UPSC Prelims 2024 Question:

With reference to the Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme, consider the following statements.

1. To implement the scheme, the central government provides 100% funding.
2. Under the scheme, Cadastral Maps are digitised.
3. An initiative has been undertaken to transliterate the Records of Rights from local language to any of the languages recognized by the Constitution of India.
   
   

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Explanation:

• Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (erstwhile National Land Record Modernization Programme-) was revamped and converted as a Central Sector Scheme with effect from 1st April, 2016 with 100% funding by the Centre. So, statement 1 is correct.
  
  
• 68.02 percent Cadastral Maps have been digitized (2,49,57,221 maps out of total 3,66,92,728 maps), 94.95 per cent Computerization of Registration completed (5060 Sub-Registrar Offices out of total 5,329 SROs) and 87.48 per cent Integration of Sub Registrar offices(SROs) with Land Records have been completed (4,662 SROs out of total 5329 SROs). So, statement 2 is correct.
  
  
• The Government with the technical support of Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) Pune, has undertaken an initiative to transliterate the Records of Rights available in local language to any of the 22 Schedule VIII languages of the Constitution. Pilot test is underway in 8 States - Bihar, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Puducherry, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nādu, Tripura and UT of Jammu & Kashmir. So, statement 3 is correct.
  
  

Therefore, option (4) is the correct answer.

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