Lok Sabha Question No. 130 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-07
Subject: Allocation of Digital IDs under DILRMP
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Aparajita Sarangi, Dushyant Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF LAND RESOURCES

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION No. 130 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2021

## Allocation of Digital IDs under DILRMP

- *130 SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI:

## SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has begun allocating digital IDs to land plots under the Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP), if so, the progress made/targets achieved, State-wise; (b) the  details  of  funds  allocated  and  utilized  under  the  said  programme  so  far along with the system or software used to record the digital IDs and other data under  DILRMP; (c) whether the Government has conducted any study to know the outcomes in implementation  of  this  programme  all  over  the  country,  if  so,  the  details thereof; (d) whether the Government has any proposal for conducting nationwide digital land survey to assess the total agricultural land in the country; (e) if  so,  the  details  of  the  proposal,  the  methods  to  be  used  and  agencies involved and if not, the details of the States which are conducting digital land surveys; and (f)  the details of benefits of implementation of DILRMP and initiatives under this

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

(a) to (f): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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## Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (f) of  Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 130 for answer on 07.12.2021

(a)&(b)  Land  governance  is  a  State  subject   listed  at Sl.  No.18  &  45  of State List (List II) and at Sl. No.6 & 42 of Concurrent list (List III) of  the 7th  Schedule  of  the  Constitution  wherein  land  revenue  governance system is governed by State specific Acts/Rules/Regulations and certain Acts and Rules/Regulations of Central Government.

Government of India has been implementing a comprehensive programme  for  digitization/computerization  of  land  records/registration process  in the name  of  Digital India  Land  Records  Modernization Programme  (DILRMP)  with  100%  financial  assistance  from  Central Government  from  2016-17.   The  essential  condition  and  to  achieve  the prime objective of effective Computerization /Digitization of land records is to have a unique identification number assigned to each land parcel.   Department  of  Land  Resources,  in  consultation  with  National Informatics  Centre  (NIC),  National  Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) and Ministry of Science and Technology, has developed a software application known as Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) for Unique IDs to the land parcel and the same has been circulated to the States/UTs for adoption.  It has already been adopted and rolled out by 13 States/UTs and State/UTs wise details are enclosed at Annexure-I.

So far an amount of Rs.1835.21 crore have been released to the States/UTs under DILRMP Programme. The details of the fund released and utilized by the States is enclosed at Annexure II. There is no specific or separate budget allocation for ULPIN and it is developed through NIC. There  are  four  software  applications  developed  by  Central  Government which were/are used by States/UTs to complete the process of computerization/digitization  of  land  records/registration  process  and  to provide services to the citizen under DILRMP. These software applications are:-

- (i) Bhu-Abhilekh - A software application for computerization and hosting  of Record of Right (RoR) on the web portal;
- (ii) BhuNaksha-a software application for digitization of cadastral maps/FMB and hosting the same on the web portal;
- (iii) National Generic Document Registration System (NGDRS) an advance software application for registration process; and
- (iv)  ULPIN -  a software application for assigning unique IDs for the land parcel.
- (c) The Government had got conducted Evaluation cum impact assessment  studies  under  DILRMP  in  the  year  2010-11  for  the  7 States/UTs, in the year 2017-18 for the 8 States/UTs, in the year 2018-19 for  the  8  States/UTs  and  8  States  in  the  year  2019-20  to  know  the outcomes  of  the  implementation  of  the  programme  in  all  over  the country.  The details of the study conducted; the name of the Institutions conducted  the studies;  and  major  outcomes  are  mentioned  in  the Annexure III.

(d)&(e) The Government of India has already sanctioned projects for the Survey-resurvey to the States/UTs of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, J&K,  Jharkhand,  Karnataka,  Kerala,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Maharashtra, Manipur,  Meghalaya,  Mizoram,  Nagaland,  Odisha,  Punjab,  Rajasthan, Sikkim,  Tamil  Nadu,  Telangana,  Tripura,  Uttar  Pradesh,  Uttarakhand, West Bengal, A&N Islands, D&N Haveli, Daman & Diu, Lakshadweep and Puducherry  in  order  to  measure  land  parcels   and  conduct  the  ground truthing  to  ascertain  the  accurate  mapping  of  the  boundaries.  After  the Survey-resurvey process is completed, it is possible to assess the extent of different uses of the land including agriculture land in the country.  For conducting survey-resurvey, modern technology options are used like (i) Electronic  Total  Station  (ETS)  &  Differential  Global  Positioning  System (DGPS)  (ii)  Hybrid  Methodology  using  aerial  photography  and  ground truthing  by  ETS  and  DGPS  and  (iii)  High  Resolution  Satellite  Imagery

(HRSI)  and  ground  truthing  by  ETS  and  DGPS  by  the  respective break the barrier of the languages , has been initiated .

