Sunday, 14 October 2012

Digital Signatures and India


Digital Signature is an asymmetric key crypto-system (pair of public and private key) used for generating “encrypted message hash” which is used as signature for a document, picture, file, etc. Digital Signature provides authentication (ensures the authenticity of the originator of message), non-repudiation (persons signing the document can’t deny at any stage) and integrity (message has not been altered/changed after creation).

Digital Signatures have been provided legal recognition in India through Information Technology Act 2000 (http://deity.gov.in/content/information-technology-act). One of the objectives of the IT Act is to promote the use of Digital Signatures in e-Commerce and e-Governance. Section 3 of IT Act 2000 provides that Digital Signatures can be used for authenticating the electronic record and Section 5 provides legal sanctity to Digital Signature. It implies that the digital signatures are now accepted at par with handwritten signatures and the electronic documents that have been digitally signed are treated at par with paper documents.

Person requires Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) for digitally signing the document.

Classes of DSCs: Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3

Types of DSCs: Individual DSC, Server DSC and Encryption Certificates.

DSC can be obtained from Certifying Authority (CA) or Sub-CA. DSC can be obtained in various forms/ modes such as Soft Certificates (stored in computer), Smart Card or USB crypto token. CA is authorized by Controller of Certifying Authority (CCA) . CCA is an Apex Body created by the IT Act. CCA issues license and regulate the working of CAs. CCA maintains the following repositories:
  • National Repository of Digital Certificates (NRDC)
  • Certificate Suspension and Revocation List (CRL)
Following CAs are licensed by CCA to issue DSC to end-user:

Name of CA
Website
(n) Code Solutions
eMudhra
Institute of Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT)
MTNL CA services
National Informatics Center (NIC)
Safescrypt
TCS CA services

Tuesday, 2 October 2012

Online Availability of Land Records of Various States of India

Government of India has started National Land Record Modernization Program (NLRMP) in 2008 across the country for the computerization of Record of Rights (RoR), Registration Process, Cadastral  Maps and other activities related to Land Management with an objective of achieving "Conclusive Titling".
In this step, following states has uploaded the digitized RoR on the web for public access:

State
Link
Andhra Pradesh
http://apland.ap.nic.in/main.asp             
Chhattisgarh
Goa
Gujarat
Himachal Pradesh
Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Haryana
Meghalaya
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal


Following states have provided the Village Map (Cadastral Map) on the web:

State
GIS Link
Chhattisgarh
http://cg.nic.in/bhunakshaweb/
Orissa
Uttar Pradesh


In case you face some difficulty in extracting your land record, feel free to ask your queries. We  will try to help you to our best extent.

Monday, 1 October 2012

Welcome Note

Welcome to Blog on Land Information System!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lets Share our experience and knowledge to build iLand system for Sustainable, Social and Economical Development and space for Good Governance.