Draft operational guidelines of digital india land records modernization programme (dilrmp) introduction

DRAFT OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES OF DIGITAL INDIA LAND RECORDS MODERNIZATION PROGRAMME (DILRMP)


1. INTRODUCTION:
1.1 The National Land Records Modernization Programme (NLRMP), approved in 2008 as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, has since been revamped as the Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP) as a Central Sector Scheme with cent per cent Central funding with effect from 01^st April 2016.
1.2 Up till now, the programme has following major components:
(i) Computerization of land records; (ii) Survey / resurvey and updating of the survey & settlement records (including ground control network and ground truthing); (iii) Computerization of Registration; (iv) Modern record rooms / land records management centres at tehsil / taluk / circle / block level; (v) Training & capacity building; (vi) Core GIS; (vii) Legal changes; (viii) Programme management.
1.3 These components in effect translated into the following activities:
(i) computerization of record of rights; (ii) digitization of cadastral maps; (iii) integration of record of rights (textual) and cadastral maps (spatial); (iv) survey / re-survey; (v) modern record rooms; (vi) computer centres at tehsil, sub-division, district and data centre at state level; (vii) connectivity between revenue offices; (viii) computerization of registration; connectivity between sub-registrar offices and tehsils; and (ix) integration of registration and land records.
1.4 Need for formulation of revised guidelines has arisen to incorporate changes emerging out of the recommendations of the EFC for extension of the programme beyond 31.03.2017 to 31.03.2020 that inter alia include:
1. Change in funding pattern from sharing basis (between State and Centre) to 100% assistance from Centre. Release of 30% mobilization advance during 2018-19 and subsequent releases on reimbursement basis.

2. Change in release mechanism through Expenditure Advance Transfer (EAT) module of Public Finance Management System (PFMS).

3. Change in policy related to Survey/Resurvey component.
4. Liberty to the States/UTs to add-on State specific needs from their own resources.
2. OBJECTIVE:
(a) to build upon the commonalities that exist in the arena of land records in various States;
(b) to develop an appropriate integrated land information management system across the country; and
(c) to facilitate different States to add State-specific needs as they may deem relevant and appropriate.