Articles for Land Records

Residents of Balewadi societies fear demolition as they claim alteration of land records
3 days, 12 hours ago

Residents of Balewadi societies fear demolition as they claim alteration of land records

Hindustan Times  

PUNE: The residents of two cooperative housing societies in Balewadi are worried that their access road may be demolished in future as a land surveyor has erroneously placed the said road under private ownership. Residents of two cooperative housing societies in Balewadi fear their access road may be demolished as land surveyor has erroneously placed the stretch under private ownership. …

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How India’s $14bn Muslim endowments are being plundered, even by government
3 days, 14 hours ago

How India’s $14bn Muslim endowments are being plundered, even by government

Al Jazeera  

Experts say the BJP government’s acquisition of ‘waqf’ land for the expansion of a Hindu temple in Ujjain City reflects a larger pattern. When Al Jazeera asked Sanawar Patel, chairman of the Madhya Pradesh Waqf Board and a BJP leader in Ujjain, why he did not oppose the acquisition or claim compensation, he said: “I would do what the party …

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State Cannot Deny Change Of Land Records In Favour Of Allottee Who Deposited Full Amount Merely Because Govt Official Embezzled Money: Rajasthan HC
4 days, 3 hours ago

State Cannot Deny Change Of Land Records In Favour Of Allottee Who Deposited Full Amount Merely Because Govt Official Embezzled Money: Rajasthan HC

Live Law  

Rajasthan High Court allowed the petition filed by an individual who was allotted a land by the State in 2018 for which he had deposited full amount. However, since that amount was embezzled by the concerned State officer of the department, the name of the petitioner was still not entered into the revenue records in relation to that land. The …

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Digital urban land records to be implemented after pilot study: Khattar
1 week, 1 day ago

Digital urban land records to be implemented after pilot study: Khattar

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Computerised or digital urban land records will be implemented across India after evaluating the outcomes of an ongoing pilot programme, currently being conducted in 152 urban local bodies across 29 states and union territories, union minister of housing and urban affairs Manohar Lal Khattar said on Thursday. Manohar Lal Khattar said a pilot programme is being conducted in …

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CM N Rangasamy launches pilot drone survey project for land records under NAKSHA scheme
1 month, 1 week ago

CM N Rangasamy launches pilot drone survey project for land records under NAKSHA scheme

New Indian Express  

PUDUCHERRY: As part of the NAKSHA scheme of the central government for creation of land records, Chief Minister N Rangasamy launched a pilot project for surveying land using drones and electronic devices on Tuesday. The NAKSHA project, an acronym for 'National Geospatial Knowledge-Based Land Survey of Urban Habitations,' aims to modernise land records using cutting-edge technology such as drone flying …

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‘NAKSHA’ project for urban properties launched in Mysuru
1 month, 1 week ago

‘NAKSHA’ project for urban properties launched in Mysuru

The Hindu  

National Geospatial Knowledge-based Land Survey of Urban Habitations, a project that is conceptualised for creating geospatial records for properties in urban areas, was launched in Mysuru on Tuesday. NAKSHA has been undertaken by the Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development, in collaboration with the Departments of Revenue, Survey, Settlement and Land Records, and Municipal Administration. The role of …

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NAKSHA, pilot project to modernise urban land records, launched in Thanjavur, Ariyalur
1 month, 1 week ago

NAKSHA, pilot project to modernise urban land records, launched in Thanjavur, Ariyalur

The Hindu  

A national geospatial knowledge-based land survey of urban habitations, a pilot programme to modernise urban land records, was launched in Thanjavur Corporation and Ariyalur municipal limits on Tuesday. The programme is being taken up under the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme of the Department of Land Resources of the Union Ministry of Rural Development. The programme aims at ensuring …

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Data discrepancies hinder farmers' UID registration
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Data discrepancies hinder farmers' UID registration

