Start of issuance of Land Pass Books in UT

 Programme being launched in Jammu and Srinagar on 19.02.2022

JAMMU: As a major initiative towards good governance and ease of convenience to the citizens, the Revenue Department is starting issuance of Land Pass Books,  trilingual (Hindi, Urdu and English) to the landholders w.e.f. 19.02.2022 from the districts of Jammu and Srinagar. 07 Tehsils of Srinagar district and 21 Tehsils of Jammu district are starting the distribution process at 28 locations with participation of PRIs, Elected Representatives, Landholders, Farmers, Financial Institutions and Line Departments.

The Land Pass Books issued to every landholder contain sentry from the Jamabandi in revenue estate, so as to enable the landholder to make its use for credit facilities and for other matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

The Land Pass Book prescribed by the Revenue Department is true to the record and can be generated online by landholders without visiting a Patwari or Tehsildar or any Revenue office.

With scanning and digitization of land records already under implementation for the convenience of citizens and under good governance initiative of the Government, the department in tune with the statute laid has also framed the Jammu and Kashmir Land Passbook Rules-2022 for online issuance of Land Passbook.

The Land Pass Book is Progressive in the sense that it is in tune with e-governance and for the convenience of citizens issued in trilingual form i.e. in Hindi, Urdu and English which will make Land Passbooks an easy and simple document for reference and record.

Land Pass Book is an evidently valid entity carrying the same evidentiary value as if being certified copies of Record-of-Rights for all intents and purposes before courts and financial institutions. It is an authoritative document for grant of financial assistance by a financial institution.

Each Land Pass Book has a unique ID and QR code as an additional security feature. With the help of QR code any institution, individual or agency can verify the credentials and authenticity of the Land Pass Book.

It is going to be a tool for redressal of various grievances, litigations, disputes at various forums and for reference.