Land Stack:
The Minister of State for Rural Development and Communications launched the ‘Land Stack’ in the Pilot Locations of Chandigarh and Tamil Nadu and release the ‘Glossary of Revenue Terms’ (GoRT).
- 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.
- It was launched under the Digital India Land Record Modernisation Programme (DILRMP).
- 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.
- Glossary of Revenue Terms 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.
