The Union government has informed the Supreme Court that significant progress has been made in the computerization of land ownership records.
As per the Management Information System of Digital India land Records Modernisation Programme (DILRMP), out of 6,56,793 villages, Cadastral Maps have been Geo-referenced in 2,31,026 villages (35.17%) and 1,17,38,272 number of maps have been digitised.
Digital India Land Record Modernization Programme:
The Digital India Land Record Modernization Programme(DILRMP), previously known as the National Land Record Modernization Programme(NLRMP), was launched in 2008 by the Government of India.
The purpose was to digitize and modernize land records and develop a centralised land record management system.
The official land records of mapped and unmapped will enable the government to give access to basic facilities and rights to the land owners.
The DILRMP is the amalgamation of two projects: Computerisation of Land Records (CLR) and Strengthening of Revenue Administration and Updating of Land Records (SRA & ULR).