Government of the Punjab started computerization of Land Records with overall
objectives to improve service delivery and to enhance the perceived level of
tenure security. A Project Management Unit has been set up under the administrative control of the Board of Revenue,
Government of the Punjab.
LRMIS Background
The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (December, 2003) of the Government of Pakistan (GOP) highlights the importance of the rural economy for poverty reduction and sustained economic growth. Given that land is at the heart of agriculture and the rural economy in Pakistan, particularly in Punjab Province, land ownership and administration issues are of key importance. Inequalities of land distribution, tenure insecurity and difficulties associated with the land administration and registration system are closely interrelated and continue to impose significant constraints on both rural and urban populationsread more...
LRMIS Objectives
The higher level objective of the Project is to improve the land records service delivery in the Province of Punjab, contributing to long-lasting tenure security. The outcomes, expected to result from the Project, are:
Increased access to land records at lower transaction cost for the beneficiary, through a client-responsive service.
Increased level of tenure security of land-right holders.read more..
LRMIS Strategy
Making land rights secure, reducing the potential for disputes and enabling an improved investment climate are urgent tasks for the BOR and have been prioritized at the highest levels of the GoPunjab for the entire Province. Over the long-term the Government intends to move to an effective system of land records management which will link text and spatial data effectively and will make rights in land more secure. This will entail significant institutional, legal and policy changes, as well as investment in human resource development, information systems, and improvement in the available data bases on land.read more...
LRMIS Project Components
The approach followed in the design of the proposed five-year Project encompasses four main actions:
Setting the foundations with the objective of generating and strengthening the capacity of the responsible entities to effectively manage and administer the modernized land records system
Developing and deploying an automated land records system (LRMIS) and performing all other pre-service delivery tasks
Provision of services to the population – with the objective of managing,read more..
Our Vision
The Project vision is to establish efficient, accountable, equitable and secure Land Records Management & Information Systems. Ultimate vision of the Govt. of the Punjab is to gradually move towards a Land Titling System.
