— When pending mutations are carried out for the updation of land records, an institutional mechanism should be drawn up for the involvement of the panchayats. In undisputed cases, conclusiveness of the title may be recorded straightaway which will be the basis of guaranteeing title to land.

— After the new scheme has been launched, the Centre could draft a model law to be enacted by the states to impart legal status to the various features of the scheme. .”

I am mystified by this conspiracy of silence. Today the whole system has a vested interest in this chaos — obviously, those in authority can manipulate the system the way they like. But at the cost of the aam admi in whose name the Congress came back to power. . It has been said that the essence of tragedy is not suffering but irony. The irony of ironies is that you promised but you failed to deliver. I am afraid, Mr. Prime Minister, you still have miles to go to keep your promises.

D. C. Wadhwa is professor emeritus and former director, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics