Land records on Blockchain for implementation of Land Titling in India

• Published in: International journal of information management 2020-06, Vol.52, p.101940-9, Article 101940
• Main Authors: Thakur, Vinay, Doja, M.N., Dwivedi, Yogesh K., Ahmad, Tanvir, Khadanga, Ganesh
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Blockchain; Cryptography; Land acquisition; Land records; Land registry; Land Titling; Mutation; Public Key Infrastructure; Records management; Smart contracts; Systems design; Technology utilization; Title searches
• ISSN: 0268-4012; 1873-4707
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2019.04.013

•This paper explores the usage of Blockchain technology for land records management in India.•The paper highlights issues linked with the current land registration process.•The paper demonstrates how these problems can be overcome using Blockchain technology.•The paper introduces the Blockchain technology, and its applications in land registration through a class diagram.•The paper also covers the challenges like public key infrastructure & security issues while implementing blockchain in developing countries. This paper explores the usage of Blockchain Technology for Land Records Management in India. It highlights issues, such as minimal transparency, accountability, incoherent data sets with different Government Departments pertaining to the same piece of land and delays in the current Land Records management process and how to overcome these problems using Blockchain Technology. The paper describes the current process of land records maintenance and land registration in the country, and discusses various challenges encountered during the implementation of Blockchain Technology like public key infrastructure and Internet, privacy rules and security issues. Finally, the paper illustrates a system design using Blockchain Technology for the implementation of Land Titling system in the country, so that land titles are tamper-proof, and provides authentic and conclusive rights on ownership.