Lok Sabha Question No. 1282 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Digitisation of Land Records
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sumalatha Ambareesh

## MTNISTGR.Y'BFHIIISE#?S"""' DEPARTMENT OF LAND RESOURCES

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  No. 1282 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9.2.2021

## Digitisation  of Land  Records

## I 282. SHRIMATI SUMALATHA  AMBAREESH:

Will the Minister of RURAL  DEVELOPMENT  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the launch  ofthe ambitious project to digitize land records across  the country was done more than a decade ago and if so, the details thereof;
- @)  whether the Govemment  has completed  the Digital India Land Records Modemization Programme successfully  in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;  and
- (d) whether the Govemrnent is taking any effective  measures  for speedy  implementation  of the said project  and if so, the details  thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RURAL  DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA  SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) Digital  India Land Records  Modemization  Programme  (DILRMP), the erstwlrile National il-a  n"i.a,  Modemization riog*mm" rras launclhed  in 2008-09as  a centrally  Sponsored Scheme and converted to a Centra'i Sector Scheme  with effect from l't April' 2016 with 100% funding by the Centre.
- (b)&(c)SubstantialprogresshasbeenmadeundertheProgrammeinthebasic.requirementsof iii* oi;i Computerization  oi L*a Records i.e. Record of Rights  (RoR) completed  more than 90oZ ii  Z+ itut"rrufs(S,SS,2SOvilfagesout  of total 6,58,160 in thi country); Cadastral-Maps  digitized -#,t*Soy"ioZZStat"yUilii,OS,fO,SZSmapsoutoftotal 1,60,69,413maps)^C-omputerization "i'n.glr*,i*  "ompletedn,o." tf,un 6OX in 27 StatesfuTs(4,784  Sub-Registrar  Offrces out of total i:ii"i[orl and integration of sRos with Land Records completed more than 90% in 19 StatesAJTs  (3,844  SROs out of total 5'211 SROs)'
- (d) The Programme  is demand driven and depends on the pace of implementation  by the StateyuTs. Its imptementaiion -i" u "o*pl"*, sensitive and voluminous  work' involving cumbersome *d  ti-a-"onr,rait  g p-""""t'  Gestation  period  of completion of the various ;il;rr;funts of thi;  p;;;;amme  is relativety longer  as compared  to orher  schemes.  In the north-eastem states like erunach-al Pradesh,  Meghataya,  Nagaland  and Mginur'. the progress is ,"i"if".fy .i"*  a"e to the fact ihat land is owned/controlled  by the communities  and. land records of most of the villages  are not available with the gov".nmeni.  Department  is .making. all  possible efforts for speedy  implemen*iion .f *n" Prograrime in these States by holding  regional  review ;;ti;c. -  in T.ip..-  on o.g.iots, Manipur ir 5-6 August' 2019and  Mgchultla  on.28'2'2020  to resolve the issue of computerization  oi land recordJ in the areas where land is owned  by communities'Responsesareencouragingandsome.ofthenorth-eastemstrateshavestarted reporting  progress *a.. .orput".irutilnir  landrecords. The progress of implementation  is also iirit"rla  reiularly by the D'epartment  through Regional  Review Meetings,  Video Conferences' C"nt.A frfunui"ment  Information System  (MIS) and visits of senior officers'

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