In news– Recently, Bibek Debroy said that Bhu-Aadhaar or ULPIN will digitise land records for efficient land usage but incrementally.
About Bhu-Aadhaar-
- ULPIN is part of the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme (DILRMP), a 100 per cent centrally funded scheme.
- It was earlier known as the National Land Record Modernisation Programme and was approved by the cabinet in August 2008.
- It was later revamped as DILRMP and implemented as a central sector scheme from 1 April 2016.
- By March 2024, India aims to digitise 100 per cent of its land records and the land registration process, and give a unique 14-digit alpha-numeric identity, also called Bhu-Aadhaar, to each land parcel(rural as well as urban).
- ULPIN will have longitude and latitude coordinates of the land parcel and is based on detailed surveys and geo-referenced cadastral maps..
- So far, ULPIN has already been rolled out in 26 states and Union territories.
- Except Meghalaya, which has a tradition of community ownership of land parcels, it is currently under implementation in the remaining states and Union territories.
- This project, being implemented by Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development, will be the world’s largest database on land ownership.
Note:
- According to Access to Justice Survey by Daksh, the GDP loss to the country’s economy is about 1.3% due to projects being stalled over litigation involving land disputes.
- 66% of all civil suits in India are related to land or property disputes, and the average pendency of a land acquisition dispute is 20 years.
- Tenancy disputes are the most common type of litigation, closely followed by land acquisition related matters.
- Disputes related to property records are 13.6% of immovable property litigation.
Source: The Indian Express
