NEW DELHI: The Delhi government is conducting a survey of Lal Dora areas to prepare digital property records and will soon provide QR-enabled Smart PVC Property Cards to eligible property owners to resolve a decades-old issue.
The government said 48 villages have been brought under the SVAMITVA scheme through an agreement with the Survey of India. Surveys have been completed in 30 of these villages, and their final property cards have already been prepared.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday said that for years, the absence of systematic and authenticated property records in Lal Dora areas had caused numerous difficulties for residents.
She said the Delhi government is now using modern technology to establish a clear identity for every property, ensuring that records become more transparent, secure and well organised. Smart Property Cards will soon be issued to eligible beneficiaries, and a special event will be organised to distribute them.
According to the government, surveys covering 12,232 properties have been completed so far. Of these, 8,423 properties—nearly 69 per cent—are dispute-free, and the process of issuing Smart Property Cards for them has already begun. All surveyed properties in the South and North West districts are dispute-free, while work is underway in other districts to resolve disputes and complete the process.
Gupta said the initiative goes beyond creating paper records and is based on a fully digital system. The process begins with the demarcation of Lal Dora boundaries, followed by aerial drone surveys conducted by the Survey of India.
Revenue Department officials verify the drone-generated maps on the ground, and any discrepancies are referred back to the Survey of India for correction.
Each property is then assigned a unique Property Identification Number , after which an official Property Card is prepared for the occupier. The records will also be integrated with the Delhi Online Registration Information System in real time to ensure they remain continuously updated.
The Chief Minister said the Smart PVC Property Cards will conform to UIDAI standards and will include the Property Identification Number, date of issue, village, sub-division, district, occupant’s name, father’s or husband’s name, share in the property, total, built-up and open area, Bhu-Aadhar number, co-occupants’ details and contact number. Each card will also carry a QR code that will open the complete Digital Form-13 of the property.
Land records
Surveys of 30 villages completed, cards prepared
12,232 properties surveyed across Delhi villages
8,423 properties declared dispute-free so far
Drone surveys used for digital mapping
Each property assigned unique PID number
