International Workshop on Urban Land Records | 22 Oct 2024
Recently, the Ministry of Rural Development organised the International Workshop on the use of "Modern Technologies in Survey-Resurvey for Urban Land Records".
- It reaffirmed the commitment of digitising land records under the Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP).
- A pilot program named National Geospatial Knowledge-based Land Survey of Urban Habitations (NAKSHA) was introduced to create urban land records in over 100 cities/towns.
- Use of drones and aerial photography with 3D imagery in land record creation was highlighted.
- DILRMP (erstwhile National Land Record Modernization Programme) is a Central Sector Scheme with effect from 1st April 2016 with 100% funding by the Centre.
- It aims to develop a modern, comprehensive and transparent land record management system.
- Innovative Initiatives under DILRMP:
- Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) or Bhu-Aadhar (14 digit Alpha–numeric unique ID for each land parcel based on Geo-coordinates)
- National Generic Document Registration System (NGDRS) or E-Registration (to have a uniform process for registration for deeds/documents).
Read More: Digitisation of Land Records