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Andhra Pradesh to Issue Property Cards for Urban Assets

Representative AI image VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh government plans to implement ‘property cards’ for all urban properties as part of a significant land administration reform. This initiative aims to create a single, authenticated record of ownership, reduce property disputes, and enhance transparency in land transactions. Set to be phased in across municipal corporations, municipalities, and nagar panchayats, the property card initiative will unify revenue, registration, and municipal records into a single digital document for each property. According to sources, the property card will contain essential details like the owner’s name, survey number, property extent, geographic location, municipal assessment, tax records,…

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Drone Surveys Update Urban Property Maps in Maharashtra; 140K Applications Cleared Online

PUNE: Homeowners in Maharashtra may soon have a simpler way to access ownership records and update land documents, thanks to a new state government initiative. A large-scale drone survey is being launched to map urban properties and digitize the mutation process for approximately one crore records. The revenue department’s extensive project includes municipal areas and surrounding gaothan (village site) limits. Officials indicate that this initiative aims to resolve ongoing issues with urban land records and significantly diminish future ownership disputes. State settlement commissioner Shailesh Nawal stated to TOI that, following instructions from the revenue minister, a government resolution (GR) has…

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Karnataka HC Advocates for GIS Land Mapping in State

BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court has mandated the state government to create a unified technological platform using Geographic Information System (GIS) to provide a single, verifiable source for all land-related information. The court’s directive requires that the platform incorporates a GIS-based foundation, serving as a comprehensive and unalterable map of land parcels throughout the state. It will utilize high-resolution satellite imagery from the Forest Survey of India (FSI) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to accurately demarcate and geo-tag all designated forest boundaries in accordance with historical gazette notifications. Additionally, it will monitor forest cover via remote sensing data…