Deccan Chronicle  

Kurnool: The central government is collecting farmers' data to issue a unique identification number, similar to Aadhaar, for implementing various schemes for their welfare. However, many farmers are facing difficulties due to mismatches between Aadhaar details, land records and other documents required for registration. In the joint Kurnool district, around 900 RSKs oversee services for more than 7 lakh farmers, …

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Probe ordered into ‘forest land encroachment’ by Peddireddy family
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Probe ordered into ‘forest land encroachment’ by Peddireddy family

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati:The AP government has taken a serious note of allegations that former minister and senior YSR Congress leader, Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy, has illegally encroached on forest lands. Allegations are that approximately 75 acres of forest land in Mangalampeta revenue village, Pulicherla Mandal, Chittoor district, were unlawfully brought under the ownership of Peddireddy’s family. Official documents reveal that in 2000 and …

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Land records of Kalaburagi district to be digitised by June 2025
2 months ago

Land records of Kalaburagi district to be digitised by June 2025

The Hindu  

The initiative to digitise land records brought smiles on the faces of elderly landowners during the launching of Bhu Suraksha Scheme in Kalaburagi city on January 26. Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge launched the Bhu Suraksha Scheme to digitise land records for public accessibility. Up to 1.29 crore pages would be scanned for digitising land records of …

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Land grabbed on pretext of Waqf: ‘Exercise to rectify records on, more properties to be reclaimed’
2 months ago

Land grabbed on pretext of Waqf: ‘Exercise to rectify records on, more properties to be reclaimed’

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW The meeting of the joint parliamentary committee on the Waqf Bill held on Tuesday turned into a plank for the UP government to send a message to the heads of various Muslim religious, social and political organisations that the state government has started the exercise to reclaim the land grabbed on the pretext of Waqf. Of the 11,857 hectare …

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Krishna Byregowda says 5,600 farmers to get digital land records under Bagair Hukum
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Krishna Byregowda says 5,600 farmers to get digital land records under Bagair Hukum

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Revenue Minister Krishna Byregowda said 5,600 farmers will get digital land records this month, under Bagair Hukum. The minister convened a video conference meeting with tahsildars and assistant director for land records on Friday and said that under Akrama-Sakrama Bagair Hukum scheme, beneficiaries are eligible to get land. The minister said he had set a deadline of January 15 …

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Officials told to speed up digitisation of land records in Koppal
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Officials told to speed up digitisation of land records in Koppal

The Hindu  

Kannada and Culture Minister and Koppal in-charge Shivaraj Tangadagi has directed officials to speed up digitisation of land records in the district and complete the task in the stipulated time. Flagging off a drive for digitisation of the land records under the Bhoo Suraksha project virtually from his office in Bengaluru on Wednesday, Mr. Tangadagi said that the project envisions …

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Modi govt makes digital farmer IDs mandatory for new PM Kisan beneficiaries: All you need to know
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Modi govt makes digital farmer IDs mandatory for new PM Kisan beneficiaries: All you need to know

India TV News  

Digital Farmer IDs: The Union Ministry of Agriculture has announced a key change in the registration process for new applicants under the PM-Kisan direct cash transfer programme. This digitisation will facilitate the creation of unique farmer IDs, known as 'Kisan Pehchaan Patra', which will contain details about the farmers' landholdings, crops grown, and other relevant information. Streamlined process for PM-Kisan …

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BRS rule saw 2K acre land grab: Minister
3 months, 3 weeks ago

BRS rule saw 2K acre land grab: Minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a startling revelation, revenue and housing minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy disclosed that preliminary investigation by the revenue department had found that over 2,000 acres of prime government land had been encroached upon during the BRS regime. Speaking to Deccan Chronicle on Friday, the minister alleged that these properties were illegally transferred to "benamis" under the guise of Government …

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Three officials in Karnataka receive bribes through ‘PhonePe’
4 months ago

Three officials in Karnataka receive bribes through ‘PhonePe’

