THEBUSINESSBYES BUREAU

NEW DELHI/BHUBANESWAR, SEPTEMBER 10, 2026

The Centre on Thursday unveiled the operational guidelines for the Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP) 3.0, aimed at transforming the country's land administration system into a modern, transparent, efficient and citizen-centric digital ecosystem.

Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan unveiled the guidelines for the ambitious programme, which will be implemented across the country from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2031, with a total financial outlay of Rs 565.50 crore.

Ministers, secretaries and senior officials from various states and Union Territories participated in the programme virtually. Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari, along with senior officials of the department, joined the event virtually from Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar.

While DILRMP 2.0 focused on establishing a strong foundation through digitisation of Records of Rights (RoRs), cadastral maps and registration systems, the third phase seeks to integrate these components into a reliable, interoperable and GIS-enabled "Land Stack".

Under DILRMP 3.0, cadastral parcels will form the base spatial layer of the Land Stack, with RoRs, registration data, circle rates, land-use information, land-related restrictions, building plans and other relevant information integrated through interoperable application programming interfaces (APIs).

ULPIN, also known as Bhu-Aadhaar, will serve as a common and unique identification number for land parcels, enabling seamless integration and exchange of land-related information across different platforms and stakeholders.

The new phase envisages complete digitisation and georeferencing of land parcels and allocation of Bhu-Aadhaar in rural, semi-urban and urban areas. It also seeks to establish a secure, spatially enabled and federated API-based Land Stack, digitise legacy land and registration records and provide citizens with authenticated and secure access to land-related services.

The programme will also focus on modernising registration systems for end-to-end digital property transactions, strengthening and digitising revenue court processes to reduce delays in mutation and land dispute resolution, and creating interoperable repositories and data-exchange mechanisms among agencies involved in land administration.

Pujari said DILRMP 3.0 would mark a significant milestone in transforming land administration into an integrated, digital, GIS-based and citizen-centric system.

The initiative would further strengthen transparency, security and convenience while ensuring faster delivery of land-related services to citizens, he said.

Highlighting Odisha's progress under the land records modernisation programme, Pujari said the state had already undertaken several technology-driven measures to strengthen revenue administration.

Modern Record Rooms have been established in 311 of the state's 317 tahasils, while high-tech surveys are currently underway in Jharsuguda, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Kalahandi and Ganjam districts.

As many as 1,99,86,487 Records of Rights have been computerised in the state, while cadastral maps, or Bhu-Nakshas, have been prepared for around 51,742 of Odisha's 51,802 villages, reflecting near-complete progress in key components of DILRMP.

Of the 321 Sub-Registrar Offices in the state, 213 have been computerised. The 108 new registration offices established in 2025 are also being equipped with modern technological infrastructure, officials said.

To strengthen capacity building and skill development among revenue field officials, a DILRMP Cell has also been established at the Revenue Officers' Training Institute at Gothapatna.

The Revenue and Disaster Management Department is also pursuing technology-driven reforms, including cashless and paperless registration systems and advanced monitoring mechanisms, with the objective of making revenue administration more transparent, efficient and people-centric.