Srinagar, Dec 03 (KNO): Union Minister of Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that 99.28% of the Computerisation of Land Records (CLR) has been completed in Jammu and Kashmir.
In a written reply, the Union Minister as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that the Government of India has been implementing a comprehensive programme for the digitization/computerization of land records/registration process in the country, named the Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP), with 100% financial assistance from the Central Government since 2016-17.
"DILRMP is a digital initiative to integrate land information and management systems, to empower and benefit the citizens of India, irrespective of caste, creed, religion, region, rural or urban, poor or rich, farmers or labourers, or entrepreneurs, through the benefits of computerization and digitization of land records," he said.
He also said that the digitized land records of States/UTs aim to, inter alia, provide error-free, transparent, and tamper-proof land records, reduce land disputes, simplify the procedure of the transfer of property titles, and assist in policy/planning—(KNO)