The Maharashtra revenue department is set for a transformation by adopting the blockchain technology. This digital method of storing records in a business network will enable district collectorates to have a faster documentation process and also save cost, officials told PTI.
A government office with piles of documents lying scattered and files gathering dust is a common sight. But, the Maharashtra revenue department will not look like that in a couple of years as it is set for a transformation by adopting the blockchain technology.
This digital method of storing records in a business network will enable district collectorates to have a faster documentation process and also save cost, officials told PTI.
At the Global Fintech Fest held in Mumbai last month, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the role of governance, especially in the revenue department, is going to change forever in the next two-three years.
« The blockchain technology is going to save a lot of time of a district collector, who has to spend significant time in conducting hearings related to errors in documents. There will be no typical or conventional role left for a collector once we completely shift to the blockchain technology-based documentation,” he said.
The revenue department deals with records of land, ownership/property lease, registration of sale and purchase, among others.
Citizens have been raising concerns for many years about errors in the recording of names and exact details of a property.
