Dikhyaa Mohanty 
At a special occasion on Tuesday, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik made a big development when he distributed land pattas, or record of rights (ROR), to 10,000 Sikkim ryots across 26 districts. This resolved long-standing land-related disputes. Speaking at the event, the Chief Minister stated that his government’s top priority has been finding solutions to the problems facing the populace.
“The issue of the Sikkim ryots was a long-pending one. Since they had no rights over the land their socio-economic life was affected. They were even unable to avail the benefits of various programmes undertaken by the government for the development of agriculture,” the Chief Minister pointed out.
The Chief Minister declared that the satisfaction of the people is his greatest achievement, calling the resolution of the Sikkim ryots’ grievances historic. The Chief Minister claimed that Sikkim Ryots met him and told him about their issues during the 5T and Nabin Odisha Chairman’s visit to the Kendrapada area. The Chief Minister was made aware of this by 5T and the Chairman of Nabin, Odisha. Subsequently, the Chief Minister gave the Department of Revenue and Disaster Management instructions to address the matter.
According to the Chief Minister, the land disputes in the Ganjam district between Gramkantha and Paramboke were also settled in a matter of days. He claimed that this demonstrated the dedication and resolve of his administration to resolving the concerns of the populace. The state government of Sikkim took legal action to provide the ryots who owned land there hereditary and transferable rights. The Chief Minister expressed happiness that all of the land-related issues in Sikkim have been settled by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department by filing cases suo moto. The presentation was organized by 5T and Nabin Odisha Chairman Kartik Pandian, who stated that the Sikkim Rayot issue has existed for more than 50 years.
