Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada Adopts Blockchain To Avoid Tampering Of Land Records

Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district has adopted blockchain technology to avoid tampering of land records and increase accessibility.

As per a report by Cointelegraph, the Dantewada district administration has migrated over 7 Lakh records, some dating back to the 1950s, to the Avalanche blockchain. 

The district administration teamed up with Bengaluru-based blockchain startup Zupple Labs for the initiative. Local authorities leveraged Zupple’s flagship product LegitDoc to secure the land records on blockchain.

It is pertinent to mention that LegitDoc has been part of several state-level blockchain initiatives in the past. In 2022, the Maharashtra government used LegitDoc to issue blockchain caste certificates, diploma certificates and skill certificates. 

In the same year, the Maharashtra government also adopted blockchain technology to promote e-registration of newly-brough property and prevent duplication of original agreement documents.

Under the new project, the Chhattisgarh government is setting up dedicated kiosks across all tehsils in Dantewada, which will allow residents to retrieve necessary land documents quickly.

“For decades, our citizens faced significant delays in accessing their land records, with verification sometimes taking weeks. By digitising these records and securing them on blockchain, we have ensured they are easily accessible and cannot be tampered with,” the report quoted IAS officer and Dantewada district collector Mayank Chaturvedi as saying.

Using the LegitDoc app, tehsil level revenue officers can verify several types of government records such as mutation logs, plot registries, ownership details, cadastral maps, records of rights, among others.

The development comes at a time when the Centre is taking a slew of blockchain-based initiatives, aimed at enhancing transparency, security and efficiency in the digital service industry. 

In September last year, the electronics and information technology minister (MeitY) rolled out the Vishvasya Blockchain Technology Stack for rapid end-to-end blockchain application development and deployment.

The union government has also introduced the National Blockchain Framework with the vision of creating reliable digital platforms. The National Blockchain Framework technology stack is architected with distributed infrastructure, core framework functionality, smart contracts & API gateway, security, privacy & interoperability and applications development offering Blockchain as a Service (BaaS).