The Land will get special number | Dispute over ownership rights will End

Land-related disputes account for about two-thirds of the pending cases in the country’s courts. The land will soon be given a unique identification number in the country. This step will help in tackling the problem of disturbances in the ownership of land.

The land will soon be given a unique identification number in the country. This step will help in tackling the problem of disturbances in the ownership of land. The Ministry of Rural Development has started work on the system of the standard unique land parcel number.

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The Land will get special number | Dispute over ownership rights will End

The official said that the unique land parcel number can later be linked to the Aadhaar and Revenue Court system. He told that the government believes that giving unique identity numbers to all the lands will facilitate real estate transactions. Issues related to the taxation of a property will help. Land acquisition will be easy for government projects. This will be a step towards the digitization of land records.

“It will be like a base for a person. A number will provide information related to the purchase and sale of plot, payment of tax and ownership.”
Infrastructure Chairman Vinayak Chatterjee

A senior government official told Economic Times that this number will be given to every plot surveyed. The unique identity number will contain information on the state, district, tehsil, taluka, block, and road along with the plot size and ownership details.

He said that the government is now moving ahead with the digitization of land records. Due to it being GIS tagged, it will be easy to get any land details. It is estimated that land-related disputes account for about two-thirds of the pending cases in the country’s courts.

It takes many years to resolve such cases. This affects sectors and projects dependent on these lands. Apart from this, the land is often used for taking a loan to give bail. Such land cannot be mortgaged due to disputes over the ownership of land.

“Unique identity numbers have been needed for a long time. Implementing this system will help in streamlining the country’s land record. It will also increase the interest of foreign investors in the realty sector of the country.” , Who are reluctant to invest due to lack of clarity on the ownership of land. “
Anuj Puri, chairman of Enrock Property Consultant

The government is already implementing the National Land Records Modernization Program for computerization of the property registration process and digitization of all land records.