**Summary:**
In response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 433 on July 22, 2025, regarding geospatial mapping of land parcels, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development, Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, stated that the Department of Land Resources is implementing the Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP). This Central Sector Scheme, effective from April 1, 2016, is fully funded by the Government of India. A key activity within DILRMP involves digitizing cadastral maps by converting them into GIS-encoded digital formats. This facilitates updates to cadastral maps in accordance with changes in the Record of Rights (RORs). Furthermore, the Department has developed the Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) or BhuAadhar, a software application for assigning unique 14-digit alphanumeric IDs to land parcels based on the geocoordinates of their vertices. As per the DILRMP Management Information System (MIS), the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi has not yet generated any ULPIN or BhuAadhar IDs.
Key Entities Referenced
Department of Land Resources: A department under the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India.
Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP): A Central Sector Scheme to modernize land records.
Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) or BhuAadhar: A software application for assigning unique IDs to land parcels.
Record of Rights (RORs): A record documenting land ownership and rights.
GIS: Geographic Information System encoded digital mode used for Cadastral Maps
Delhi: A state in India.
Shri Ramvir Singh Bidhuri: Member of Parliament who raised the question about geospatial mapping of land parcels.
Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani: Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development who answered the question.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF LAND RESOURCES
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 433
TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2025
Geospatial Mapping of Land Parcels
†433. Shri Ramvir Singh Bidhuri:
Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has taken any steps to simplify the identification of land parcels
using geospatial mapping and other technologies;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) whether it is also being used in the villages of Delhi and if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(DR. CHANDRA SEKHAR PEMMASANI)
(a) to (c) The Department of Land Resources is implementing Digital India Land Records
Modernization Programme (DILRMP), a Central Sector Scheme with effect from 01.04.2016
with 100% funding from Government of India. One of the activities under DILRMP is
digitization of Cadastral Maps wherein existing Cadastral Maps are converted into GIS-encoded
digital mode to facilitate updation of Cadastral Maps in sync with the changes made in the
Record of Rights (RORs). Further, the Department has developed a software application known
as Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) or Bhu-Aadhar for assigning Unique IDs
to the land parcels by the States/UTs. ULPIN or Bhu-Aadhar is a 14 digit Aplha-numeric code
based on Geo-coordinates of vertices of each land parcel. So far, NCT of Delhi has not generated
any ULPIN or Bhu-Aadhar as per DILRMP MIS.
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