Shri Prakash Pant, Hon'ble Finance Minister of Uttarakhand, launched GIS portal on Circle Rates of Lands (Property) of Uttarakhand in an event held in Dehradun on 21st January 2019, in the presence of the Secretary (Finance), officers of Inspector General of Registration (IGR), Government of Uttarakhand and NIC, Uttarakhand State Unit. The portal facilitates citizens to have a graphical view of circle rates of properties for three districts of Dehradun, Haridwar and Nainital. The project has been completed by GIS Division, NIC Headquarters, in collaboration with IGR office and NIC, Uttarakhand State Unit.
Extensive efforts have been made by NIC and IGR office to digitise maps and integrate with the database of circle rates for roads fixed by IGR office, as part of the Online Property Registration portal of NIC, Uttarakhand, which is being successfully implemented in all SROs in the state.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Prakash Pant appreciated the efforts taken by NIC and IGR office for this project and expressed that this leads to transparency in activities of IGR office, trust in systems and enhances government revenue. Acknowledging NIC's support for this project, Secretary (Finance) suggested the officers to cover remaining 10 districts under GIS portal soon. This project has been delivered by NIC through the Bharat Map Services and Uttarakhand is the first state to successfully implement this project.