• Sidhartha Sekhar Dash

Survey and Settlement is a continuous process. Digitalization of land records is a sine qua non. The success of the land laws depends upon better and accurate maintenance of digital land records. It also helps to curb corruption and, encourage a healthy and transparent economy dependent on land. Legislature these days are making laws which give intend and purpose to take help of modern technology for the survey of the lands, and preparation of various land records. The Orissa Special Survey and Settlement Act, 2012 is one such hi-tech legislation. The paper explores the law on the methods and procedures taken by the revenue officials for updating the records with the help of hi-technologies. The paper concludes with a hope for the revenue officials to inculcate the culture of using digital records for the day to day official transitions affecting public life.

Survey, Settlement, Digital Record of Rights. Digital Maps, DGPS

"An Introduction to the Legislation on Hi-tech Survey and Settlement of Lands in Odisha", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 2, page no.2096-2100, February-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2102255.pdf

"An Introduction to the Legislation on Hi-tech Survey and Settlement of Lands in Odisha", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 2, page no. pp2096-2100, February-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2102255.pdf