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- The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) has invited suggestions on the new draft Registration Bill 2025.
New Draft Registration Bill 2025
- About:
- It is introduced to establish a modern framework for registration of land documents, and a more citizen-centric approach.
- It will replace the 117-year-old Registration Act of 1908.
- It will digitise the registration of property documents, enhance transparency, and maintain digital records.
- It is introduced to establish a modern framework for registration of land documents, and a more citizen-centric approach.
- Key Features:
- It introduces a modern, citizen-friendly framework for land document registration, allowing both online and offline processes with Aadhaar or alternative identity verification.
- It expands the list of compulsory documents for registration, including sale agreements and company mergers, while also providing for simplified optional registration, though details on this are vague.
- New roles such as Additional and Assistant Inspector Generals of Registration are created to support the Inspector General.
- The Inspector General can cancel registrations made on false or illegal grounds, with appeals allowed within 30 days.
- The bill reduces imprisonment penalties from seven to three years, along with fines.
Issues and Challenges
- Concerns about the Bill include the need for stronger cybersecurity to protect digital records and e-signature data.
- Additionally, delegating registration tasks to Common Services Centres (CSCs), which handle legally sensitive processes like stamp duty valuation and title transfer, may lead to procedural gaps.
| Other Related Steps – The Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP), revamped in 2016 as a 100% Central Sector Scheme. 1. It aims to create a modern, transparent, and integrated land record system. 2. Its objectives include improving real-time land information, optimizing land use, aiding landowners and policymakers, reducing disputes and fraud, minimizing the need for physical office visits, and enabling data sharing across agencies. – SVAMITVA Scheme: It was Launched on April 24, 2020 and Scheme aims to transform rural India by providing property owners in village Abadi areas with an official “Record of Rights.” 1. Using drone and GIS technology for land demarcation, it enables property monetization, access to bank loans, reduces disputes, and supports village-level planning—advancing rural empowerment and Atmanirbhar Bharat. – The NAKSHA programme: It is a tech-driven initiative by the Department of Land Resources with Survey of India and other partners, aims to modernize urban land records. 1. It addresses the growing need for verifiable and accessible land records amid India’s rapidly expanding urban population. |
Source :IE
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