In her seventh consecutive budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday proposed the introduction of a unique identification number for all rural land parcels, also called “Bhu-Aadhaar,” along with other urban land record digitisation programmes.
Sitharaman said the Centre would work with states to carry out these land reforms, both in rural and urban areas. The Centre would provide fiscal support to incentivise states to complete these reforms within the next three years.
Working with states, the finance minister said the government will initiate land-related reforms by state governments.
“Land-related reforms and actions, both in rural and urban areas, will cover (1) land administration, planning and management, and (2) urban planning, usage and building bylaws. These will be incentivized for completion within the next 3 years through appropriate fiscal support,” Sitharaman said.
On rural land-related actions, she said these would include assignment of Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) or Bhu-Aadhaar for all lands; digitisation of cadastral maps; survey of map sub-divisions as per current ownership; establishment of land registry; and linking to the farmers registry.
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