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HI! Capt Muhammad Zafar Iqbal

Director General
Faiz-ul-Hassan
Additional Director

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Punjab Land Records Authority
Board of Revenue
Government of the Punjab, Pakistan
www.Punjab-zameen.gov.pk
Fb.com/Punjablandrecordsauthority
2-KM, Multan Road, Lahore Pakistan.
+92 42 99330126
 WELCOME to
PUNJAB LAND RECORDS AUTHORITY

REALIZING LAND ADMINISTRATION REFORMS IN PUNJAB

 PUNJAB LAND RECORD AUTHORITY
INTRODUCTION OF PAKISTAN

PUNJAB
. Population of 101,391,000 in 2015

. 2nd largest province by area (205,345 sq. km)

. Land of "five rivers“ ; 92% cultivated

PUNJAB

. GDP annual growth rate 4.24

. 70% population in rural areas

 WHY
LRMIS PROJECT ?
Governance Failures of Manual Record System

Inaccessabile land records

Delayed updation of land records
Process
Cumbersome Processes invloved
Issues

Inconsistencies in manual record

Prone to manipulation & Forgery
Intentional misplacement & Record
damage to Record Issues
Battered Condition

Rapid Urbanization Issues

Sudden increase in land pricess
Lack of awareness in general public New Trend
Issues
Blackmailing of FRS High Rate
Opaque system Corruption
litigation
 LAND RECORDS MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION SYSTEM

Vision
To establish efficient, accountable,
equitable and secure Land Records
Management & Information Systems
Objectives
• To increase access to land records at lower
transaction cost
• To increase security of land titles
• To increase collateral value of land

Economic growth for Improved Women

rural areas governance empowerment

Developing Institutional Investing in

vulnerable regions Reforms human capital
PARADIGM
SHIFT
Record
of right
CNIC

Auto Applicant
Unique ID
Generated Info
date & time
Fee
PREVIOUS CURRENT

Tier 3 Datacenter
&
Disaster Recovery
Site
MEASURES TAKEN

Monitoring IP Cameras

Others

3rd Party Call Center,

Robo Calls Feedback

Central Monitoring Room

Interactive Live Monitoring Dashboard Complaint boxes

Staff Efficiency System Performance Anomalies Alert

 ACHIEVEMENTS
Complete new regime introduced

Legal permanence of reform structure

Record
Issues Public disclosure of entire land record data
1.29
Mutation Million Robust technology powered by monitoring
Issues system
2.02
Anti corruption measures by integrating data
Million with different agencies
Not Available
Record Linkages with NADRA (individual CNIC match)
1.86 Million
Boosted the confidence of expatriates
24/7 ACCESS TO
LAND RECORD www.Punjab-zameen.gov.pk
Inspection of Record of Rights is free

Publishing data abolished monopoly of information

hence rent seeking minimized
 EASE OF DOING BUSINESS
Indicators Karachi Lahore South Asia OECD high income
Procedures (number) 8.0 7.0 6.6 4.7
Time (days) 208.0 56 110.7 22.4
Cost (% of property value) 4.3 5.2 6.9 4.2
Quality of the land
5.0 10.0 7.8 22.7
administration index (0-30)

Brunei Darussalam, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Belarus, Indonesia, Serbia, Georgia, Pakistan, the United Arab
Emirates, and Bahrain were the most improved economies in 2015/16 in areas tracked by Doing Business.
Together, these 10 top improvers implemented 48 regulatory reforms making it easier to do business.

(Doing Business Report 2017)

Property Registration: 4 ranks (169 from 173), Lahore 35% Kcy 65%
 APPROACHES ADOPTED

Launch of E-stamp Paper

Process Re-engineering Printing & Payment from bank at same time
Online availability of fee calculator

Linkages of ARC with Sub-Registrars

Integration Linkages of Bank with Sub-Registrar
Online transmission of approved deeds

Digital Biometric & Photo capturing

Automation Archiving of deeds & online availability
Software application for deed registration

Interactive Monitoring dashboard

Monitoring & Evaluation Alerts generation on pending registries
3rd party call center
 Property Registration Current Process
Ser Procedure Procedure Days Days
DB Now DB Now
1 Obtain the Fard 2 1

2 Advertisement in newspapers 8 Nil

3 Hire the deed writer or lawyer 3 3

4 Payment of the stamp Procedures reduced
duty, capital value tax, town from
7 to 5 tax
1 1
and registration fee
5
Days reduced from 56 to 20
Receipt of the payment submitted to Stamp Office 1 Nil
6 Execution & registration of a deed before registration
38 15
authority
7 Mutation in Revenue Record 3 Nil
Agriculture e- Loan Passbook 20 mins , free of cost
(250k in last 4 months)

Updation of Rights Instant, Free of cost

Transfer of Ownership 50 mins, 5% of land value cost ( >80k p.m.)

Transfer of Ownership through deeds 18 Days

FARD / Copy of Record 30 mins, 0.5$ cost ( >200K p.m.)

 LRMIS
TRANSPARENCY, GOVERNANCE & BENEFITS

Reduced litigation Enhanced Investment in real

estate & industrial projects

Better access to finance & contract Rights protection of

enforcement Marginal segments

Targeted rural credit

Women empowerment

Anti Corruption measures Better Spatial planning

through integration of data

Curbed the VIP culture Protection against fraud

FUTURE ROAD MAP
 Archiving of Old Registered Deeds
FUTURE
Automation of Sub Registrar approval system

ROAD
Linkages with courts

MAP Online availability of Templates

Through Linkages with contract enforcement agency

P4R Linkages with construction permit deptt.

Quality
Lets Join
Index 25
Days 10
Together
Procedures
3
Thank You!
projectdirector@Punjab-zameen.gov.pk
 Property Registration Process by Doing Business
Ser Procedure Days

1 Obtain the Fard (ownership and non-encumbrance certificate) 2

2 Advertisement of a transaction in newspapers and inviting objections 8

3 Hire the deed writer or the lawyer to draft the sale purchase agreement 3
4 Payment of the stamp duty, capital value tax, town tax and registration fee 1
5 Receipt of the payment is submitted to the Stamp Office 1
6 Execution and registration of a deed before the registration authority 38
7 Mutation in Revenue Record 3