Ujarulvar village goes fully digital in land transactions, sets national benchmark
Ujarulvar village in Kasaragod district has gone completely digital in land registration and transfer, making it, arguably, the first village to achieve the distinction of making land dealings, including Aadhaar-linked land transfers, fully online.
The landmark has been achieved through Ente Bhoomi portal developed jointly by the Revenue, Survey and Registration departments. The first digital land transfer involved the transaction of 6.17 are of land of K.A. Yusuf of Kidur.
From land sketching to registration, the entire process, including the final transfer of ownership at the village office, has been carried out digitally, said a release from the Information and Public Relations department on Wednesday.
Another first
Ujarulvar had earlier become the first village in the country to complete a comprehensive digital land survey. It has now become the first village where residents can complete all land-related services, including Aadhaar registration, land sketching and ownership transfer, entirely online.
A key feature of the system is the auto-generation and upload of a new land sketch under the new owner's name upon completion of the transfer. The integration ensures seamless linking with Aadhaar, mutation, eliminating the need for paperwork.
The initiative was spearheaded by Kasaragod District Collector K. Inbasekar, who is also the former Inspector General (IG) of Registration. He credited the success of the initiative to inter-departmental coordination and expressed special thanks to Director, Survey, Seeram Sambasiva Rao and Registration IG Sreedhanya for their leadership and officials in the Revenue, Survey and other departments.
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