Overview
- A government resolution directs each divisional commissioner to constitute a vigilance unit within 15 days under a new SOP to probe complaints on land measurement, stamp duty, minor minerals and surveys.
- Preliminary inquiry reports must be filed within 30 days, with a 15‑day deadline for cases classified as serious.
- Each unit will be chaired by an additional commissioner with a deputy collector as member‑secretary, and include officials for land records, mining, registration and a tahsildar‑rank officer.
- Operational rules require at least four members for on‑site checks, allow inspections outside a division when ordered by the state, and permit action under Maharashtra Civil Services Rules for non‑cooperation or proven misconduct.
- Coverage differs on the rollout scale, with reports stating either seven or six divisional squads, and the government has not clarified the count in the available statements.