The process of scanning and saving old land records in computers in all tehsils of the State is now underway, and in at least five districts such records have been maintained 100 per cent, informed Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Bijayshree Routray in the State Assembly on Monday.
In response to a question of BJD MlA Dr Raseswari Panigrahi, the Minister said 100 per cent of old land records have been maintained in all tehsils under Baleswar, Deogarh, Jagatsingpur, Malkangiri and Sundargarh districts.
The district in which over 90 per cent land records have been computerized are Cuttack (95.26 per cent), Ganjam (97 per cent), Gajapati (99.37 per cent), Jajpur (96.5 per cent), Kalahandi (90.86 per cent), Nabarangpur (97.19 per cent), Nuapada (98.87 per cent) and Rayagada (97.16 per cent).
Similarly, 86.27 old land records in Subarnapur, 88.61 per cent in Keonjhar, 88.43 per cent in Jharsuguda, 86.27 per cent in Subarnapur, 85 per cent in Balangir, 82.27 per cent in Kendrapada, 76 per cent in Nayagarh, 73.64 per cent in Dhenkanal, 72 per cent in Koraput, 68 per cent in Sambalpur, 62 per cent in Puri, 55.15 per cent in Angul, 52.84 per cent in Kandhamal, 40.79 per cent in Boudh, 41 per cent in Khordha, 26.26 per cent in Mayurbhanj and 40 per cent land records in Bhadrak have been computerised.
The department has not received any such data regarding Bargarh district, the Minister said.