Peshawar: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has directed all Deputy Commissioners of all its districts to digitise all land records in the province, according to a news report. The Performance Management and Reforms Unit (PMRU) of the chief secretary’s office issued these directives through a letter dispatched to the deputy commissioners of all the districts in KP.
This letter stated that an exercise was required to digitise land records for state lands throughout the province using the Geographical Information System (GIS). The PMRU also revealed that a pro forma in this regard had previously been shared with the respective officials.
The planning and development department has already deputed GIS analysts to all districts to help the administration with this digitisation. The letter further added that revenue staff and GIS analysts should collect geo-coordinates (polygon) in the geo database of all government lands in the various districts, and then share them with the PMRU.
This information will be stored in electronic format, and would help all government departments utilise this land in a more efficient way. This exercise is the first of its kind in the province and is expected to take place within the next 15 days.
