Panel will be set up to bring land laws up to date: Kerala Revenue Minister

Kerala's Revenue Minister announced plans to update land laws and digitize the state's revenue department to improve efficiency. The initiative includes a comprehensive resurvey of land parcels and the establishment of district-level adalats to resolve pending land conversion applications.
Why it matters
Modernizing land administration is a critical step for economic development and ensuring equitable land rights for marginalized communities.
A panel will be set up to study the revision of land laws to bring them up to date, Minister for Revenue A.P. Anil Kumar has said. Replying to questions on revision of laws and digitisation of the Revenue department in the Assembly on Monday, the Minister said many laws related to land in the State were decades old. Steps for revising the laws would be taken on the basis of the panel report.
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