In response to citizen complaints about inadequate facilities, the property registration department in Pune plans to relocate 9 out of the 27 property registration offices in the city. The identified offices will be shifted to new locations, equipped with improved facilities such as washrooms and better hardware infrastructure. The initiative aims to address long-standing concerns raised by citizen activists and provide a more convenient and efficient experience for citizens visiting these offices regularly. The state registration department is coordinating with municipal corporations to find suitable properties for the new offices, emphasizing the need for effective implementation and monitoring to ensure citizens' concerns are addressed.
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The proposal by the property registration department to shift 9 out of the 27 property registration offices in the city to new locations comes in response to citizen complaints regarding inadequate space and lack of essential facilities like washrooms. The offices identified for relocation are Hadapsar, Wadgaonsheri, Vishrantwadi, Khadi Machine Chowk, Karvenagar, Chinchwad, Pimpri, and Erandwane. State registration department officials have already found suitable properties in these areas and are coordinating with municipal corporations for the relocation process.
The plan is to set up new offices in the same areas, but with certain criteria to ensure improved facilities. The new offices are expected to be around 2,000 square meters, preferably on the ground floor, and equipped with washroom facilities. The initiative also aims to address the storage needs of documents, provide proper space hangers, a waiting area, and better hardware infrastructure to streamline operations.
Citizen activists have been advocating for better facilities at property registration offices for years. Shrikant Joshi emphasizes that all sub-registrar offices should be at least 5,000 square meters and equipped with facilities like washrooms and drinking water, a reasonable demand considering the volume of citizens visiting these offices regularly.
Another activist, Chandrakant Phartale, highlights the need to shift property registration offices from higher floors to the ground floor, making it more convenient for senior citizens and people with mobility challenges to access these services.
The lack of basic facilities has been a longstanding issue despite the state government sanctioning funds for upgrading these offices around 11 years ago. This emphasizes the need for proper implementation and monitoring of such initiatives to ensure that the funds are utilized effectively, and citizens' concerns are addressed.
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