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Punjab signs MoU with CMS Computers for land records computerisation
Satinder Bains
Wednesday, 20 September 2006
The ILMS covers comprehensive services of Land Records and Registration of Documents in a seamless manner under Public Private Partnership (PPP) Model. The MOU was signed between Arvinder Singh Bains, Director of Land Records Punjab and Ramesh D. Grover, Chairman CMS Computers Ltd. Mumbai. Jasjit Singh Randhawa, Revenue and Rehabilitation Minister Punjab disclosed this while addressing the media after signing of the agreement.
Giving details of the project, the Minister said that this project envisages first the data entry of all the seven registers of the Patwari, updating of the records to the current level, and thereafter, providing land records related services to the citizens through he Nakal Kendras. All records would be updated on a perpetual manner through the software.
Adding further Randhawa said that the second part of the project includes the Computerisation of the processes of the Sub-Registrar office located all over the State. This includes scanning of the documents and fingerprint, taking digital photograph and registering the document. With the completion of this project the people of Punjab would be relieved of the complications of the land holdings in the State. Total land records would be updated and litigation could be minimized to a certain extent through this transparent and people friendly prestigious project.
He also said that the most important feature of this 95 crore project was that aforementioned land records system and registration system would be integrated in a seamless manner at a single platform, which was first of its kind in India.
Speaking on the occasion K. K. Bhatnagar, Financial Commissioner Revenue said that the implementation of the project would be done on Public Private Partnership under BOOT model. The private partner shall bring in the infrastructure, manpower and IT equipment to maintain and operate the project for the period of five years. The software for the project would be provided by the PLRS for which M/s Microsoft India Pvt. Ltd. has been selected as the Technology Partner.
Arvinder Singh Bains Director, Land Records Punjab said that the private partner is M/s CMS Computers Ltd., which is leading IT Services Company in the e-governance space. The company has successfully implemented similar projects like KAVERI, e-Seva, e-Suwidha, e-Mitra and Bangalore-One in other States.
The total project outlay for the period of five years, which includes provision for software, services, site preparation, training and project management. It would be made operational in all Tehsils and Sub-Tehsils by 31st December 2008. Advance Training for a period of 8 weeks would be imparted to 3900 Patwaries under this programme, said Bains.
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