The Karnataka Revenue Department, run by the state government, has implemented an innovative scheme called ‘Bhu Suraksha Yojana’ to stop farmers from roaming around offices to get old original land documents. Now farmers will get the opportunity to get their land original documents in an easy and quick way. Complete information on this is shared in this column.
Revenue Minister Krishna Baire Gowda said that the main objective of ‘Bhu Suraksha Abhiyan’ is to provide a permanent solution to all the problems that are exploiting farmers, including unnecessary trips to government offices, and to make land records available at their fingertips.
He was speaking at the launch of a campaign to scan and digitize the records of the record room at the district administration office in Bengaluru city district under the “Bhu Suraksha” scheme today.
The exploitation of poor farmers by hiding and altering the original documents related to land grants (agricultural land records) has been going on for decades. The rush in government offices and courts is a headache for real farmers. On the other hand, brokers are not exploiting farmers as they used to.
The earners should be relieved from all these exploitations. Record rooms should be brought within the reach of the people. Our aim is that people should get the facilities they deserve in an easy and hassle-free manner. That is why the “Bhu Suraksha” campaign has been started, he said.
Land Record Digital System – How does the digital system work?
Farmers used to have to go to the Tehsildar’s office to get the original and old documents related to their land ownership, but now this system will be dismantled and farmers can quickly get the original land documents by submitting an online application on their own mobile phone or at Nadakacheri.
How to apply for land records online – How to apply online on mobile?
Farmers can apply on their mobile by accessing the official “Bhu Suraksha” scheme website of the Revenue Department and following the steps below.
Step 1: First, click on “Apply for Land Records Online” and access the official Bhoomi Suraksha website.
Step 2: After this, enter the applicant’s mobile number on this page, click on the “Generate OTP” button, enter the 6-digit OTP received on your mobile number and click on the “Login” button.
Step 3: Then on this page, click on the “Generate OTP” button in the column next to the mobile number, enter the OTP, enter the OTP in the column next to it, click on the “Verify OTP” button, then enter your name, address, email ID and click on the “Save” option to create your profile details.
Step 4: Then fill in the file details in the “Enter File Request” column and click on the “Next” option. Click on the “Search with Village” option. Select your District/Taluk/Hobli/Village/File/Register and enter the Survey Number and click on the Search button. Select file, then click “Next”.
Step 5: Then click on the Finish option and pay the fee to get the document and get the application acknowledged.
Special Note: Since the Bhu Suraksha Yojana has been launched recently, not all the village records are online yet. If you are unable to get the records by following the above procedure, then submit your application online at Holi Nadakacheri.
The state has 100 crore pages of records, out of which 35.36 crore pages have been scanned: Minister Krishna Baire Gowda
It is estimated that there are more than 100 crore land records related to land records in all the tehsildar offices in the state. Out of this, 35.36 crore pages have been scanned. Another 35 crore pages are yet to be scanned. This work is not limited to only the tehsildar offices but it has been decided to scan the records in the offices of the Sub-division Officer and the District Magistrate as well. Today, this work was formally started by scanning the original documents in the office of the District Magistrate of Bengaluru City, he said.
Bhu Suraksha Yojana-Scanning completed within a week:
On average, 10,000 pages are being scanned every day in all the Tehsildar offices of the state. This work will gain momentum in the coming days and all the original documents of the Tehsildar offices will be scanned by December. He said that the work of scanning the documents kept in the record room of the Subdivision Officer’s office will be completed by March 2026.
Collect records of agricultural land online from home instead of going to the government office:
Farmers can apply online from home instead of going to the government office to collect scanned and digitized documents. Even if farmers do not know how to apply online on mobile phones, they will no longer have to go to the Tehsildar’s office. They can go to the nearby district office and apply with the help of the officials there.
To help people locally, applications can be submitted at the NADA office from today. Also, so far, we have provided 4 lakh documents in digital form across the state. We will first scan the documents for which people apply, he said.
Karnataka Revenue Minister Krishna Baire Gowda-Fake entries have been made in many documents in Bengaluru. Minister Krishna Baire Gowda
Fake entries have been made in many documents in Bengaluru. Some officials are also involved in this act, resulting in a loss of thousands of crores of rupees to the government. The minister further expressed dissatisfaction that the government is also continuously losing money in the courts in the case of such fake documents.
In the past, due to the misconduct of some officials, government property has been systematically occupied by land grabbers. Such calamities need to be prevented in future. We are curbing this cycle through the land protection scheme. We cannot remain silent after losing to the fake deals that happened in the past. The officials have been told that if the documents are found to be fake, they should be handed over to the forensic department for investigation and proof of truth or falsehood.
We are also ready to provide the necessary financial assistance for the experimental room to help the FSL team conduct the research. There is no question of accepting defeat. If the document is found to be fake, we will fight till the Supreme Court, he said.
Revenue Department Principal Secretary Rajendra Kumar Kataria, Revenue Commissioner Sunil Kumar and Bengaluru City Collector G. Jagadish were present.
For more information:
Helpline Mail ID –bhoomi@karnataka.gov.in
Helpline-080-22113255