Bhoomi (software)
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 Emblem of Karnataka Government |
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 The land records management software |
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| URL | bhoomi.karnataka.gov.in |
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| Slogan | Land record on web |
| Commercial? | No |
| Type of site | Government Site |
| Registration | none |
| Available language(s) | English and Kannada |
| Content license | Free Documentation License |
| Owner | Revenue department, Government of Karnataka |
| Created by | National Informatics Centre, Karnataka |
| Alexa rank | 2,53,359 (as of November 2011) |
| Current status | Online |
Bhoomi is a project jointly funded by the Government of India and the Government of Karnataka to digitize the paper land records and create a software mechanism to control changes to the land registry in Karnataka. The project was designed to eliminate the long-standing problem of inefficiency and corruption in the maintenance of land records at dispersed and poorly supervised and audited block-level offices known as "taluka" offices in South India and "tehsildar" offices in North India.
Many experiments with computerization have failed due to corruption and other factors.[1][2]
Implementation of Land record computerization has been difficult in India. Bhoomi succeeded because there was a champion who worked a 15-hour day for over 12 months, devoting 80% of his time to the project. Minimizing resistance from staff by harnessing political support was an important contributory factor. Extensive training coupled with a participatory style also helped to diminish resistance."—A paper published by World Bank in 2001[3]
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[edit] References
- ^ Subhash Bhatnagar (Indian Institute of Management). "Transparency and Corruption: Does E-Government Help?". http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/~subhash/pdfs/CHRIDraftPaper2003.pdf.
- ^ Swati Prasad (2008). "'Corruption' slowing India's e-govt growth". ZDNet Asia. http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/business/0,39044229,62044787,00.htm.
- ^ Rajeev Chawla, Addional Secretary Department of Revenue, Karnataka (Project champion) and Subhash Bhatnagar (World Bank) (2001). "Bhoomi: Online Delivery of Land Titles in Karnataka, India". World Bank. http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTINFORMATIONANDCOMMUNICATIONANDTECHNOLOGIES/EXTEGOVERNMENT/0,,contentMDK:20484902~menuPK:1767268~pagePK:210058~piPK:210062~theSitePK:702586,00.html.
