State revenue minister Balasaheb Thorat on Sunday said the state government has planned to increase the use of technology in the revenue department.
“The revenue department has started giving digitised 7/12 extracts. More additions will be done in these services. Citizens will be able to do more transaction about land via digital facilities. The facility for making the changes in the property records with an online mode will be available for property owners,” Thorat said. He was speaking at a press conference on Sunday.
The revenue department started the new facility of the properties registration, changes in the digital signature, on Sunday to mark revenue day. The system for attaching the e-property changes to revenue records department was launched. The updated versions of online 7/12 extracts will be available now.
“A number of legal formalities need to be completed before offering citizens facilities. Some amendments in the existing laws are needed. In some cases, scrapping of old laws is necessary. All this has to be done before starting the online revenue records system,” said Thorat.
According to Thorat, facilities which will help in better crop management will also be introduced soon. An e-crop surveillance initiative will be undertaken and information about sowing will be collected from farmers. which will be uploaded in this system.
As per the revenue department officials, the newly designed 7/12 abstracts will be easy to read. They have been simplified for better understanding. Their online availability will reduce the bureaucratic hassles of the citizens to obtain these documents. Land owners in rural areas will not have visit the offices for getting this information.