Sir, Believing the Government’s announcement that the Urban Property Ownership Record is going to protect the interests of the genuine property owners, lakhs of citizens of Mysuru got their property ownership recorded under the UPOR scheme. In the process, they incurred financial costs apart from the substantial physical efforts. To a common property owner, the entire process of UPOR looked very methodical recording of property ownership. It was also very relieving to learn that such scientific recording of landed property was extended not only to Mysuru city but to more than 200 villages surrounding the city. This meant that there would be orderly development of the city, unlike what has happened in the case of Bengaluru. However, it is shocking to learn that after huge costs to the government and the citizens of Mysuru, UPOR project is in doldrums. Also that Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and the Sub-Registrar’s Office or for that matter no government agency is prepared to accept the UPOR documents for different reasons extended by each one of them. This is height of mismanagement and irresponsible act on the part of the State government. The Government is duty-bound to fulfil its assurances given to the public while very vigorously introducing the UPOR scheme. It is time that the Government comes out clear on the validity of the scheme. If the scheme is not valid for the purposes for which it was introduced, then it should compensate the loss of efforts and money for the public. The other logical step would be to re-establish the validity of the UPOR for the benefit of all the citizens with immediate effect.
- S. Sobana, Working President, MGP, Mysuru, 1.3.2018
