Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN)

Why in news?

• The Centre plans to issue a 14-digit identification number to every plot of land in the country within a year’s time.

About ULPIN:

• ULPIN is a 14-digit identification number that will be allotted to every plot of land in the country.
• ULPIN land database will be integrated with revenue court records, bank records, and Aadhaar on a voluntary basis.
• The Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) scheme has been launched in ten States this year and will be rolled out across the country by March 2022.
• The number would uniquely identify every surveyed parcel of land and prevent land fraud, especially in the hinterlands of rural India, where land records are outdated and often disputed.
• The identification will be based on the longitude and latitude coordinates of the land parcel and is dependent on detailed surveys and geo-referenced cadastral maps.
• This is the next step in the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme (DILRMP), which began in 2008 and has been extended several times as its scope grew.

Prelims Question

Consider the following statements regarding Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN):
1.It will be a 7-digit number to identify land parcels across India.
2.The database will be integrated with Aadhar.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2

Answer to the Prelims Question