Bihar Land Survey Gets a Boost: Independent Servers Now Operational Across Divisions

Patna: In a significant move to expedite the Bihar Land Survey, independent servers for all divisions in the state became operational on Thursday. This upgrade resolves long-standing storage issues and will allow landowners to seamlessly upload self-declarations and genealogy records on the Survey Directorate’s website.

According to an official from the technical branch of the Survey Directorate, the website has introduced a district-wise application option. When users select their district, their application will now be directed to a dedicated data store for that division.

The internal server links for all divisions have been separated, ensuring smooth storage and retrieval of digitized and scanned land records. This will prevent data loss and processing delays, significantly benefiting landowners.

Director of Land Records and Measurement, Kamlesh Kumar Singh, held a virtual meeting with settlement officers from all 38 districts on Thursday at Survey Bhawan, Shastri Nagar. The discussion focused on identifying any remaining technical glitches after the server upgrade.

Settlement officers confirmed that the new server system has accelerated data entry, digitization, and scanning. However, some districts reported issues with document visibility. The director ordered immediate rectification of these technical flaws within 24 hours.

Additionally, settlement officers were instructed to report any resignations or no-objection certificates (NOCs) of survey personnel to the directorate without delay.

The meeting also addressed the resignation of 900 survey personnel across the state, including 42 in Gaya and 26 in Madhubani. Many of these personnel left after being selected for junior engineer posts and are now employed in regular government positions.

To streamline the special land survey process, corrections in jamabandi (land records) will be carried out at dedicated camps across various zones. Errors in jamabandi have been hindering digitization, and the Revenue and Land Reforms Department has instructed all district collectors to oversee this process.

These camps will ensure that original jamabandi records are digitized accurately. Revenue employees will use department-provided laptops to update records mauza-wise (village-wise). If corrections have already been made through mutation, revision, or suo motu action, additional changes will not be required.

All Deputy Commissioners of Land Reforms (DCLRs) will conduct physical inspections of the correction camps, while additional collectors will receive daily updates via video conferencing. The revenue employees and circle officers (COs) will be held accountable for the accuracy of the corrections.

The Secretary of the Revenue and Land Reforms Department has instructed all districts to prepare an action plan for the smooth organization of these camps and to submit regular progress reports.

This comprehensive effort is expected to resolve long-standing land record issues in Bihar, providing landowners with a more efficient and transparent system for managing their property documents.