Patna, April 30 -- Bihar Revenue Service officers on Thursday called off their nearly two month long strike following an assurance by the state government for considering their demands sympathetically.
Revenue and Land Reforms Department Secretary Jai Singh said here that the striking employees have been assured that their key demands would be examined sympathetically.
Singh said the prolonged absence of officers had disrupted essential services such as land mutation (dakhil-kharij), record corrections, land surveys and disposal of land disputes. He noted that the department has now issued directives to fast-track pending work.
He emphasised that clearing the backlog of public-related matters is the department's top priority. Instruction...