The new system will ensure more transparency and public will have easy access to property documents
DILIP PATEL
The real estate scene in Gujarat has changed over the past few years. Realising the importance of having genuine documents to residential and commercial properties, the Gujarat government has decided to digitise its records. This will ensure more transparency and easy access to property records by the public.
Documents like the sale deed, mortgage deed, marriage registration, stamp paper (revenue and non-judicial), agreement stamps etc will be computerised. The revenue department has decided to outsource this work and has invited tenders from interested companies.
The revenue department has over 45 lakh documents that will have to be computerised. Of these, 1.20 lakh belong to Ahmedabad.
Principal secretary P Paneervel (revenue) said: “Digitalisation will reduce increasing workload. It will save a lot of time for people who would otherwise have to spend weeks to get their original documents and for other procedures.”
CLEANING UP CORRUPTION
PROPERTY BUYERS currently visit around 10 government offices to register land ownership. Under the proposed digitised system, all aspects of
land administration will be brought under one authority.
SOLVING DISPUTES
Due to lack of proper surveys, ownership of urban property is often subject to litigation. Digitising records will make it near impossible for people to forge documents.
Online documents will also make research of property documents easier. The research is not always for educational purpose. It is used by the government to fix property price, get information on the sort of property being sold, duty to be levied and much more.
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