The state government of Andhra Pradesh is using blockchain technology for land registries. It is currently using it to maintain land records it's newest project "Amravati." This is a new city which will serve as it's capital.
The city is slated to be a smart city and will include a hyperloop connectivity to other bigger cities nearby such as Vijayawada.
Currently it's unknown if the changes made in land registries using blockchain technology will actually help in curbing red-tap and corruption. But it's likely to reduce the chance of fraud because all data related to land is recorded on-chain.
According to QZ who came out with a full report on Andhra Pradesh government's move forward with blockchain technology:
Now we don’t have the headache of hiring a document writer to prepare our papers. The records are generated and sent automatically to the registration office. With this new technology, there would be full security, no double registrations, no duplicates.
This will ensure in case of a dispute the records held by the actual owner can result in a stay by court, approvals for new construction of property on legitimate land, transfer of any duty paid on property etc.
Land registration and record maintenance is carried out on a privately owned blockchain by the Andhra Pradesh government for both residential and commercial properties.
This process eliminates the need for a document writer which itself was an expensive affair costing INR 5000 ($72). In addition to these things the registration can be wrapped up in a couple of hours where the land owner will get his certificate along with a unique QR code and map of the property. All of this will be prepared by the officials.
While other state governments such as Kerala are mulling use of blockchain technology, Andhra state government have already implemented it successfully. It remains to be seen how effective it is in killing corruption and bribery and if there will be an instance of fraud despite using blockchain technology.
Overall this is a sign of greater things to come in India. Hopefully, cryptocurrencies will also play a role in the future upon regulation and legalisation.
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