Deccan Herald 12.12.2013
Property records project set for launch in Bangalore
The Urban Property Ownership Records (UPOR)
project, which envisages distribution of property titles (also property
cards) to private immovable property owners, is set to be launched in
Bangalore.
The Directorate of Survey Settlement and Land
Records (DSSLR) has completed the tender process and shortlisted two
firms – Hyderabad-based Infotech and Bangalore-based Alcon – to
implement the project in 50 Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)
wards in old Bangalore areas.
Commissioner of DSSLR V Ponnuraj said the tender details had already been sent to the government, seeking its approval.
The tenders will be awarded to the agencies after securing the government’s approval, Ponnuraj added.
It was for the third time that the project was tendered. There were no takers for it on two earlier occasions.
The
government, as a result, modified certain conditions in the tender such
as allowing firms to participate in the bidding as a consortium and
engaging the services of other agencies at the time of implementation, official sources said.
Under
the UPOR project, survey, mapping and measurement of all properties
will be done and the authenticity of their ownership verified using old
village maps and revenue records (urban properties were once villages
and they had revenue numbers.
History of the properties and change in ownership over the years will be traced using those details).
The
DSSLR will issue titles to the owners of private properties by charging
a nominal fee. The titles will not be issued to the disputed
properties. Under the existing system, there is no document that
establishes the ownership of a property. Sale deed and khata are deemed
as property ownership documents, sources said.
The project is
expected to help the government identify encroachment of its land. The
pilot project has been successfully implemented in Mysore city, and it
is under implementation in Bellary, Shimoga, Mangalore and
Hubli-Dharwad, sources said.
25 wards each
Ponnuraj said each of these companies will be given 25 wards to implement the project. The government will bear the cost of the project, which is estimated to cost Rs 13 crore.
Money
will be paid in instalments as the work progresses. The contract also
involves maintenance of data for the initial three years. The project
will be later extended to all BBMP wards and other cities and towns
across the State.
