Bhoomi (software)
Bhoomi is a project jointly funded by the Government of India and the Government of Karnataka to digitize the paper land records and create a software mechanism to control changes to the land registry in Karnataka. The project was designed to eliminate the long-standing problem of inefficiency and corruption in the maintenance of land records at dispersed and poorly supervised and audited block-level offices known as "taluka" offices in South India and "tehsildar" offices in North India. The project development and implementation was done by National Informatics Centre.
 Emblem of Karnataka Government | |
Screenshot The land records management software | |
Type of site | Government Site |
|---|---|
| Available in | English and Kannada |
| Owner | Revenue department, Government of Karnataka |
| Created by | National Informatics Centre, Karnataka |
| URL | bhoomi |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | none |
| Current status | Online |
Content license | Free Documentation License |
Many experiments with computerization have failed due to corruption and other factors.[1][2]
Implementation of Land record computerization has been difficult in India. Bhoomi succeeded because there was a champion who worked a 15-hour day for over 12 months, devoting 80% of his time to the project. Minimizing resistance from staff by harnessing political support was an important contributory factor. Extensive training coupled with a participatory style also helped to diminish resistance."
— A paper published by World Bank in 2001[3]
See also
- HALRIS
- Girdawari
- Project Nemmadi
- [ [VINAYAK TELSANG]]
References
- Subhash Bhatnagar. "Transparency and Corruption: Does E-Government Help?" (PDF).
- Swati Prasad (2008). "'Corruption' slowing India's e-govt growth". ZDNet Asia.
- Rajeev Chawla, Additional Secretary Department of Revenue; Karnataka (Project champion) & Subhash Bhatnagar (World Bank) (2001). "Bhoomi: Online Delivery of Land Titles in Karnataka, India". World Bank. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009.