A Windows based software package PEARL (Package for Effective Administration of Registration Laws) has been developed by the NIC Kerala State Unit for the Registration Department, Govt of Kerala, with the aim of providing better service to the common man and to eliminate the maladies affecting the system of registration. PEARL software has Visual Basic 6.0 as front end and SQL server 7.0 at the backend. The project is to be implemented in 14 Sub Registrar offices covering all districts of Kerala State in the first phase. A trial run in four offices has already begun. On the succesful completion of the Project, the following services will be fully computerized: Registration of all categories of documents Issue of encumbrance certificates Issue of certified copies The salient features of the software include the following: The entire registration process is completed in just one hour The original document is scanned and stored for record. A copy is kept in a CD too. Search based on various parameters Mainitains a Data Dictionary of all codes Automatic Preparation of Indexes, memos, registers etc. Provides three levels of security. Hon'ble CM of Kerala Sh.E.K. Nayanar lighting the lamp at the inauguration Function of PEARL software Chief Vigilance Commissioner Sh.N.Vittal showing keen interest in the PEARL software