Maharashtra govt starts second phase of land title updating

The Maharashtra government has launched the second phase of its 'Jivant 7/12' campaign to update land records, Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said on Friday. A land title document is commonly referred to as '7/12 extract' in Maharashtra.

The first phase of the exercise, including training of officials, was conducted earlier this year.

"We have initiated the second phase of the Jivant 7/12 campaign' to ensure that farmers do not face any difficulties due to obsolete entries in land records. The government has issued an order to replace such entries with accurate, up-to-date information," Bawankule said.


Outdated remarks, repaid agricultural loans, bonding encumbrances, mortgages, private moneylender loans, land acquisition disputes, non-agricultural orders, substandard land areas and women's inheritance claims will be removed (if they have become irrelevant)," the minister said.

"We will update 7/12 land title documents by eliminating irrelevant data and including rightful entries such as ownership details, types of tenancy, and records of public lands like cremation grounds," Bawankule added.

Farmers face hurdles in availing loans, buying or selling land and accessing benefits of government schemes due to outdated entries, he pointed out.

Camps will be conducted at the taluka and circle levels for this purpose with District Collectors and Sub-Divisional Officers tasked with supervision and reporting, he said. The exercise will also expedite the resolution of long-pending cases, the minister said.