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    Digitalization of land records to boost India's GDP by 1.5%: Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj

    Posted 10 Feb 2024

    Updated 16 Mar 2024

    2 min read

    • Digitization of land records is the process of transforming physical documents into digital formats.
    • Computerization of Land Records is completed in  95.08 % of villages by providing Records of Rights (RoR). 

     

    • Significance of Digitalisation
      • Clear land titles facilitate the supply of capital and credit for agriculture.
      • Will help in mitigating the huge pendency of court cases involving land disputes.
      • Will be useful to the central and state governments in bringing out land reforms.
      • Reduce interface between citizens and Government functionaries and will increase transparency.

     

    • Government initiative for improving land digitalisation
      • Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP): To develop a modern, comprehensive and transparent land record management system.
      • Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) or Bhu-Aadhaar: provide a 14-digit alpha-numeric unique ID generated using the longitude and latitude coordinates of a land parcel.
      • SVAMITVA scheme: to provide a ‘Record of Rights’ to village household owners with the issuance of legal ownership cards.
      • National Generic Document Registration System (NGDRS): To address the diversity prevailing across States with regard to the registration of documents.

     

    • Way ForwardUse of emerging technologies like Blockchain, review of registration act, etc.
    • Tags :
    • land digitization
    • swamitva
    • DILRMP
    • ULPIN
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