Srinagar: About 28 lakh passbooks have been distributed among the beneficiaries of Jammu and Kashmir, under the  ‘Aapki Zameen Aapki Nigrani’ initiative, which aims to demystify land records for eliminating the possibility of manipulation, media reports said.

Pertinently, the Aapki Zameen Aapki Nigrani initiative is one of the flagship programmes launched by the J-K government to bring ease, transparency and convenience for citizens about land records, reports The Kashmir Walla.

Under this initiative, public users can search and view copies of scanned data online on CIS Portal- http://landrecords.jk.gov.in/.

The initiative facilitates easy online access to the Land Records System thereby reducing manipulation of revenue records besides improving the efficiency of Revenue offices substantially.

This endeavor is part of Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP) and Jammu and Kashmir has achieved an important milestone in providing the most transparent and accountable services to the common people under this initiative.

As per the official records, lakhs of citizens have viewed their land records till date and the feedback of citizens has resulted in the purification, and updation of land records on a constant basis.