Context:

• The Centre plans to issue a 14-digit identification number to every plot of land in the country within a year.
• It will subsequently integrate its land records database with revenue court records and bank records, as well as Aadhaar numbers on a voluntary basis.

Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) scheme:

• It has been launched in 10 States this year and will be rolled out across the country by March 2022.
• It is described as “the Aadhaar for land” — a number that would uniquely identify every surveyed parcel of land and prevent land fraud, especially in rural India, where land records are outdated and disputed.
• The identification will be based on the longitude and latitude of the land parcel, and is dependent on detailed surveys and geo-referenced cadastral maps.

https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/unique-id-for-all-land-parcels-by-march-2022-says-centre/article34186496.ece

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