Bhoomi Samman Award 2023: Odisha Emerged Best State in Country; 19 Dists Receive Award

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has been conferred with the Bhoomi Samman Award 2023 as the Best State in the Country for its outstanding achievements in the implementation of the Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP). Out of 68 districts of the Country, 19 districts of Odisha have attained 100 percentage of objectives of DILRMP and have bagged the prestigious awards.

President of India Droupadi Murmu has conferred the prestigious award in Vigyan Bhawan.
The Odisha team was represented by Satyabrata Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Revenue & DM Department and other officers of Revenue & DM Department. It is heartening to know that, in 6 components of DILRMP, out of 68 districts of the Country, 19 districts of Odisha have attained 100 percentage of objectives of DILRMP.

President of India also awarded Bhoomi Samman Award to 19 districts namely Angul, Boudh, Bargarh, Bhadrak, Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Kendrapara Keonjhar, Khordha, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Nayagarh, Nuapada, Rayagada, Sambalpur.

The districts were represented by their concerned Collector/ADMs. Faggan Singh Kulaste , Minister of State, Steel & Rural Development and Ajay Tirkey, Secretary, DoLR attended the programme.

On direction of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and by following 5T Mantra and tenets of “Mo Sarkar”, Odisha has been a pioneer state in digitization of land records and public services.

Reduction of physical interface, thereby reducing intermediaries have been the motto of Revenue & DM Department. All the 34 services of Revenue & DM Department can be applied, tracked and availed online. More than 13,000 cases have been heard and disposed through virtual court. 19 districts of Odisha have attained 100 percentage of its objectives in following components such as digitization of textual records, digitization of spatial records, integration of textual & spatial data, computerization of DSR/SR offices, integration of Tahasil and registration offices, construction of modern record room.

Out of 68 districts, those have been awarded with Bhoomi Samman, Odisha has the highest number of 19 districts. All the other districts have been directed to expedite 100 percentage attainments of DILRMP objectives by March, 2024.

Teamwork has been one of the cornerstones of 5T Framework. Feedback from people through “Mo Sarkar” and overwhelming participation of people in “Mo Sarkar” has been perpetuating good governance in the State.