Pune to pilot unique land parcel identification number project

04 Feb 2022 CW Team

The state has chosen Pune to direct the Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) project for enabling IT-based management of records.

Christened "Aadhaar for land", the 14-digit Unique Land Parcel Identification Number strives at recognising every surveyed parcel of land and additionally controlling any fraud related to land.

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Budget speech on Tuesday, specified about ULPIN and promoted all states to launch the process. Pilots on the project have been conducted in select districts of 10 states, comprising Maharashtra.

The other states are Bihar, Haryana, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Sikkim, Goa, and Karnataka.

Maharashtra settlement commissioner N K Sudhanshu told the media that the pilot trial for Pune district was in place and its testing would be carried out in a few months.

For Maharashtra, Pune was chosen for the pilot project and the unique numbers were given to land plots for the whole district.They have just finished providing these numbers.They are required to test the numbers and integrate them with revenue and bank records.They should be able to do it after April.

For the Pune district, all land plots were marked and numbered as per their latitude and longitude coordinates.The unique number will have ownership details of a property, besides its size and longitudinal and latitudinal details up to the taluka level and beyond. The numbers are to be associated with other departments in a proposal to decrease land fraud. The process will be to develop a unique PIN, which will be integrated with revenue and bank records and also Aadhaar numbers.

Image Source

Also read: Centre allocates Rs 48k cr for 80 lakh homes construction under

Building Material

11 Dec 2025

Suraj Estate Wins Euromoney Award for India’s Best Residential Developer

"Suraj Estate Developers Limited has received the Euromoney Real Estate Award 2025 for ‘India’s Best Residential Developer’, positioning the company among globally benchmarked leaders in the sector. The recognition reflects its four-decade legacy in delivering high-quality residential and redevelopment-led projects across South Central Mumbai. The Euromoney Real Estate Awards, presented by the London-based Euromoney magazine, are widely regarded as one of the most credible global assessments of performance in real estate, banking and finance. Winners are selected through surveys of inte..

Lloyds Metals, Tata Steel Sign MoU to Explore Strategic Collaboration

"Lloyds Metals and Energy Limited has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with Tata Steel Limited to evaluate potential areas of strategic cooperation across mining, logistics, pelletisation and steelmaking. The MoU was signed by B Prabhakaran, Managing Director of Lloyds Metals, and Mr T V Narendran, CEO and Managing Director of Tata Steel. The partnership framework aims to leverage the natural operational synergies between both companies and assess opportunities in greenfield steel projects, iron ore mining, slurry pipeline infrastructure, pellet manufacturing in iron ore–ric..

IndiaAI, Gujarat Govt Host Regional Conclave Ahead of 2026 AI Summit

The IndiaAI Mission under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, along with the Government of Gujarat and IIT Gandhinagar, convened a Regional Pre-Summit Event at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar. The initiative is part of the build-up to the India–AI Impact Summit 2026, scheduled for 15–20 February 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The conclave brought together senior policymakers, technology leaders, researchers and industry practitioners to examine how AI can accelerate economic, digital and social transformation across sectors. The programme focused on the overarching th..