One-fourth of Kerala's land digitally surveyed, says Revenue Min
'Kerala's end-to-end digital resurvey is the first of its kind in the country, with no physical touch-points,' the minister said. 'This digital resurvey can be considered the second Land Reforms Act of Kerala,' he added.
He also said that Kerala will frame a new Settlement Act -- the first since 1931 -- to identify excess land in the state. As part of the reforms, the government will introduce a digital revenue card, the size of a debit card, featuring a chip and QR code. These will be issued in villages where digital resurvey has been completed, starting November.
'Even if a property lacks boundary walls, it will now have a digital boundary. Kerala is once again becoming a model for the country,' Rajan said
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