<p>Bengaluru: All government procedures related to land, especially approvals, will be automated under a single, paperless platform that promises to prevent citizens from having to visit multiple departments to get their work done. </p>.<p>All immovable properties in Karnataka will come under the Unified Land Management System (ULMS), which is under development. </p>.<p>Four hundred officials in the department of town & country planning will be trained on handling the new technology platform, according to a recent government order. </p>.<p>"The ULMS is a start-to-end solution for land-related issues," Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda, who is pushing for this reform, said. "A piece of land, from its origin till it is made into a site or becomes a property, will travel within ULMS from one department to another."</p>.<p>As a concept, the ULMS is not new, Gowda pointed out. "But a serious effort was never made. We are doing it seriously now," he said. </p>.<p>All land-related databases of the government will be on ULMS -- survey, settlement & land records (agricultural plots), town planning (plan approvals), Kaveri (property registration) and e-Aasthi (khatas). </p>.<p>"Any property can be brought into existence and defined only by the survey department. From there, it goes to the revenue department if there is conversion required. If an approval is needed to form a layout, it goes to town planning. If one wants to sell land, it goes to Kaveri. From there, it goes to the local body for khata," Gowda said. </p>.<p>All of this will happen on ULMS, Gowda said. "Things will move from one stage to another automatically. There will be no file movement. You don't have to go knocking on several doors to get one work done," he said. </p>.<p>For starters, the government has ordered the release of Rs 2 crore to train officials on Geographic Information System (GIS). This was announced by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in his 2025-25 Budget. </p>.<p>"The first aim is to make governance easy and reduce delays for citizens. This can also reduce the scope for frauds. Fewer frauds means lesser litigation. This in turn means reduced costs for the citizen," Gowda said. </p>.DH Impact: MCC removes concrete bases of 108 trees on 8 roads in Mysuru.<p>The government may even consider introducing 'deemed approval' under ULMS. This means that a particular service sought by the citizen will be 'deemed' granted if it is not approved within the stipulated time frame. "Once ULMS is operationalised, we will look at where the bottlenecks are," Gowda said. </p>.<p>Quote - Things will move from one stage to another automatically. There will be no file movement. You don't have to go knocking on several doors to get one work done. Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda</p>
<p>Bengaluru: All government procedures related to land, especially approvals, will be automated under a single, paperless platform that promises to prevent citizens from having to visit multiple departments to get their work done. </p>.<p>All immovable properties in Karnataka will come under the Unified Land Management System (ULMS), which is under development. </p>.<p>Four hundred officials in the department of town & country planning will be trained on handling the new technology platform, according to a recent government order. </p>.<p>"The ULMS is a start-to-end solution for land-related issues," Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda, who is pushing for this reform, said. "A piece of land, from its origin till it is made into a site or becomes a property, will travel within ULMS from one department to another."</p>.<p>As a concept, the ULMS is not new, Gowda pointed out. "But a serious effort was never made. We are doing it seriously now," he said. </p>.<p>All land-related databases of the government will be on ULMS -- survey, settlement & land records (agricultural plots), town planning (plan approvals), Kaveri (property registration) and e-Aasthi (khatas). </p>.<p>"Any property can be brought into existence and defined only by the survey department. From there, it goes to the revenue department if there is conversion required. If an approval is needed to form a layout, it goes to town planning. If one wants to sell land, it goes to Kaveri. From there, it goes to the local body for khata," Gowda said. </p>.<p>All of this will happen on ULMS, Gowda said. "Things will move from one stage to another automatically. There will be no file movement. You don't have to go knocking on several doors to get one work done," he said. </p>.<p>For starters, the government has ordered the release of Rs 2 crore to train officials on Geographic Information System (GIS). This was announced by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in his 2025-25 Budget. </p>.<p>"The first aim is to make governance easy and reduce delays for citizens. This can also reduce the scope for frauds. Fewer frauds means lesser litigation. This in turn means reduced costs for the citizen," Gowda said. </p>.DH Impact: MCC removes concrete bases of 108 trees on 8 roads in Mysuru.<p>The government may even consider introducing 'deemed approval' under ULMS. This means that a particular service sought by the citizen will be 'deemed' granted if it is not approved within the stipulated time frame. "Once ULMS is operationalised, we will look at where the bottlenecks are," Gowda said. </p>.<p>Quote - Things will move from one stage to another automatically. There will be no file movement. You don't have to go knocking on several doors to get one work done. Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda</p>
