Maryam orders essential measures for land records digitisation

Lahore: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Saturday directed to take necessary steps for land record digitisation.

A special meeting was held under the chairmanship of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz regarding Board of Revenue Reforms in which Punjab Urban Land Systems in Enhancement (PULSE) project was briefed. Punjab Land Record Authority and Management of State Land also briefed on business plan issues.

During the briefing, it was informed that digitisation of land records is being done under the PULSE project with the support of World Bank. The honor-based digitization of all places of Punjab will be done. The revenue system will be made transparent through partition of land and parcel documents.

It was said in the meeting that the government will declare all clear properties ‘green’. The land with issues will be declared ‘yellow’ and ‘red’. The proposal to end the joint account system will be seriously reviewed, getting a separate property number for each buyer will reduce legal complications.

In the briefing, it was stated that the system of individual ownership and transfer of land will also be simplified by digitalization. The overview of Overseas Property Transfer Service for Overseas Pakistanis, Overseas Property Transfer Service is providing facility of personalization, mutation, e-filing and registration.

On this occasion, Chief Minister directed to take necessary steps for digitization and ordered to ensure the participation of relevant departments in the process.

Information Minister Azma Bokhari, Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Sania Ashiq, Chief Secretary, Chairman P&D, SMU Head and other officials attended the meeting.