The NILAMAGAL Ver 2.0 software for Land Records computerization, developed by NIC Pondicherry was launched by the Hon’le Chief Minister of Pondicherry on 7th Nov’ 2005 at Villianur Taluk. This project, jointly funded by the DIT, MCIT, Govt. of India and the Govt. of Pondicherry computerizes the entire workflow associated with the Mutation process. It also provides the facility for Issue of “Patta Copy” (Record of Rights) as an across-the-counter service within 30 minutes. Citizens can track the status of their petition through the IT Kiosk, in addition to viewing land and owner related information easily. Sh. Ragesh Chandra, Additional Secretary (Revenue) and the project champion Sh. L Kumar, District Registrar were present at the occasion. Shri A. Venkatesan, SIO Pondicherry addressed the delegates and explained the salient features of the package.