New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The Department of Land Resources (DoLR) — under the Ministry of Rural Development — has explored integrating digital land governance with the Unified Lending Interface (ULI) to enable seamless, secure and consent-based credit delivery for farmers and rural citizens, an official statement said on Saturday.The proposal was discussed during a high-level meeting between DoLR and the RBI Innovation Hub (RBIH) — chaired by DoLR Secretary Narendra Bhooshan — to explore con…
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New Delhi/Bhopal, May 14 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday announced a series of austerity and energy-saving measures across ministries under his charge, saying the decisions were taken in response to PM Modi’s appeal for fuel conservation, self-reliance, and reduction in unnecessary expenditure. Chairing a high-level meeting of officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Rural Development, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, and the Departmen…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Geospatial information has become a critical public good for planning, disaster response and sustainable development, and India is advancing an interoperable national geospatial ecosystem, a senior government official said on Tuesday.”India’s National Geospatial Policy marks an important milestone in building an open, interoperable, and innovation-driven geospatial ecosystem aligned with international best practices,” said Narendra Bhooshan, Secretary, Department of …
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) In a landmark initiative to curb land disputes, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Sunday that each land parcel in the city will be assigned a 14-digit Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) akin to the Aadhaar number to citizens. “This step forms part of the government’s commitment to modernising Delhi’s land records and freeing citizens from long-standing land disputes. The system is also referred to as ‘Bhu Aadhaar’,” she added.”For citizens, the great…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Citizens in 19 states can now download digitally signed, legally valid land records from home, and banks in 406 districts can verify mortgages online, significantly speeding up credit access, according to the government.The Department of Land Resources has achieved near-total saturation in the core components of land record digitisation, effectively shifting land administration from “in-line” to “online”.“Computerisation of Record of Rights (RoRs) has been completed i…