Having successfully executing the pilot project of linking Adhaar with land records in some parts of Jind district in Haryana, Chandigarh Deputy Commissioner Ajit Balaji Joshi has taken the task to make Chandigarh the first district to link complete land records with Adhaar.
linking Adhaar card with land records is being taken as a big reform to curb corruption in revenue department. Announcing to start some hi-tech reforms in Estate office, Joshi said that 100 percent land record in UT Chandigarh, including urban and rural will be digitized and linked with Adhaar. He said the process of digitization of land records had already been started and the almost 50 percent scanning process of existing records had been done.
“The geographical mapping of the land in Chandigarh will be done to digitize the land record and the images will be readily available to check any kind of encroachments too.” said Joshi.
“The linking of Adhaar with land records will be helpful to put a check on fake registration and sale of land. With linking of Aadhaar details with the property, the parties involved in any property transactions would be identified and the authenticity of such transaction will be available for verification at any time.” said DC.
The landowners will be provided digital lockers of their land record, and the administration is going to introduce e-basta soon” he added.
Talking on reforms on administrative side, he said, “Delays in getting approval for building plans has been brought in my knowledge and we will make it sure that any building plan is sanctioned within a period of two months after application.”
The administration has also thought of installing CCTV cameras in all the departments of Estate office to prevent access of illegal trespassers, especially touts.
The processes of registration of land deals or marriages will be made appointment based and people will not be required to wait for their turn in Estate office to get their registration done. Joshi said that the applicant will be given appointment time with the concerned authority and his registration whether of property or marriage will be done at the pre-designated time.
Administration gets strict with Marriage registration Chandigarh Administration has ordered all Religious Institutions, Mandirs /Gurudwaras / Churches /Mosques/marriage palaces /Hotels and priests etc. solemnizing marriages situated in U.T, Chandigarh to maintain register having record of marriages solemnized by them within their premises.
These establishments will have to place a display board for such marriages to be registered compulsory with office of Registrar of Marriages, under Chandigarh Compulsory Registration of Marriage Rules 2012 within 90 days of their solemnization. All such Religious Institutions, Mandirs, Gurudwaras, Churches, Mosques, marriage palaces, Hotels and priests etc. have been asked to get themselves registered with office of Registrar of Marriages within fifteen days. They will have to submit a monthly report of all such marriages solemnized by them to the office of Registrar of Marriages.