States/UTs. (f)             As  per  the  reports  received  from  the  evaluation  cum  impact studies   and  information  received  from  state  governments,  substantial impact in the land governance system of the country have been reported which inter alia includes : (i) empowerment of the  citizens for free access of land records related information; (ii) reduce land disputes; (iii) check on fraudulent/  benami  transactions;  (iv)  obviate  need  of  physical  visits  to Revenue/Registration  offices; (v) enable  sharing  of information with various organizations/agencies; (vi) improve real-time information on land; (vii)  optimize use of land resources; (viii) assist in policy & planning; (ix) benefit both landowners & prospectors etc. The  Department  of  Land  Resources  has  undertaken/  initiated number  of  innovative  initiatives  in  order  to  improve  the  efficiency  and effectiveness of the land governance system and ease of living and ease of doing business in the country which inter alia includes the evolving and implementation of:(i) Integrated Land Information Management System (ILIMS) - A single window system for depicting land information of all sectors; (ii) ULPIN - a software application for assigning unique IDs to the land parcels ; (iii)  NGDRS  -  an  advance  software  application  for  registration process; and (iv)  Multilingual  Records  of  Right  -  an  initiative  to  provide  an option for multilingual Records of Right in all  the  States/UTs  in  order to

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Annexure-I    referred  in  Part  (a&b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.130  to  be answered on 07.12.2021

## ULPIN Implemented States/UTs

Name of the State

Date of

|    |                | Implementation   |
|----|----------------|------------------|
|  1 | Andhra Pradesh | 24/12/2020       |
|  2 | Jharkhand      | 28/01/2021       |
|  3 | Goa            | 12/03/2021       |
|  4 | Bihar          | 16/03/2021       |
|  5 | Odisha         | 24/03/2021       |
|  6 | Sikkim         | 25/03/2021       |
|  7 | Gujarat        | 26/03/2021       |
|  8 | Rajasthan      | 30/03/2021       |
|  9 | Tripura        | 30/03/2021       |
| 10 | Maharashtra    | 30/03/2021       |
| 11 | Haryana        | 31/03/2021       |
| 12 | Chhattisgarh   | 22/06/2021       |
| 13 | Jammu Kashmir  | 02/10/2021       |

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Annexure-II  referred  in  Part  (a&b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.130  to  be answered on 07.12.2021

## Funds Released to States/UTs and as on 30.11.2021

|   Sl. No. | State/UT          |   Funds released |   Funds utilised |   Unspent balance |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh    |         17934.3  |        11043.4   |          6890.97  |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh |          1230.94 |          850.67  |           380.27  |
|         3 | Assam             |          5400.45 |         4682.72  |           717.73  |
|         4 | Bihar             |         11063.8  |         9973.64  |          1090.11  |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh      |          4452.41 |         3593.18  |           859.23  |
|         6 | Gujarat           |         14404.3  |        14144.4   |           259.87  |
|         7 | Goa               |           584.07 |          398.55  |           185.52  |
|         8 | Haryana           |          4144.65 |         2662.47  |          1482.18  |
|         9 | Himachal Pradesh  |          5608.01 |         2253.29  |          3354.72  |
|        10 | Jammu & Kashmir   |          2701.64 |         1121.98  |          1579.65  |
|        11 | Jharkhand         |          8163.06 |         6733.53  |          1429.53  |
|        12 | Karnataka         |          2451.2  |            0     |          2451.2   |
|        13 | Kerala            |          3298.05 |         2709.99  |           588.058 |
|        14 | Madhya Pradesh    |         17876.2  |        15213     |          2663.27  |
|        15 | Maharashtra       |          7745.36 |         4654.33  |          3091.02  |
|        16 | Manipur           |           746.34 |          168.53  |           577.81  |
|        17 | Meghalaya         |           623.75 |           78.075 |           545.67  |
|        18 | Mizoram           |          2367.98 |         2134.79  |           233.184 |
|        19 | Nagaland          |          1547.62 |         1547     |             0.62  |
|        20 | Odisha            |         12128    |         6599.89  |          5528.15  |
|        21 | Punjab            |          2796.26 |         2599     |           197.26  |
|        22 | Rajasthan         |         19607.8  |        15086.1   |          4521.71  |
|        23 | Sikkim            |          1571.02 |         1546.22  |            24.8   |
|        24 | Tamil Nadu        |          4562.57 |         3805.14  |           757.44  |
|        25 | Telangana         |          8385.21 |          265.85  |          8119.36  |
|        26 | Tripura           |          2983.59 |         2445.52  |           538.07  |
|        27 | Uttar Pradesh     |          4231.01 |         1365.41  |          2794.73  |
|        28 | Uttarakhand       |          4107.75 |         1945.73  |          2162.02  |
|        29 | West Bengal       |          9526.32 |         9239.83  |           286.49  |
|        30 | A & N Islands     |           172.25 |           72.25  |           100     |

