The government has initiated a move to fully automate land management services, allowing citizens to collect land records (khatiyan), apply for mutation (namjari), and pay land development tax from home without visiting land offices. Under this initiative, records and holding information will be digitally stored, verified, and corrected.
The proposal, put forward by the Ministry of Land, was approved on Thursday at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase, chaired by Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury. The committee selected the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as the consultant for the task under the Land Management Automation (Second Revised) Project. The government will procure consultancy services worth Tk 362 crore for this purpose.
Project Scope and Objectives
The project was initially undertaken in July 2020 with the goal of making the country's land administration paperless and free from middlemen (dalals). According to Ministry of Land sources, the digital system will be rolled out across 61 districts, excluding the three hill districts.Meanwhile, the Land Minister has stated that a central monitoring system has been introduced in land offices to curb dependence on middlemen and reduce harassment. This monitoring mechanism is expected to ensure greater transparency and accountability in the land service delivery process.
