Defence Minister Rajnath Singh urges to ensure foolproof management of land for India to become global manufacturing hub

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has called upon Central and State Government Departments to ensure foolproof management of land for India to become a global manufacturing hub. He was addressing the inaugural session of a webinar organised to disseminate Geographic Information System (GIS)-based applications, developed by Centre of Excellence for Satellite and Unmanned Remote Vehicle Initiative today.  

The Centre of Excellence for Satellite and Unmanned Remote Vehicle Initiative was set up by Directorate General Defence Estates to promote the use of emerging technologies in land surveys, analysis of data and land management. Mr Singh said, government has taken several steps to resolve various issues such as land disputes. He said, Narendra Modi Government has repealed many irrelevant archaic laws related to land. The Minister said, according to the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme, land records of about 94 per cent villages have been computerised.