New Indian Express  

MYSURU: Lokayukta police have filed an FIR against three revenue officials for allegedly accepting money through ‘PhonePe’ as bribe. The Lokayukta police filed the FIR on Sunday based on a complaint by BV Mamatha Kumari from HD Kote. In her complaint, Kumari stated that the accused demanded Rs 50,000 as bribe to change the records related to a piece of …

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Lakhs of acres locked in Bihar land survey stir row
4 months, 1 week ago

Lakhs of acres locked in Bihar land survey stir row

Hindustan Times  

Amid the ongoing special land survey in Bihar, the Nitish Kumar government’s decision to lock the landholding details of ownership of lakhs of acres of land across the state to prevent any future transaction on that threatens to snowball into a big issue. Lakhs of acres locked in Bihar land survey stir row While people, including those from the opposition …

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Waqf issue needs deft handling, not rabble-rousing
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Waqf issue needs deft handling, not rabble-rousing

New Indian Express  

Most political issues have a shelf life. In the run-up to the November 13 bypolls to three assembly segments in Karnataka, and fiercely fought assembly polls in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, leaders from Congress, BJP, and other political parties are engaged in a bitter political slugfest over the Waqf Board’s notices to farmers and changes in the land records. As the …

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No Farmers to Be Evicted from Their Lands: Karnataka CM
4 months, 4 weeks ago

No Farmers to Be Evicted from Their Lands: Karnataka CM

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka CM assures no farmer will be evicted from their lands amidst the alleged Waqf land grab controversy. The Chief Minister made the statement while responding to media questions, assuring that no farmers will be removed from their land and that notices sent to farmers in Vijayapura, Yadgir, and Dharwad districts will be withdrawn.

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Delhi govt to hold 74 camps for updation of land records
6 months, 1 week ago

Delhi govt to hold 74 camps for updation of land records

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Following instructions from Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, the revenue department will conduct 74 camps covering 166 villages across the city from September 20 to October 5, allowing the residents to update their land records on the basis of inheritance. “The revenue department, GNCTD, will be organising 74 camps covering 166 villages in all 11 revenue districts of …

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Bridging data gaps in the Indian agri-lending value chain
7 months ago

Bridging data gaps in the Indian agri-lending value chain

Hindustan Times  

During our travels to the hinterlands of Madhya Pradesh, we met with Shaktiman, a marginal farmer with less than one hectare of land, growing wheat and soya. Amongst many emerging solutions across the lending value chain, leveraging alternative data to enhance credit risk assessment holds significant potential. These datasets offer insights into the farmers’ payment potential and can include: · …

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UP RERA warns to put 400 real estate projects in ‘abeyance’ over delay in uploading maps and land records
7 months, 1 week ago

UP RERA warns to put 400 real estate projects in ‘abeyance’ over delay in uploading maps and land records

Hindustan Times  

To safeguard the interests of homebuyers, the UP RERA on August 16 said that promoters of 400 group housing projects in Uttar Pradesh have been warned of putting them in "abeyance" list after they failed to upload the land records or maps on its portal. UP RERA warns to put 400 real estate projects in ‘abeyance’ over delay in uploading …

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Urban Agenda | Why India needs to update and digitise its urban land records
7 months, 1 week ago

Urban Agenda | Why India needs to update and digitise its urban land records

Hindustan Times  

Unlike rural areas, government authorities in urban and peri-urban areas across India do not have updated land record data leading to a large number of property disputes and frauds. A repository of land ownership records will be created, which is practically missing in many urban and peri-urban areas In her budget speech on July 23, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said …

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Bhu-Aadhaar: Revolutionizing Land Records Digitization
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Bhu-Aadhaar: Revolutionizing Land Records Digitization

The Hindu  

Bhu-Aadhaar aims to digitize land records, In the Union Budget 2024, the government planned to digitize the land records for rural and urban regions. There are five States in India that have separate land records for city and rural properties: They are Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh. The State of Andhra Pradesh has the best practice of …

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