Old land lease records to go online for public to verify
To bring transparency in land dealings, the Mumbai city collectorate has begun the process of digitizing old lease documents. “We have managed to scan all these documents and are now linking key information like the area of the plot, ownership, rent to be paid and the last time when rent was paid. It was an exhaustive and time consuming process which was required,” said Ashwini Joshi, island city collector. A total of 1,391 lease documents are available with the city collector’s office. The available lease documents are crucial, given the fact that they are the only copies available, as other documents were ruined in the fire that broke out in Mantralaya in 2012. Of the available documents, close to 800 city survey sheets too have been scanned. Many of these lease documents are for 99 or 999 years and they are valid for years to come; safeguarding them was a necessity. These properties will be plotted on Google maps, which will also help show the locations by their name. Currently, the locations are referred to by their city survey number, which the common public may not understand.
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