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Recently, the Minister of State for Rural Development and Communications launched the ‘Land Stack’ in the Pilot Locations of Chandigarh and Tamil Nadu and released the ‘Glossary of Revenue Terms’ (GoRT).
About Land Stack
- It is an integrated, GIS-based digital platform designed to consolidate all land records into a singular, accessible platform.
- It is inspired by successful models in nations such as Singapore, the UK, and Finland.Â
- It was launched under the Digital India Land Record Modernisation Programme (DILRMP).
Benefits of Land Stack
- The Land Stack portal enables informed decision-making by citizens through integrated access to land-related information.
- It enhances citizen convenience, transparency and trust.
- It reduces the risk of inadvertent purchase of unauthorised or non-compliant properties.
- It improves inter-departmental coordination and supports data-driven governance.
- It represents a significant e-Governance reform in land administration.
What is the Glossary of Revenue Terms?
- It provides meanings of various land-related revenue terms in Vernacular, Hindi, English, and Roman scripts.
- The objective is to harmonize terminology to make land data comparable and interoperable nationally, without replacing State-specific terminology.
- It serves as an authoritative reference for revenue officials, policymakers, judicial authorities, and citizens.
Source: PIB
Land Stack FAQs
Q1: What is Land Stack?
Ans: A digital platform for land records management
Q2: Which government initiative is Land Stack a part of?
Ans: Digital India
