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The Department of Land Resources (DoLR) has clarified that the NAKSHA urban land survey will not alter property ownership, land boundaries or existing legal titles, dismissing rumours surrounding the ongoing pilot project in Goa. Implemented under the Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP), the GIS-based initiative aims to create accurate digital maps of urban land parcels to improve land administration, planning and public infrastructure.The government said the rights of non-resident property owners and people living abroad remain fully protected, with multiple verification stages ensuring that absence during the survey does not affect ownership. Following the completion of field surveys, the public verification process in the Goa pilot area will be held from July 16 to August 14, 2026, allowing property owners to verify records using existing ownership documents.
The Department of Land Resources (DoLR) under the Ministry of Rural Development has issued a clarification stating that the ongoing National Geospatial Knowledge-based Land Survey of Urban Habitations (NAKSHA) pilot project does not affect existing property ownership, legal land titles or boundary rights. The clarification, issued in coordination with the Directorate of Settlement and Land Records (DSLR), Goa, seeks to dispel misinformation circulating about the programme.
NAKSHA is being implemented under the Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP) as a GIS-based urban land parcel mapping initiative. The project is intended to modernise urban land records by creating accurate digital maps that support town planning, infrastructure development and improved land administration across participating states and Union Territories.
The department emphasised that the survey is only a mapping exercise and does not involve any transfer of ownership or modification of legal property rights. Existing land titles, officially recorded boundaries and ownership records remain fully protected under prevailing legal provisions.
Addressing concerns raised by property owners residing outside India or away from their properties, the government clarified that physical absence during the survey process does not place any property at risk. Ownership rights continue to be determined solely through valid legal documents, and no neighbour or third party can acquire ownership merely because they are present during field verification. The programme incorporates multiple verification stages and officially notified public review periods to safeguard the interests of absent property owners.
The ministry also clarified that the NAKSHA initiative is not linked to land acquisition and does not authorise the government to take over private property. Likewise, the survey is not intended to increase property taxes. Its objective is limited to documenting the existing physical characteristics of land parcels, while any ongoing ownership or boundary disputes will continue to be handled through the appropriate judicial and administrative processes.
Following the completion of the physical ground-truthing exercise, the public inquiry and verification phase for the Goa pilot project has been scheduled from July 16 to August 14, 2026. During this period, property owners have been asked to appear before the concerned Inspector at the Office of the Inspector of Survey and Land Records (ISLR) at Osia Commercial Arcade, SGPDA Market, Margao, carrying documents related to their property ownership.
The department stated that citizens are not required to possess technical surveying knowledge, as designated officials will guide them throughout the verification process. It has urged the public to rely only on official government communications and actively participate in the exercise to ensure accurate and transparent urban land records.
Source: PIB
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