Draft operational guidelines of digital india land records modernization programme (dilrmp) introduction

11. MODERN RECORD ROOMS/LAND RECORDS MANAGEMENT CENTRES
Support for upgrading modern record rooms/land records management centres with a) a storage area with compactors/storage devices for physical storage of records and maps, b) an operational area with computers/servers, storage area network (SAN), printers, etc., and c) a public services area for waiting/reception, etc. The land records details may be indexed and stored. A document management system, i.e., scanning of old records, digital storage and retrieval system should be introduced for online storage and retrieval of the records, indexing of data and images, etc. so as to move towards cyber record rooms/maintenance of land records in the dematerialized (demat) format.
12. Training & Capacity Building
12.1 States/UTs are required to draw up a comprehensive training programme to develop their human resources for effective maintenance and sustenance of the DILRMP, covering the policy makers, heads of the departments of revenue, survey, registration and their offices and staff, master trainers and field-level functionaries including the surveyors, village accountants and other revenue staff, who will be trained for operating the system including mutation and updating of land records, issue of authenticated copies of RoRs with maps-to-scale, handling modern survey equipment such as GPS, TS and photogrammetry.
12.2 Expert organizations like the Survey of India, NIC and Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), etc. should be involved in imparting training to master trainers, who in turn, will train the State/UT staff on TS/GPS, survey methodologies, scanning, digitization, GIS and ICT activities. For better outreach, e-learning and video-conferencing facilities may be used. The capacity building programme should include awareness/appraisal workshops, long-term training programmes for field-level officers with hands-on training, and short-term training modules for senior-level officers.
12.3 The capacity building programme should cover not only technical contents, but also quality procedures, technological advancements, outsourcing procedures, project management, etc. The States/UTs may tie up with leading training institutions for this purpose. A core group of officers and staff from the States/UTs may be sent on exposure visits to other States/UTs which have demonstrated considerable success in implementing the project. Discussion forums and help lines may be established to guide the field staff in solving technical problems.