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LAND REVENUE & DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

Government of Sikkim

About Us

Land Revenue and Disaster Management Department is concerned with revenue administration in the state which encompasses survey and settlement operations, maintenance and up gradation of Land Records and enforcement of Land Laws in the State. The Department also provides immediate relief to the victims of disaster and is responsible for disaster prevention, mitigation and preparedness and as a nodal agency it has been implementing various Disaster Management Programs in the State.

The following are the lists of works carried out by the department:

  • Collection of land tax
  • Maintenance and up gradation of land records
  • Carrying out cadastral survey once every 15-20 years
  • Enactments of laws relating to the transaction on land while preserving the old laws
  • Creation of land bank scheme;
    • for distribution of land to the sukubmasis
    • for other purposes of the government
  • Carry out census operation works
  • Relief and restoration on the damages caused by natural calamities
    • Creation of SDR Force
    • Workshop on capacity building on disaster management
  • Civil defence
  • Land Bank scheme- formation of land bank
    • For distribution to Sukumbasis
    • For other Purpose of the government

UNDP funded project through GOI –relating to disaster management.

Digital India Land Record Modernization Programme

The Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP) is launched by Government of India in August 2008, aimed to modernize management of land records, minimize scope of land/property disputes, enhance transparency in the land records maintenance system, and facilitate moving eventually towards guaranteed conclusive titles to immovable properties in the country.

The major components of the programme are computerization of all land records including mutations, digitization of maps and integration of textual and spatial data, survey/re-survey and updation of all survey and settlement records including creation of original cadastral records wherever necessary, computerization of registration and its integration with the land records maintenance system, development of core Geospatial Information System (GIS) and capacity building.

The main objective of the DILRMP is to develop a modern, comprehensive and transparent land records management system in the country with the aim to implement the conclusive land-titling system with title guarantee, which will be based on four basic principles

A single window to handle land records (including the maintenance and updating of textual records, maps, survey and settlement operations and registration of immovable property)

The ―mirror‖ principle, which refers to the fact that cadastral records mirror the ground reality

The ―curtain‖ principle which indicates that the record of title is a true depiction of the ownership status, mutation is automated and automatic following registration and the reference to past records is not necessary

Title insurance, which guarantees the title for its correctness and indemnifies the title holder against loss arising on account of any defect therein.