Context:
Three years into the initiative, only 30% of rural land parcels have been registered with Bhu-Aadhaar. In response, the central government is intensifying efforts to ensure complete registration by 2026.
Relevance:
GS II: Government Policies and Interventions
About Bhu-Aadhaar:
- Bhu-Aadhaaris or Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN).
- ULPIN was launched in 2021 under the Central government’s Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme (DILRMP).
- It is going to systematize and bring uniformity to the process that is being followed by the states while providing unique identification numbers to the land parcels.
- It is granted to a piece of land as a measure of the longitude and latitude coordinates of the piece of land and is contingent on detailed surveys and geo-referenced cadastral maps.
- Under this system an alpha-numeric identity consisting of 14 digits is granted to every piece of land.
- It comprises State code, District code, Sub-district code, Village code and a Unique plot ID number.
- The ULPIN or Bhu-Aadhaar, once generated is stamped on the actual land record document in possession of the owner.
- The same ULPIN will be permanently attached to the plot of land. Even if the land is transferred, sub-divided, or undergoes any change, the ULPIN will remain the same for that geographic boundary.
Important goals of ULPIN/Bhu-Aadhaar are
- Unique ID to each piece of land for easy identification and retrieval of records.
- Digital creation of land records that have details about the land owners, boundaries of plots, area, usage, etc.
- Linkage of land records with property registration processes
- Online delivery of land record services
-Source: The Print
