Land records such as A-register, Chitta, FMS, town survey land register (TSLR) and block maps have been digitally signed and can be viewed and downloaded free of cost. They’re being submitted by the public as an important attachment for obtaining building plan approvals, layout approvals, building licences, property tax assessment, housing loan, agricultural loan and others, the communication said.

“Complaints and petitions have been received often that, while applying for plan approvals, licenses, layout approvals, etc, officials are asking the public to get attestation from taluk tahsildar/survey authorities in the copies of the land records,” it added.

Vinay also pointed out that a government order (GO) was already issued which specified that the digitally signed, QR coded land records are legally valid land records and equivalent to signed copies wherever the online patta transfer system had been implemented in full.

“The genuineness of online land records can be verified by scanning the 2D ‘QR code’ using the 2D scanner in the mobile phone. Hence, it’s submitted that as per the GO, attestation of print-outs of online land records is unwarranted,” he added.