The Sindh government has launched a pilot project to digitize land revenue records in the province—a goal that has remained unrealized despite previous efforts.
Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah chaired a meeting with top officials from the Board of Revenue (BoR), where it was decided that, as part of the pilot project, one deh from both urban and rural areas would be selected for the digitalization of ownership title records. The Chief Minister approved two dehs—Borkho from the district and Palijani from the sub-district of Matyari.
The pilot phase will span six weeks, after which various software solutions will be developed to digitize the handwritten property records.
The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary Syed Asif Haider Shah, Senior Member of the BoR Baqaullah Unnar, Secretary to the Chief Minister Raheem Shaikh, and others.
The Chief Minister was briefed on the current system, where applicants must navigate eight to nine stages to obtain a sales certificate. These stages include: submitting an online application on the web portal, making payment at the bank, obtaining stamp paper, applying for e-registration, confirming the sales certificate through various markers, visiting the sub-registrar office for scrutiny, biometric verification, and finally issuing the certificate.
The Chief Minister expressed dissatisfaction with this complicated process and directed that it be streamlined to only two stages. He recommended setting up a service center for tax and fee payments via an e-payment system, followed by the establishment of an automated system for property transfers.
The Chief Minister also approved the Sindh Digital Land Title Transfer Rules 2025, which outline the digital process for easier property transfers. The rules include the creation of a central database to maintain complete digital land records and property documents. This system will be linked with NADRA’s biometric system.
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