Bhu-Aadhaar

Bhu-Aadhaar or Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN), aims to digitize and uniquely identify land parcels in India.

It is an initiative of the Department of Land Records and is being implemented as part of the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme (DILRMP), a 100 per cent centrally funded scheme. 

What is Bhu-Aadhaar

The Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) or Bhu-Aadhaar is a 14-digit alpha-numeric unique ID generated using the longitude and latitude coordinates of the land parcel. It is based on detailed surveys and geo-referenced cadastral maps. It will cover all land parcels — rural as well as urban.

Benefits

•  Helps mitigate the huge pendency of court cases involving land disputes.
• Prevents GDP loss - The GDP loss to the country’s economy is about 1.3% due to projects being stalled over litigation involving land disputes
• Mitigation of land related Civil suits - A study says, 66% of all Civil suits in India are related to land or property disputes, and the average pendency of a land acquisition dispute is 20 years.
• Helps in sharing of land record data across departments, financial institutions and all stakeholders to enable effective integration and interoperability across departments.
• It will also help farmers leverage their land and use it as a collateral to borrow money from banks.

Implementation status

So far, ULPIN has already been rolled out in 26 states and Union territories — Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Goa, Bihar, Odisha, Sikkim, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Haryana, Tripura, Chhattisgarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Kerala and Ladakh. By March, 2024 the Department targets to achieve 100% of land records under Bhu-Aadhaar.

Source : Department of Land Records