Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (MS)
Mangaluru, Sep 19: The state government has decided to make Property Card (document of property ownership), which was implemented on an experimental basis for the first time in coastal Karnataka, compulsory for the people who own property under the limits of Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC). The district administration has started the supplementary process in this direction.
In April 2012 the process of Property Card had started in the city. However, due to the confusion with regards to making the card compulsory, there was no progress in the distribution of the same. Now the Urban Property Ownership Record (UPOR) project is being implemented under the aegis of land survey, revenue system and land records departments. The government has decided to make this compulsory in all the 60 wards of 32 villages under MCC.
What is a property card?
Property card, which is called as Urban Property Ownership Record (UPOR), is a computerized document. This includes the format of the property, documents of the property, loan obligation and details of the property map. It also includes the name of the city, ward name and number and the name of the owner of the property. Every property will have a separate UPOR number and barcode. This card is given as per rule 83 (2), chapter 12 of Karnataka Land Revenue Act of 1966.
Process followed at present
Under MCC, 1,65,010 properties are registered. Out of this, the process of collection of records, data entry and scanning process was being carried out for 1,46,129 properties. At present the ad-hoc property card is being distributed after measurement and plotting map of the property, taking photographs of the property, collection of ownership documents, verification, scanning, entering the data and the process of ownership inquiry by the department. The owner of the property has to verify the same and get the amendments done, if any, within 30 days. If there are issues, the inquiry of the same will be done. Fingerprints of the owner are also collected. After the completion of all these steps, a permanent or pukka card is issued to the property owner after collecting a specific scheduled fee.
Benefits of property card
The owner of the property can get statutory property records with the exact map of the property. There is possibility of smooth transfer of property rights and also faster change of rights after selling the property due to use of the software. The buyers of property can clearly verify the loan obligations. The card will help in preventing illegal possession and encroachment of property.