuring the use of the new simplified terms in documents related to property registration for the convenience of the public.
RECOMMENDED SIMPLE TERMINOLOGY TO REPLACE OLD TERMS
Ujr replaced with Itiraz,
Ujrat replaced with Fees,
Arazi replaced with Zameen,
Sakin replaced with Vasneek,
Sakin Deh replaced with Pind Da Vasneek,
Hasab Zabta replaced with Kanoon Anusar,
Hiba replaced with Daan,
Kaifiyat replaced with Vishesh Kathan,
Ghair Majrua replaced with Anvaheya Khet,
Gareenda replaced with Lain Wala,
Zar replaced with Raqm,
Tabe replaced with Anusar/Mutabik/Adheen,
Takavi replaced with Kheti Karza,
Tarmeem replaced with Sodh/Darusti,
Tasabbur/Tasavvur replaced with Mann Laina,
Talbana replaced with Kharcha,
Deh replaced with Pind,
Dakhil Kharij replaced with Intkaal,
Fak-ul-Rahin replaced with Gehne Pai Sampatti Nu Chhadauna,
Faut replaced with Maut,
Fard replaced with Nakal Jamabandi,
Fareeq replaced with Dhir,
Fareeq Awwal replaced with Pehli Dhir,
Fareeq Doem replaced with Dooji Dhir,
Badastoor replaced with Pehlan Di Tarah,
Bainama replaced with Vikri Nama,
Bazariya replaced with Raheen,
Bayaa replaced with Vechhan Wala,
Makhsus replaced with Khaas,
Mushtarka replaced with Sanjha,
Muntqil replaced with Tabdeel,
Mazkoor replaced with Uparokat,
Mansookh Karna replaced with Radd Karna/Kharij Karna,
Mushtari Hoshiarbash replaced with Khareed-daar Chukanna Rahe,
Murtahin replaced with Zameen Gehne Lain Wala.
