The Land Records Jammu supervises the land reform, demarcation and settlement policies of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The land records of Jammu is an official document of the state government that highlights many important policies for improving the distribution of excess lands to the landless laborers, and keeps a record of the various land reform practices that have been implemented by the state government.

The computerization of land records in the state of Jammu and Kashmir has helped in systematically organizing the various available statistics on the separation of land, allocation of surplus lands and various land reform policies. The government of Jammu and Kashmir has done away with the collection of land revenue from the poor farmers. This system has really helped most of the poor households who solely depend on farming, and horticulture.

The state government of Jammu and Kashmir has achieved several landmark decisions regarding proper utilization of access non profitable and non agricultural land. The government was successful in completing a huge rail project within a short period of time. In addition to this, the government has decided to offer jobs to one member of each family whose land has been taken away to build this project.

The government also offers several relief measures to the poor farmers during times of natural calamities like draught or flood that affects the agricultural products. For better and clear conceptualization of the land record systems, the government has decided to record the statistics in computer in Urdu.

The Land Records Jammu has helped in effective management and supervision of the barren as well as the fertile agricultural lands of the state.

Last Updated on 8/29/2011