India Shares Experience in Digitisation and Modernisation of Land Records with Sri Lankan Delegation

The Department of Land Resources (DoLR), Ministry of Rural Development, today hosted a delegation of civil servants from Sri Lanka visiting India under an exposure programme coordinated by the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG). The interaction was held under the chairpersonship of Shri P. Narahari, Joint Secretary, Department of Land Resources, and focused on India’s experience in digitising and modernising land records, with emphasis on the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme (DILRMP), computerisation of Records of Rights (RoRs), integration of registration with land records and the Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN).

The Sri Lankan delegation was led by Ms. Pathirage Laxman Pathmakumari, Team Leader of the Delegation, Sri Lanka, and included Dr. Mukesh K. Bhandari, Course Coordinator, National Centre for Good Governance, LBSNAA, and Dr. A.P. Singh, Course Director, along with senior officials from Sri Lanka’s land, survey and administrative services.

During the interaction, Amit Kumar Singh, Director (LR), DoLR, presented an overview of the macro reforms and technological framework powering DILRMP. He highlighted India’s transition from conventional paper-based records to integrated digital land information systems.

The delegation was also given a walkthrough of the Bharat Land Stack, an integrated, GIS-based federated architecture bringing together satellite and drone imagery, georeferenced cadastral boundaries, Records of Rights, property registration data, master planning and zoning regulations, building approvals, restrictions and litigation, circle rates and tenancy details.. (UPDATED ON 23RD SEPTEMBER 2026)