Jammu, Mar 15: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo on Sunday chaired a comprehensive review meeting on the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme (DILRMP), Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA), Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) and National Geospatial Knowledge-based land Survey of urban Habitations (NAKSHA) here.
The meeting was attended by Additional Chief Secretary, Shaleen Kabra; Secretary Revenue Department, Kumar Rajeev Ranjan; Divisional Commissioners of Jammu and Kashmir divisions; and Deputy Commissioners who joined through video conferencing from their respective District Headquarters, and other concerned officers.
The CS underscored the transformative potential of these land digitisation initiatives, drawing a parallel with some of India’s most successful digital revolutions.
“These initiatives are going to revolutionise governance just like the success of UPI and other ambitious programmes like Agristack. We are witnessing a technological revolution and Jammu and Kashmir must be an active and leading part of it,” he observed.
He said many public grievances relate to land issues, which will be resolved once the digitisation process is completed. The Chief Secretary added that the initiative will greatly benefit the public by bringing convenience and opening new avenues for development and governance.
Shaleen Kabra highlighted the transformative potential of land records digitisation, calling it a major step towards transparent and citizen-centric governance. He said the initiative will improve access to accurate land records, reduce disputes and strengthen public trust in revenue administration.
He stressed the need for strict quality checks to ensure error-free and authentic digitised records, urging revenue officers to maintain diligence and accountability for a reliable land records system.
Presenting the progress made under DILRMP, the Administrative Secretary, Revenue, Kumar Rajeev Ranjan apprised the meeting that 98 percent of Khasras across the Union Territory have been digitised and approved, with 97 percent of villages completing the first-level freezing process.
Additionally, he gave out that in over 5,401 grievance camps have been organized at the village level for public reading of Jamabandis, during which over 52,000 non-quasi judicial and more than 5,700 quasi judicial grievances have been recorded and are being addressed. Final freezing of the updated Jamabandis 2026 has been targeted for completion by 31st March this year.
Regarding ULPIN or Bhu-Aadhar, the meeting was apprised that over 20.56 lakh Unique Land Parcel Identification Numbers have been generated for 3,320 villages so far. Under the digitisation of cadastral maps, 6,518 out of 6,857 villages, accounting for 95.2 percent, have been geo-referenced.
Moreover, it was divulged 7.28 crore revenue documents including Jamabandis, Mutations and Girdawari records have been scanned and uploaded on the Land Records Information System (LRIS). The NAKSHA programme for creation of land records in urban habitations is also progressing, with aerial survey, ORI generation and ground truthing completed for Bishnah.
The Chief Secretary said significant progress has been made and the remaining targets are achievable, adding that J&K must keep pace with other states leading in these efforts.
He directed for resolution of deadlocks and tough situations being encountered during the digitisation process. He called for strict adherence to rules at every step, cautioning officers to avoid complications and focus on weeding out illegal mutations.
“We have to take every step based on rules. Let us put in concerted efforts to weed out illegal mutations and purify revenue records,” he directed.
The Chief Secretary asked the Divisional Commissioners to personally monitor progress under each component and actively guide the Deputy Commissioners for effective on-ground implementation. Specific timeline-based targets were assigned to all districts for completion of pending milestones.
