Bhu Suraksha project
Why in news :
- Minister for Revenue Krishna Byre Gowda launched the Bhu Suraksha Project to expand the digitisation of land records to the offices of Assistant Commissioners (ACs) and Deputy Commissioners (DCs)
About the Bhu Suraksha project
- Aim : To curb malpractice, prevent the creation of fake entries or forged documents, and improve transparency by expanding the digitization of land records to higher administrative levels.
- Launched by: The Revenue Department, Government of Karnataka.
- Scope: The project expands the digitization drive from taluk offices to the offices of Assistant Commissioners (ACs) and Deputy Commissioners (DCs) across the State.
- Mechanism: The initiative involves the systematic scanning and permanent digital preservation of original revenue records to ensure data integrity.
- Timeline: The project aims to complete the scanning of all remaining pages within the next three to four months.
- Current status : Karnataka holds an estimated 100 crore pages of land records, of which 62 crore pages have already been scanned. Computerization has been fully completed in 70 of the State’s 240 taluks.
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