(Rs in lakh)

| 31   | Chandigarh   |      89.2 |      69.6 |     19.6 |
|------|--------------|-----------|-----------|----------|
| 32   | D & N Haveli |     65.78 |     43.49 |    22.29 |
| 33   | Delhi        |    132.07 |    132.07 |     0    |
| 34   | Daman & Diu  |    103.72 |     94    |     9.72 |
| 35   | Lakshadweep  |    216.41 |    158    |    58.41 |
| 36   | Puducherry   |    498.57 |    362.57 |   136    |
| 37   | Ladakh       |      0    |      0    |     0    |
|      | Total        | 183522    | 129794    | 53656.7  |

## Annexure-III referred in Part (c) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.130 to be answered on 07.12.2021

## Year - wise details of outcomes ofEvaluation studies conducted for DILRMP

S.No

Year of

State/UT for

Institute/Agency

Key outcomes

|   . | conducting Study   | which study conducted                                                     |                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|-----|--------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   1 | 2010-11            | Karnataka, West Bengal, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Odisha | Centre for Rural Studies,LBSNAA, Mussoorie |  Efforts to be made to ensure online mutation and workflow automation in the software used for a dynamic and current data base.  There is a need to integrate departments dealing with lands, such as Registration Department, Survey and Settlement Department and Revenue offices for speedy implementation of computerization of land records.  Revenue Department and Survey and re - Survey department functionaries may be trained on the software used.  It is necessary to provide the security through bio - metric identification technology in place of traditional password.  Touch screen kiosks should be installed in all tehsils to empower the farmer and provide them access to information. |
|   2 | 2017-18            | Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh,                          | Centre for Rural Studies,LBSNAA, Mussoorie |  Integration of taluk and survey section is well established and therefore simultaneous RoR and spatial records are updated.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |

Andaman &

|    |         | Nicobar Islands, Tripura, TamilNadu and Puducherry   |                                                                     |  Errors in records related to ownership details, extent details, classification of lands, partition or possession details etc. were found which need to bescrutinized at the local level.  Awareness of citizens is less on computerization process. Rural people did not know whom to approach for getting copies of RoR. It is recommended that, awareness drive must be started at village level.  More service delivery centres needs to be opened at Panchayat level. Internet connectivity issues at rural service delivery centres cause delay in services. This is also important to avoid huge public gathering at tehsil office during office hours.  Modern record roomsshould be equipped with all the modern features like bar-code indexing, digital document management system etc. so that preservation of old as well as new land records become safe and easy to retrieve.  Land record system at Tehsil and SRO levels should be interlinked with Revenue Courts to avoid title disputes, disputes arising out of succession and partition.   |
|----|---------|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  3 | 2018-19 | Punjab, Rajasthan, Maharashtra,                      | Centre for Development Communication and Studies- Punjab, Rajasthan |  Considerable progress has been made under the scheme. However, degree of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |

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|    |         | West Bengal, Mizoram, Kerala and Lakshadweep.                                             | Pune - Maharashtra SoumyanandaDinda, SoumendraKishorDatta, RajarshiMazumdar, Jhilam Roy, Department of Economics, University of Burdwan - Goa, West Bengal Centre for Environment and Development, Thiruvananthapuram - Mizoram, Kerala                                                                                             | State to State .  Digitization of land records has improved Landholders' access to land related information.  Modern survey techniques are being used under DILRMP for accurate updating of land records/maps.  Modern Record Rooms should be set up at district level too.  NGDRS should be adopted by States/UTs for easy, efficient and faster registration.  More number of IEC and training programmes need to be taken up under the scheme for awareness of public and capacity building of revenue/registration officials respectively.  Successful implementation of DILRMP may take India to a conclusive titling system of - -   |
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|  4 | 2019-20 | Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Sikkim, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh | Chandragupta lnstitute of Management, Patna - Bihar Foundation for Ecological Security, Anand Gujarat Rural Development lnstitute- Karnataka Social Action for Rural Development, SARDA - Madhya Pradesh Rural Development lnstitute, Landesa Manipur and Sikkim Master School of Management, Meerut- Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh | State to State .  Digitization of land records has improved Landholders' access to land related information.  Modern survey techniques are being used under DILRMP for accurate updating of land records/maps.  Modern Record Rooms should be set up at district level too.  NGDRS should be adopted by States/UTs for easy, efficient and faster registration.  More number of IEC and training programmes need to be taken up under the scheme for awareness of public and capacity building of revenue/registration officials respectively.  Successful implementation of DILRMP may take India to a conclusive titling system of - -   |

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