COMPUTERISATION OF LAND RECORDS

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The Centrally Sponsored Scheme on "Computerisation on Land Records was started in 1988-89 with 100% financial assistance as a pilot project. At present, the scheme is being implemented in 582 districts of the country.

The main objective of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Computerisation of Land Records is to provide computerised copies of ownership details to the landowners/tenants on demand. During the Ninth Plan period, 259 districts and 2787 tehsils/taluks/blocks were brought under the Scheme and Rs.169.14 crores was released to States/UTs. So far, 582 districts and 2970 tehsils/taluks/blocks of the country have been covered and a sum of Rs.263.51 crores has been released to States/UTs under this Scheme.

The implementation of the Scheme is being reviewed regularly by the Ministry of Rural Development to accelerate the process of computerisation of land records in the country through conferences of Revenue Ministers/Secretaries of the States and Union Territories, video conferencing, Area Officers visits and Quarterly Progress Reports (QPRs) from the States/UTs.