The administrative department of a certain region in India has digitized over 700,000 land records and stored them using Avalanche blockchain technology to ensure data transparency and prevent tampering.
The administrative department of a small town in India has digitized all land records since the 1950s and stored them on the Avalanche blockchain, aiming to achieve a transparent and tamper-proof land governance model.
On March 6, the Dantewada District Administration of Chhattisgarh announced that it has digitized over 700,000 land records through the land records office. These digitized records are supported by technology from LegitDoc, a subsidiary of Indian blockchain startup Zupple Labs, and stored on the Avalanche blockchain.
Mayank Chaturvedi, the Chief Executive Officer of the Dantewada district and an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, emphasized the significance of this initiative: "For decades, our citizens have faced severe delays in accessing land records, and the verification process sometimes took weeks. By digitizing these records and storing them on the blockchain, we ensure they are easily accessible and tamper-proof."
As part of the program, the government has deployed self-service terminals in each subdivision of the town, allowing citizens and government officials to access land information through these terminals. To ensure the privacy and security of sensitive information, access to the application requires prior authorization.
Neil Martis, CEO of LegitDoc, stated in an interview with Cointelegraph: "The application employs a permission control mechanism, and records can be accessed through subdivision-level (subdivision administrative) tax officials."
The blockchain-based land record application allows responsible officials to search for land property information and download and view digitized records on the blockchain.
As a result, various types of government records, such as B-1 forms (elevator installation), rights records, plot registrations, ownership records, and cadastral maps, can all be viewed and verified through the blockchain.
Blockchain verifies land records. Source: Land Records Office Portal
Officials can also verify smart contracts related to digital documents through Avalanche Explorer, ensuring the tamper-proof nature of the records.
Blockchain verifies land records. Source: Land Records Office Portal
Cointelegraph has gained exclusive access to a public blockchain-based browser that showcases an overview of on-chain data, smart contracts, and on-chain activities related to the Dantewada application.
Overview of Avalanche land record smart contracts. Source: Avalanche Explorer
The project is led by IAS officer Jayant Nahata, who previously served as the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Dantewada and is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the district council. He stated: "This initiative is groundbreaking as it achieves end-to-end digitization and blockchain verifiability of all land records since the 1950s, ensuring not only the security of documents and reducing legal costs but, more importantly, providing ordinary citizens of Dantewada with convenient access."
In addition to eliminating the need for manual searches of land records, this initiative also enables the tribal communities and farmers in the region to secure ownership records and effectively reduce disputes.
LegitDoc has previously assisted several states in India with blockchain initiatives covering the issuance and verification of caste certificates, diploma certificates, and skill certificates.
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