The method of registration will change in Bihar, the entire process will be online from August

Patna: There is news of great relief for the people buying and selling land and property in Bihar. Now they will not have to make repeated visits to government offices for registration. The state government is going to make the land and property registry process completely paperless in the state from next month i.e. August. Under this, the entire process of registration will be completed through digital medium in all the 145 registration offices of the state.

After the implementation of the new system, work related to land and property documents will be done online. This will not only make the process easier but will also increase transparency. The government believes that the digital system will save people’s time and reduce the problems in the registry process.

The state registration department has started work rapidly in this direction. It is being told that this month itself, about two dozen registration offices including Patna and Madhubani will be connected to the paperless system. After this, this system will be implemented in all the registration offices of the entire state from August.

At present, paper documents are required at several stages during land registry. People have to visit offices for applications, verification of documents and other processes. Under the new digital system, all these processes will be linked to the online platform.

According to officials, digital records of documents will be kept safe in the paperless registry system. This will make it easier to handle land related records and any information can be easily obtained in future. Having digital records will also reduce the possibility of documents being lost or tampered with.

The common people are expected to get the biggest benefit of this system. People buying land or property will now get relief from lengthy procedures and unnecessary delays. Due to the online process, work from application to verification of documents can be completed quickly.

The government aims to make the process of land registry more simple, secure and transparent. There have often been complaints of fraud and irregularities in records in land related matters. After implementation of digital system, it will help in controlling these problems also.

Apart from this, paperless system will also improve the functioning of the registration department. It will be easier for employees to manage records and the time spent in searching old documents will also be reduced.

The Registration Department is also giving training to the employees to make the digital system successful. Necessary technical facilities are being provided in all the offices, so that people do not have to face any kind of problem.

However, after the introduction of the digital system, it will be necessary for people to be aware of the online process. For this, preparations are being made by the department to run an awareness campaign, so that common citizens can easily use this facility.

The state government is already working towards making many government services available through online medium. Making land and property registry paperless is being considered an important step in this digital campaign.

Officials say that when this system will be implemented in entire Bihar from August, the process of land registry will become faster and easier than before. This will provide convenience to the common people and will also increase transparency in the government system.

The number of cases related to land and property is quite high in Bihar. In such a situation, lakhs of people are expected to get direct benefits from the implementation of digital system in 145 registration offices. Now people’s eyes are on this new system which will start in August, which will completely change the method of land registry in the state.