Govt takes projects for automation, digitisation of land management

The government has taken up two projects in the current fiscal (2015-16) aiming at automation and digitisation of land management in the country, that are expected to reduce the hassles and complexities in land registration and transfer, as well as reduce the land-related cases being pursued in courts across the country, reports UNB.
The two projects are - Land Management Automation and Digital Land Management.
According to an official document seen by the news agency, the 'Land Management Automation Project' undertaken by the Land Ministry has been included in the Annual Development Project (ADP).
Once the system is automated, landowners or buyers would not need to visit more than 10 government offices for documents. All the documents would be uploaded to a database, to which the government officials and people, in some cases, will have access.
Under this project, a plan had been devised to simplify land management through countrywide land mutation, collection of land development tax, khas land and sayrat mohal management, and office and finance management.
The government is implementing the Digital Land Management plan with three component projects. These are i) Strengthening governance management project, ii) Digital land record, survey and maintenance project, and iii) National land zoning project.
The official document said that the Land Ministry had taken these initiatives for the quick disposal of the cases in Land Courts. Once the land digitisation projects are completed, government officials would be able to remotely oversee any transformation of lands, be it in physical infrastructure or ownership.
Bangladesh's land management has been divided in terms of authorisation, which remains a problem. The Land Ministry looks after the survey and record issues, while the Law Ministry handles the registration process.