Staff Reporter:
Land adviser Ali Imam Majumdar yesterday said people’s active engagement and awareness about digital land management services can accelerate its way to success.
“Citizens must embrace digital platforms to access land-related services efficiently, reduce bureau-cratic hassles, and eliminate corruption,” he told a progress review meeting on automated land ser-vices yesterday at Bhumi Bhaban in the capital.
The adviser said that the government is taking significant strides in modernizing land services through digitalization, aiming to eliminate bureaucratic delays, corruption, and public inconven-ience.
“Digital services could restore public confidence in the land system. The goal is to ensure transpar-ency and efficiency while minimizing legal disputes and criminal cases related to land issues,” he said.
He urged the countrymen to utilize online facilities to access mouza maps, land records, and own-ership documents and pay land taxes from home.
Since the nationwide launch of online mutation services in 2017, over 16.86 million applications have been submitted, with a resolution rate of 97.3 per cent, said the project director.
To meet current demands, an advanced version of the system has been developed, incorporating artificial intelligence for automatic verification of many application details. This upgrade aims to make the process more user-friendly and accessible for all.
Government officials stressed that digital services can only be fully effective if citizens actively engage with the system. They encouraged the public to adapt to these technological advancements to benefit from streamlined, hassle-free land services.
Land Ministry Senior Secretary ASM Saleh Ahmed, Land Reforms Board Chairman (Secretary) AJM Salauddin Nagri, Chairman of Land Appeal Board Muhammad Ibrahim and Director General (DG) of Land Records and Survey Department Dr Md Mahmud Hasan were also present in the meeting.
