The Delhi authorities is creating a devoted module on prohibited properties, to stop registration of disputed and restricted properties throughout the nationwide Capital, income officers conscious of the developments stated.
The prohibited properties can even embody properties flagged by the CBI, ED, I-T, DCB and the Land and Improvement Workplace. (File photograph)
The transfer will be certain that properties flagged for civic violations, together with these booked by the Municipal Company of Delhi (MCD), and people flagged by probe businesses will routinely be barred from registration by sub-registrars—successfully prohibiting a sale.
“Delhi has a significant number of disputed properties: those marked by sub-registrars, properties under MCD action, evacuee and enemy properties, gram sabha land, and properties under violation of Section 81 of the Delhi Land Reforms (DLR) Act, where agricultural land is misused for non-agricultural purposes. All these categories are either under litigation or restricted for sale, but despite this, many such properties have been registered in the past due to lack of checks. This module aims to plug that loophole entirely,” an official, not wishing to be named, instructed HT.
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The prohibited properties can even embody properties flagged by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Enforcement Directorate (ED), Revenue Tax (I-T), Delhi Cantonment Board (DCB), and the Land and Improvement Workplace.
To make sure, properties left behind by people who migrated from India to Pakistan throughout the Partition in 1947 are referred to as evacuee properties. These have been taken over by the federal government for administration and redistribution.
“When the module starts functioning, the document registration system will fetch the details of the flagged properties as soon as the details of such properties are entered into the system for registration and will block it flagging the status listed by the department concerned,” a district-level official, asking to not be named, stated.
Officers stated that underneath the module, a unified database can be created for villages, localities, subdivisions and all 11 income districts, with a dashboard displaying all properties category-wise. Departments or businesses, such because the MCD and Delhi Improvement Authority (DDA) will have the ability to replace it in actual time.
Paperless registration
The income division is engaged on a paperless and faceless registration course of for expeditious processing, lowering the backlog, lowering the price of paper and its storage, and rising public comfort, officers conscious of the event stated.
“Under the paperless registration process, citizens will be able to enter property details and select or upload deed templates. They will be required to upload the required documents, for which the details will be available online. After this process, the system will run a prohibited property check and if the property is clear; the user can then proceed further for registration. The sub-registrar’s office will verify the documents, including stamp duty to be paid, and sent for final approval. The sub-registrar will check the documents and fee details, approve the application and give an appointment to the applicant for registration,” a 3rd official, not wishing to be recognized, stated.