New Delhi, July 29 -- The Union government has agreed to provide Rs 478.5 crore to Uttarakhand for the implementation of the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme (DILRMP).

The assurance came after Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami requested support from Union Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to modernise the state's land record system using digital technology.

In his letter, CM Dhami sought Rs 350 crore for conducting LiDAR-based survey and resurvey of rural areas, which would help create more accurate and updated land records in the hilly state.

He also requested funds to construct modern record rooms at tehsil-level offices to securely store digitised land documents.

Responding to th...