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New Delhi : The Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu on July 6, 2019, called for a comprehensive, model law to make land deeds, transfers and registrations litigation free.
Releasing a Book ‘Land Registration, Global Practices & Lessons for India’ written by Chief Secretary of Himachal Pradesh, B K Agarwal, here, Naidu also called for digitisation of land records so that every transaction is hassle-free. The Vice President suggested that the Centre and the State governments should act together in a Team India spirit to bring out a comprehensive law on land-related issues.
Observing that land is the basic source of livelihood for about 50 per cent of the Indian population, Naidu stressed the need for a legally-binding document on land ownership. Calling for ensuring minimal interface between the people and the officials dealing with land issues including registration to eliminate corruption, the Vice President urged the Centre and State governments to move in the direction of simplifying the procedures and making them totally transparent.
Naidu lauded PM Narendra Modi for his reformative approach in governance and the establishment of the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog. He said the transformation was aimed at improving the lives of the people. Appreciating the book written by Agarwal, he said it would be of equal importance to all the common man, law makers and policy makers. The book would fill the existing gap of research in the field of land registration and maintenance of title records in our country., he said
CEO of NITI Aayog Amitab Kant and Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta and other dignitaries were present at the book release function, according to a PIB release.