UPSC Prelims 2024 · Question 48 of 97
UPSC Prelims 2024 question on Digital India Land Records
- ExamUPSC CSE
- Year2024
- PaperGeneral Studies Paper I
- SubjectIndian Economy
- TopicImportant Economic Concepts
- DifficultyHard
- TypeStatement
With reference to the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme, consider the following statements:
1. To implement the scheme, the Central Government provides 100% funding.
2. Under the Scheme, Cadastral Maps are digitized.
3. An initiative has been undertaken to transliterate the Records of Rights from local language to any of the languages recognized by the Constitution of India.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Answer: D. 1, 2 and 3
Verdict
Correct statements: 1, 2 and 3 → Option (d).
Statement by statement
Statement 1 – CORRECT: The Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (erstwhile National Land Record Modernization Programme) was revamped and converted as a Central Sector Scheme with effect from 1st April, 2016 with 100% funding by the Centre. Hence statement 1 is correct.
Statement 2 – CORRECT: The basic components of the programme include Computerization of Land Records, digitization of Cadastral Maps, Computerization of Registration Offices, Integration of Sub Registrar offices (SROs) with Land Records etc. Hence statement 2 is correct.
Statement 3 – CORRECT: The Government has undertaken an initiative to transliterate the Records of Rights available in local language to any of the 22 Schedule VIII languages of the Constitution. Hence statement 3 is correct.