The Ministry of Lands & Mineral Resources permanent secretary, Mr Tevita Boseiwaqa says the ministry is reviewing its system and processes to strengthen the monitoring of state land leases.
He made the comments as the ministry collected around $2million of revenue from state land rentals in the first three months of this year.
“We are fine tuning our processes so that we can better manage state land in line with Government’s expectations of making more land accessible for productive use,” Mr Boseiwaqa added.
“This includes developing an inspection report form for all our lease inspectors in the various divisions, development of a standard operating procedure for state land dealings and harmonizing of our state land data to ensure it is consistent with what we have on the ground.”
This, Mr Boseiwaqa said, would add value to the decision making process.
While the ministry agrees there are delays in some of its processes, which at times frustrates clients and members of the public alike, Mr Boseiwaqa is hopeful the new exercise will bridge this gap.
In addition, the permanent secretary reiterated that the poor policing of state land denied Government the opportunity to generate revenue that could contribute to the nation’s socio-economic development.
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