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The Department of Land Resources is set to launch operational guidelines for DILRMP 3.0, announcing a Rs.565.50 crore digital overhaul of India’s land records.
Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme (DILRMP)
- Current phase – DILRMP 3.0 (third phase).
- Period – 2026-2031 (five years).
- Type of scheme – Central Sector Scheme (100% Centre funding).
- Outlay – Rs.565.50 crore.
- Nodal Ministry – Ministry of Rural Development.
- Implementing Department – Department of Land Resources (DoLR).
- Coverage – All States and Union Territories.
- Objectives – To develop a comprehensive, GIS-enabled “Land Stack,” a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) that integrates the following components:
- Land ownership records (RoR, mutation, titles)
- Cadastral maps with georeferenced coordinates
- Property registration data (deeds, transactions)
- Revenue court cases and dispute tracking
- Other related land information, such as land use, into a single interoperable ecosystem.
- Key Interventions
- Universal Bhu-Aadhaar (ULPIN) – A framework to assign a 14-digit unique identification number to every land parcel in the country, ensuring secure and unmistakable identity for all properties.
- Digitisation of Maps and Georeferencing – Complete digitization of cadastral maps embedded with exact geographical coordinates.
- Paperless Property Registration – The introduction of end-to-end online, paperless registration and a new Registration Repository. The Ministry also plans to upgrade 75 Sub-Registrar Offices (SROs) into modern 'Registration Seva Kendras' with an outlay of Rs.37.5 Crore.
- Integrated Revenue Courts – A modern, paperless case management system (RCCMS) integrated directly with land records to track disputes and cut down the time and cost of legal battles.
- NAKSHA Pilot for Urban Areas – Completion of NAKSHA Pilot.
NAKSHA - National Geospatial Knowledge‑based Land Survey of Urban Habitations.
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Evolution of DILRMP
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- Origin – The programme was initially known as the National Land Records Modernisation Programme (NLRMP).
- Revamp – In 2016, the NLRMP was restructured as the DILRMP and designated as a Central Sector Scheme with full central government funding.
- Earlier phases focused on the following objectives:
- Computerisation of land records, specifically Records of Rights (RoR)
- Computerisation of land registration processes
- Digitisation of cadastral maps
- Integration of land records and registration systems across multiple states.
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Reference
PIB | Operational Guidelines for DILRMP 3.0
