Land Records: World Bank to lend additional Rs7.5b

Data of about 52 million land owners was being computerised.


October 13, 2012

LAHORE:


The World Bank agreed for additional financing of Rs7.5 billion for the financing of computerisation of land record and a contract signing in this regard is expected some time next month.


Representatives from the World Bank, during their previous mission, expressed their satisfaction over the progress and appreciated the professionalism of project staff, an official of the Board of Revenue Punjab said on Saturday.

The project which initially started with financing of Rs2.773 billion from the World Bank for computerisation of land records of 18 districts of Punjab has been expanded to all 36 districts.

According to a careful estimate, data of about 52 million land owners was being computerised. About 25 Land Records Management and Information System (LRMIS) service centres had been established and land record of 545 villages was computerised.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 14th, 2012.

COMMENTS (2)

Faisal Anwar Malik | 11 years ago | Reply

This is an excellent initiative by the Punjab government and will greatly help in the economic development of the province, once the issue of power/gas shortages is sorted out. Living in Karachi, it pains me to see that the once great center of business and economy of the country, which was touted as the future Singapore/Dubai going to ruins because of law and order situation and the political and religious interests of the few.

We also need someone with a vision and the will to implement serious regulatory and structural reforms in the city of Karachi.Whatever good we had is going down the drain in a short span of few years, despite ALL the provincial and national assembly members having been part of the government for over 10+ years in one form of the other. This shows the callousness of these so called leaders to safeguard their own interest at the cost of the lives of the masses.

usman786 | 11 years ago | Reply

What was the output of initial loan? How many pajeros and operational expenditure? Accuracy of data entry? Who provided software and price? Why not local software through PSEB

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