Odisha’s performance in modernisation of the land records was discussed at a meeting of the Governing Body of the Odisha land Records Modernisation Society (OlRMS) held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary AP Padhi at the State Secretariat here on Tuesday.
Revenue & Disaster Management Principal Secretary Dr Mona Sharma outlined the issues for discussion. Padhi advised the department to work out a strategic DPR (detailed project report) for undertaking hi-tech survey of the land records. Presently, hi-tech survey is being piloted in nine districts. The department was advised to prepare the DPR with the learning and feedback already availed.
It was decided that the digital data collected from the hi-tech survey would be stored in the data centre with 24x7 security measures. A sub- committee was formed under the chairmanship of IT Principal Secretary PK Jena with the members from NIC, Directorate of land Records and ORSAC, OCAC to look in to the details of the storage, security and usability of the data. The Chief Secretary asked to put in place appropriate interfaces for use of the data by various departments.
Available official data show that Record of Rights (RoR) of all 51,675 revenue villages have been computerised and put online in the Bhulekh website. The maps of 51,612 villages have been also digitised and uploaded in the website.
Modern record rooms have been developed in 279 tehsils out of a total 317 tehsils. Steps have been expedited for developing modern record rooms in rest of the tehsils.
Director land Records & Survey Upendra Nath Mallik said the work of other 10 more tehsils is nearing completion and the modern record room would be developed soon in these 10 places.
All the 185 registration offices have been computerised. All registered deeds from 1995 onwards have been digitised and stored in the central server which is available to registration officers online for verification of the incumbency and other matters. OSWAN connectivity has been provided to 300 tehsils and 185 registration offices out of total 317 tehsils and 185 registration offices.
Transaction-based online mutation software has been developed having a real time mutation of the land records. This software has been put on pilot in five tehsils, namely, Jatani, Khordha, Nayagarh, Chhatrapaur and Jharsuguda.
Presently, the resurvey work of the land records through modern technologies has been undertaken in nine districts, Cuttack, Khordha, Ganjam, Keonjhar, Deogarh, Sundargarh, Balangir, Subarnapur and Sambalpur. Two methods like high resolution satellite imagery and aerial photography have been adopted for the hi-tech survey. So far, 9,656 villages of these districts have been notified for hi-tech survey. Around 1,500 villages have been surveyed by the survey agencies engaged for the purpose.