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TopicLand records

Topic: Land records

Haryana govt cracks whip on 370 ‘corrupt’ patwaris, orders DCs to take action

Govt ordered survey after receiving a raft of graft complaints, says Haryana revenue & disaster management minister. Maximum number of 'tainted' officials in Kaithal.

How Centre’s NAKSHA scheme will overhaul outdated urban land records, with drones & digital maps

Karnataka, Maharashtra & Gujarat have effective urban land records systems, but most cities struggle with old data & many agencies. A plan to digitise land records in 150 cities will help untangle the web.

98.5% of rural land records digitised in 15 yrs. How reforms are improving accessibility, transparency

The programme to digitise land records is improving access to land-related data and services, but challenges such as poor record quality and outdated maps remain.

India’s land records go digital at New Delhi Workshop, experts gather to discuss modern technologies for urban land records

The workshop, held at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, brought together national and international experts to discuss best practices and the latest technologies for urban land record modernization, a PIB press release stated.

How Modi govt is planning to streamline urban land & property records

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Modi govt plans scheme to streamline urban land & property records, pilot project in 8-9 states

Land & property record systems in most cities are not updated due to reasons such as manpower shortages & multiple authorities. Govt plans to create geo-spatially enabled records.

Union govt works on scheme to help states, UTs streamline land & property records in urban areas

Consultations ongoing, solutions may be presented at meeting with PM later this year. This comes after impact of similar efforts to bring reforms in land, property records in villages.

Land records to be available in 22 languages soon, simplify pan-India sale & purchase of property

The transliteration in 22 languages in 1st phase will widen reach of Record of Rights — currently maintained by state in local language — ensure ease of doing business & in legal matters.

Mayor, MLA, officials, their kin rushed to buy land in Ayodhya after Ram temple verdict: Report

Indian Express found 14 such purchases near temple site. Some, linked to Mahesh Yogi's Maharishi Ramayan Vidyapeeth Trust, raise 'critical questions of conflict of interest'.

Indian states taking ownership of land records digitisation, up to govt to expand it now: Study

The government of India can profitably look at the N-LRSI experience as an instrument to secure improvement in the domain of land records and services.

On Camera

Mark Tully was a colossus on the Indian subcontinent. He had sources at all levels

I was in Islamabad when Mark Tully broke the news of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto being hanged. I held it against him—he could have tipped me off. But he was a journalist before he was a friend.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

Shaurya Chakra for Lt Col who led op to ‘eliminate’ terror leadership along Indo-Myanmar border

President Murmu has also conferred Kirti Chakra on Major Arshdeep Singh of 1 Assam Rifles for eliminating armed cadres when patrol led by him came under fire along Indo-Myanmar Border last May.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.