The Maharashtra government on Tuesday launched the Online Serviceto provide authenticated 7/12 land record receipts, a major boost to expedite handling of intra-departmental documents.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis became the first recipient of authenticated land record receipt at the launch function held here. The 7/12 receipt is a crucial piece of document for the establishment of ownership of a piece of land. The receipt is extensively used by farmers, for loan agreements, crop survey and for availing government facilities.
Yet another big leap towards our commitment for transparency and accountability!!!
Launched Digital 7/12 extract with my colleague Chandrakantdada Patil in Mumbai this afternoon.
Now every 7/12 extract from 40,000 villages is online in Maharashtra! pic.twitter.com/vModJ75bKa— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) May 1, 2018
“The extensive demand for 7/12 receipts by farmers is for submitting them to some other government office or bank on demand. This used to delay the processing of the documents. With digital authentication of these documents, farmers will no longer have to visit the revenue officials or the government’s Maha e-seva centres,” Fadnavis said on the occasion.
He said the farmers will have to inform the officers concerned about their ‘gat’ number, and it’s the responsibility of that officer to obtain the 7/12 receipt online and attach it to the document for processing. “This move will reduce the crowding in major government offices significantly, as farmers need not have to run from the pillar to post to get things done,” the chief minister said.
He said the digitisation of the revenue record began in 1990 as a pilot project in Wardha in Vidarbha region. “The amount of work completed from 1990 to 2014 was almost equal to the work we did since 2014 till today,” Fadnavis said. He said the state government has spent almost Rs 90 crore for the project. “We will sanction more funds as well,” he added.
Revenue department Principal Secretary Manukumar Srivastava said, “there are 2.49 crore 7/12 receipts in the state of which 2.07 lakh receipts have been authenticated with the digital signature. All the receipts will get a digital authentication by August this year.” He said the 7/12 receipts are generated in 357 talukas in Maharashtra. “Digitisation is in process,” he said.
The 7/12 receipts are made available for the common man on the website of Settlement Commissioner, as it contains all the land records of some 40,000 villages, he said.
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