City Desk :
A young man was roaming outside the Paba upazila land office here with smiling face having glances on a printed paper again and again as he was astounded getting a quickest service from the office.
“I came to this office to pay the annual land tax a while ago. But I got the services within only 10 to 15 minutes using the digital technology,” a 34-year-old van puller Mahfuz Ahmed told BSS pointing his finger to the land office when he was asked about his presence on the office premises.
Showing the auto generated receipt of the paid annual land tax amount of about Taka 1000, he said introduction of the digital method of paying land tax has made the service very easier for the people which also ensured transparency too.
Once it was a matter of fear to visit the land office thinking about the harassment and corruption to get the services and it was hardly possible to complete the work within a single day, he said, adding, “But now there is no need to spend more time or pay bribe to get the service, thanks to the government ‘Digital Bangladesh’ activities”.
Ranu Mandol, 50-year-old farmer of the upazila, came to the office for e-mutation as he bought a piece of land from his sibling.
E-mutation is the method of changing the title ownership from one person to another in the government record of rights digitally when the property is transferred or sold.
“I came here to get my land mutation as I have already applied for the service online,” he said, adding that the online system of mutation has simplified the service, saving time and money.
Noting that the process of getting the service has become very easier and transparent, Ranu said, “Now we don’t need to pay extra money or visit the office. We can now avail the service paying the fees fixed by the government online within the stipulated time”.
