Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Monday, Dec 09, 2002
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Monday, Dec 09, 2002 |
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Info-Tech
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E-Governance Centre convenes meet on digitising land records Our Bureau
BANGALORE, Dec. 8 THE Union Government proposes to accelerate the process of digitisation and computerisation of land records in the country. While about 10-12 States have already digitised land records, none of them have done away with manual records, except for Karnataka. Computerised land records are yet to replace the legacy manual systems in these States. In a bid to provide an impetus to computerisation of land records and replace the legacy manual records, the Ministry of Information Technology in collaboration with the Ministry of Rural Development is holding a one- day conference in Delhi on December 13 to discuss the modalities on implementing the land record management system. The conference to be chaired by the IT Minister, Mr Pramod Mahajan, is expected to lay stress on the current status of land record management system in various States, with particular emphasis on delivery of services to farmers and citizens and modification of current strategies based on the Bhoomi experience in Karnataka and on latest technology trends. An estimated Rs 200 crore has already been spent by the Central Government since 1988 on computerisation of land records. Many States which continue with the manual records are in the mid-way process of computerisation. The Union Government is keen to ensure the transition from manual and partial computerisation to an online system in order to stabilise the new system and deliver fully intended benefits and services to land owners, sources said. The Union Government was also contemplating to change the funding guidelines to the States in a bid to ensure quick transition to the computerised system, sources said. The Government believes that the computerised system may not take off unless the manual systems are replaced with the computerised system, they added. Karnataka is the first State to computerise about 17-million odd land records in all the 177 taluks under the e-governance initiative, Bhoomi. Through Bhoomi, the State Government aims to empower farmers for whom land records are vital as they are required to establish land ownership, to record succession of ownership, crop details and to obtain bank loans. About 6.7 million farmers are being benefited through this scheme. The State has spent about Rs 18 crore for this project.
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