DIGITALIZATION OF LAND RECORDS IN INDIA
Keywords:
land, digitilization, technology, policy makingAbstract
Digitization is a process that has transformed every industry and the real estate sector has not been unscathed from it. It is transforming real estate in all aspects of the sector. In the real estate sector land is a precious commodity which accounts for major cost component, until recently, there are only a few countries which are having an electronic public register of real estate. India is moving forward in this space but there is a need for much more to be achieved. Most of the land records in our country in the past were through either paper record which included the name of all the occupants or village maps marking boundaries. The biggest challenge was the land ownership issue which led to a property dispute. One was only presumed to be an owner and unless proved he will not be considered as a conclusive owner. Hence, making land records available to be checked became the objective of the Government of India around the late 80s. In order to give effect to this Government of India in August 2008 launched the Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP). Under this programme, digitization and computerization of land records is a responsibility of the states, was supposed to cover 620 districts by 2017 at the close of 12th Plan.
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