Department of Land Resources (GoI) rolled out National Generic Document Registration System (NDGRS) throughout Assam along with the launch of Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) seeding of geo referenced Cadastral Maps.
Key points
- NGDRS is a project initiated by the Department of Land Resources, Union Ministry of Rural Development.
- It is a common, generic application developed for registration departments across the country under One Nation One Software initiative.
- Currently NGDRS has been rolled out in SROs of two Districts, i.e Kamrup and Darrang and now NGDRS is rolled out in all the 77 SROs of Assam.
- In NGDRS, the deed is digitally signed by SRO and stored in blockchain after the approval of deed.
Land Records with blockchain
- Land Records with blockchain is to allow transactions to be recorded and distributed but not edited.
- Blockchain technology’s unique combination of cryptography and distribute network nodes allows data to be maintained and validated in trusted ecosystem.
ULPIN (Unique Land Parcel Identification Number)
- ULPIN (Unique Land Parcel Identification Number) is taken as the unique blockchain ID and the land parcel is uniquely identified using ULPIN from Bhunaksha.
- The ULPIN, a 14-digit alpha numeric identification number to every land parcel can be described as the AADHAR or fingerprint for land.
- The identification is based on the longitude and latitude of the land parcel and is dependent on geo-referenced cadastral maps.
