Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the provincial authorities to finalise the verification of cadastral mapping data within two months after provinces failed to meet the November deadline.
Pakistan recently announced replacement of the outdated manual Patwari system with a digital land record system to increase transparency, and curb illegal practices in the housing sector. The digitisation of land records would offer the public access to a modern, efficient, and transparent land administration system.
During the National Coordinating Committee for Housing, Construction and Development meeting in Islamabad, the premier urged the provincial governments to promptly complete the legislative process against illegal encroachments on public land.
He also ordered an effective follow-up of pending cases against illegal possession and encroachments by provincial governments and the Islamabad Capital Territory. PM Khan also asked the authorities to carry out plantation on the land vacated from illegal encroachment.
The digitalisation of land records using MIS and GIS technology opens a new way to secure rights and protect their properties from land grabbers.
PM Imran Khan launched the digitalised land record system in September this year to address the illegal and haphazard construction issue in the housing sector in urban and rural areas of Pakistan. The digital system would ensure transparency in land record and transactions, reducing corruption in the sector and eliminating the illegal practices by ‘qabza mafia’ (land-grabbing groups).
The digitalisation of land records using MIS and GIS technology opens a new way to secure rights and protect their properties from land grabbers.
Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore will be the first cities for the digitalisation of land records followed by the rest of the country.
The project is one of the key promises Khan made in his 2018 election manifesto when he vowed to “digitise all remaining land records and automate processes for property registration.”
