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Karnataka's land digitisation drive has converted over 320 million pages of records into secure digital formats, aiming for 1 billion pages by year-end. The initiative, accessible via the Bhu Suraksha portal and local offices, ensures faster, tamper-proof access to land documents. Category A and B records are now digitally available, with rural Bapuji Seva Kendras set to be included soon. A multi-tier review process and encrypted storage with audit logs uphold accuracy and security. While rural districts like Belagavi and Vijayapura show strong progress, Bengaluru Urban lags behind. Once complete, the system will ease delays and protect landowners from fraud and document loss.
Karnataka's ambitious land digitisation programme has already converted more than 320 million pages of land records into tamper proof digital format, and officials are now racing to hit the target of 1 billion pages by year end. This project has transformed legacy paper trails into encrypted, audit trailed records safeguarding ownership and cutting delays for citizens and officials. Advertisement
Issuance has gone fully digital: eligible land documents in Category A (preserved indefinitely) and B (retained for 30 years) are now accessible online on the Bhu Suraksha portal or issued at nadakacheris and taluk offices, typically the same day or within a week. Plans are underway to extend these services to rural Bapuji Seva Kendras over the next six months, improving access for those unable to use online facilities.
To ensure quality, a strict multi-tier review involves operators, record officers and tahsildars. Encrypted storage with detailed audit logs keeps every access traceable. Disciplinary measures are in place for delays, and nearly 200 tahsildars have been warned for falling short of targets, while Bengaluru Urban's lagging performance has triggered specific action led by the revenue minister.
Initial pilot runs launched early last year, scanning about 155 million pages with state-wide roll out across taluks. Substantial progress has emerged from many rural districts even Belagavi and Vijayapura each digitised over 20 million pages. However, lower scan counts from Bengaluru Urban highlight the challenges of achieving uniform adoption.
Government officials assert that once fully operational, the online platform will modernise access to land records, significantly cut processing delays, and protect against fraud and document loss addressing long standing complaints of farmers about missing, damaged or manipulated land files.
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