Digitisation of land records

Topic: Government schemes

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The Centre has focused on digitisation of land records through its scheme Digital India Land Record Modernisation Programme (DILRMP).
According to the Department of Land Records, over 90 per cent of land records have been digitised across 24 states.
The linkage of National Generic Document Registration System (NGDRS) with the ‘One-Nation One-Registration Software’ will be promoted as an option for uniform registration process and “anywhere registration of deeds & documents”.
States will be encouraged to adopt Unique Land Parcel Identification Number to facilitate IT-based management of records.
The facility for transliteration of land records across any of the Schedule VIII languages will also be rolled out.

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For modernization of land records system in the country, a modified programme, , the National Land Records Modernization Programme (NLRMP), now renamed as Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP), has been formulated.
Two Centrally sponsored schemes of Computerization of Land Records (CLR) and Strengthening of Revenue Administration and updating of Land Records (SRA&ULR) were merged.