bengaluru facing problems in funding development and welfare projects the government has decided to offer premium public service to increase tax revenueit plans to offer emergency podi demarcation and fixing of boundaries survey service for those who willing to pay extra this survey is done for large parcels of land for construction of industries real estate development and creating commercial spaceslast month chief secretary tm vijay bhaskar during a revenue department review urged officials to explore this option with high podi pendency and limited manpower there is an increased demand for faster resolution considering that most builders real estate developers and industries may need it were considering premium survey said a senior revenue department officialaccording to the department there are 43 lakh podi pending applications including revenue records correction and physical survey of lands and 1217 government and 1675 licensed private surveyors at its disposalthe department had introduced a tatkal podi earlier to bring about quicker change in demarcation and fixing of boundaries however even under this service pendency rate has been high and over 95000 applications are yet to be disposed ofciting the faltering revenue generation and increasing its standing in easeofdoing business rankings the state is exploring this premium service the difference between tatkal survey and a premium one is giving preferential treatment to those ready to pay more under the tatkal process said another official the government plans to exclude private parties as it should not give the impression the state is giving preferential treatment to the richunder the ease of doing business were providing this premium service mainly for industries and real estate development said the officialthe government is yet to finalise modalities of this service revenue minister r ashoka said the proposal has not yet reached him