<p>The Centre is likely to bring a Model Title Bill in the winter session of Parliament for the digitisation of all the land records which will help in determining the owners of the land across the country.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said during the question hour that the Bill aims to guide the state governments in the computerisation of land records and digitisation of maps.<br /><br />“The central government has prepared the Model Title Bill. It is likely to be introduced in the next session of the Parliament.”<br /><br />Ramesh explained that the Bill would help individuals to become the “conclusive owners” of their property. “In India, one is a presumptive and not a conclusive owner of land unless proven otherwise. But once the digitisation of land records - which entails providing map of the land, mutation, photo ID and so on - is completed, the country can move towards conclusive ownership,” he added.<br /><br />Ramesh said the government has already launched the modernisation of land records in 267 districts of the country and by 2017, all the 620 districts will be covered.<br /><br />The minister stressed that the responsibility to complete the task of modernisation of land records lies with the state governments.<br /><br />Ramesh said the government will set up National Institute of Land Management at Nimrana between Delhi and Jaipur to train state officials in surveying the land and using modern technology.</p>
<p>The Centre is likely to bring a Model Title Bill in the winter session of Parliament for the digitisation of all the land records which will help in determining the owners of the land across the country.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said during the question hour that the Bill aims to guide the state governments in the computerisation of land records and digitisation of maps.<br /><br />“The central government has prepared the Model Title Bill. It is likely to be introduced in the next session of the Parliament.”<br /><br />Ramesh explained that the Bill would help individuals to become the “conclusive owners” of their property. “In India, one is a presumptive and not a conclusive owner of land unless proven otherwise. But once the digitisation of land records - which entails providing map of the land, mutation, photo ID and so on - is completed, the country can move towards conclusive ownership,” he added.<br /><br />Ramesh said the government has already launched the modernisation of land records in 267 districts of the country and by 2017, all the 620 districts will be covered.<br /><br />The minister stressed that the responsibility to complete the task of modernisation of land records lies with the state governments.<br /><br />Ramesh said the government will set up National Institute of Land Management at Nimrana between Delhi and Jaipur to train state officials in surveying the land and using modern technology.</p>