Lok Sabha Question No. 279 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: One Nation, One Registration of Lands
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dushyant Singh

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 279 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2022

## ONE NATION, ONE REGISTRATION OF LANDS

## *279.  SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  pilot  project  before  rolling  out  of  One Nation,  One  Registration  Scheme  for  land  records  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details along with outcome thereof;
- (b) if  not,  whether the Government has any proposal to conduct pilot project in near future and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  increase  in  cases  of  fake  registrations  of  land  in various  States  in  recent  times  and  if  so,  the  number  of  cases  identified,  pending  and resolved, State-wise;
- (d) the  manner  in  which  the  Government keeps check on fake or fraudulent cases through One Nation, One Registration Scheme;
- (e) whether the Union Government has conducted any consultations with State Governments and stake holders before announcing this scheme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether  the  Government  has  set  up  any  time  frame  to  implement  this  scheme  in  the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

- (a) & (f): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement referred to in reply to Parts (a) to (f) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 279 due for reply on 22.03.2022.

(a), (b) and (e): Registration of deed and documents is a concurrent subject as per Entry No.6 of the List III of VII Schedule of the Constitution. Documents / deeds are registered as per the Registration  Act,  1908  applicable  in  a  State  /  Union  Territory  (UT).  The  Central  Government, through the Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme, a Central Sector Scheme, is providing  100%  financial  assistance  to  States/UTs inter  alia to  modernize  land  records  and computerisation of registration.

In  order  to  have  a  uniform  process  for  registration  for  deeds/documents,  Department  of  Land Resources,  after  detailed  consultation  with  States  /  Union  Territories  (UTs),  with  the  help  of National Informatics Centre (NIC) developed a common generic customizable software namely National Generic Document Registration System (NGDRS) that will address prevalent diversity on account of language, formats, terminology etc. and accommodate state specific needs.

Field Testing of NGDRS were done in the States of Bihar, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. In each State  /  UT  before  rolling  out  of  NGDRS,  pilot  testing  as  per  requirement  is  done  and  User Acceptance  Test  (UAT)  certificate  is  provided  by  the  concerned  State  /UT  to  Software Development  Unit  (SDU),  NIC,  Pune.  State  Governments  /  UT  Administration  of  Punjab, Andaman  &  Nicobar,  Manipur,  Goa,  Jharkhand,  Mizoram,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Maharashtra, Dadar Nagar Haveli, Jammu and Kashmir, Chhattisgarh, Tripura and Ladakh have adopted and rolled out NGDRS.

Technical support for customisation of software in the States /UTs is provided by the Software Development Unit (SDU), NIC, Pune.

(c) & (d): The  Department  does  not  centrally  maintain  data  relating  to  fake  registration  of documents in various Sub-Registrar Offices of the States /UTs. Integration of Aadhaar Number with  land  records  which  has  now  been  made  a  component  of  DILRMP  and  authentication  of identity  of  sellers  and  buyers  of  properties  using  consent  based  Aadhaar  authentication,  will check impersonation, fraudulent transactions and land disputes.

(f): Rolling  out  /  adoption  of  NGDRS  depends  on  preparedness  of  the  States  and  UTs. Thirteen States / UTs have, so far, adopted and rolled out this software in their respective States / UTs. Department is ready to extend technical support through NIC to all the remaining States /UTs  for  customisation  and  adoption  of  NGDRS  in  their  respective  States  /  UTs  as  per  their requirement.

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