Bhoomi (software)
_logo.png){kind=logo} Bhoomi logo | |
Screenshot The land records management software | |
Type of site | Government Site |
|---|---|
| Available in | English and Kannada |
| Owner | Revenue department, Government of Karnataka |
| Created by | National Informatics Centre, Karnataka |
| URL | bhoomi |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | none |
| Current status | Online |
Content license | Free Documentation License |
Bhoomi is a project jointly funded by the Government of India and the Government of Karnataka to digitize the paper land records and create a software mechanism to control changes to the land registry in Karnataka. The project was designed to eliminate the long-standing problem of inefficiency and corruption in the maintenance of land records at dispersed and poorly supervised and audited block-level offices known as "taluka" offices in South India and "tehsildar" offices in North India. The project development and implementation was done by National Informatics Centre.
Many experiments with computerization have failed due to corruption and other factors.[1][2]
Implementation of Land record computerization has been difficult in India. Bhoomi succeeded because there was a champion who worked a 15-hour day for over 12 months, devoting 80% of his time to the project. Minimizing resistance from staff by harnessing political support was an important contributory factor. Extensive training coupled with a participatory style also helped to diminish resistance."
— A paper published by World Bank in 2001[3]
Background[edit]
The idea to computerize land records was first mooted by Chief Minister of Karnataka S. M. Krishna in 1999. In his 2000–01 budget speech, he stated: "I am making a solemn commitment in this House that by March 31, 2001, RTCs in computerised format will be made available to every single farmer in the State." In his next budget speech, he said that RTCs were "available at kiosks in 40 taluks across the State. In a few months the remaining 125 taluks will be able to get RTCs." It was reported in 2004 that the Bhoomi project included demographic and economic data and legal rights, and that it also had 47 information fields on owner, tenant, crops, yield, irrigation sources, mortgage details, nature of soil and bank loans.[4]
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References[edit]
- ^ Subhash Bhatnagar. "Transparency and Corruption: Does E-Government Help?" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
- ^ Swati Prasad (2008). "'Corruption' slowing India's e-govt growth". ZDNet Asia.
- ^ Rajeev Chawla, Additional Secretary Department of Revenue; Karnataka (Project champion) & Subhash Bhatnagar (World Bank) (2001). "Bhoomi: Online Delivery of Land Titles in Karnataka, India". World Bank. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009.
- ^ "`Bhoomi' makes land records secure". The Hindu. 16 February 2004. Archived from the original on 17 March 2005. Retrieved 2 May 2024.