Delhi’s E-Dharti Portal Explained

Information asymmetry has been a major pain point in the real estate sector from time immemorial. The E-Dharti portal of Delhi is trying to address this problem. Read this blog till the end to develop a comprehensive understanding of the E-dharthi portal of Delhi, the services offered by the portal and how to access it.

What is the E-Dharti Portal?

The E-Dharti Geo Portal is an online website created by the Central Government to integrate geographical and pictorial information of properties in Delhi and the NCR (National Capital Region) region into a management information system. The properties whose information can be accessed in the portal come under the purview of the Land and Development Office (L&DO), which is the second-biggest landowner in Delhi and the NCR, after the Delhi Development Authority.
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Created by the National Informatics Center (NIC), this portal uses Geographic Information System (GIS) technology and Utility Mapping Services, allowing the public, ie, general citizens and interested parties to access this information.

The E-Dharti Geo portal or the E-Dharti Portal Delhi as it is popularly known is different from E-Dharti Rajasthan, which is for Jamabandi.

The portal was launched on October 21 2020 by the Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs of India, Hon. Harshdeep Singh Puri. The aim of this project as per the official Government statement is to ensure ease of living and bring transparency and accountability to the management of more than 60,000 properties. This project was launched by the Land and Development Office(L&DO), which comes under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India. The E-Dharti Portal is a pioneering effort by an Indian Land-Owning agency to map and label all the land that is owned. In addition to providing citizens with ready access to all the information, the portal will also enable the tracking of black money and Benami transactions.

E-Dharti Geo Portal Functions: What can the E-Dharti Portal do?

The E-Dharti portal is a fine example of the power of technology being tapped to solve human problems. The E-Dharti portal will manage and maintain updated records of L&DO. Additionally, it will provide landowners and real estate buyers with comprehensive information about properties in the NCR region. The information includes

1. The Map of the property – The system geo-tags the property helping the user locate the property accurately.
2. Date of allotment 
3. Property Status –the status of occupancy of the Government property can be known by officials.
4. plot area – area and boundaries of the property are accurately recorded
5. date of execution of lease deed
6. details about the present lessee.
7. Encroachment details – if anybody is encroaching on the property it will be alerted in the portal. This will enable officials to keep track of such incidents and prevent them from occurring.
8. And the litigation status

Ease of access to this information enables buyers to estimate the value of the property more accurately. In general, the portal will reduce property fraud and scams.
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E-Dharti Portal Certificate

A certificate will be issued by the L&DO to the lessee of the property. This property certificate will describe all the information related to the property. Property certificates are usually given to tenants and prospective buyers.

With the certificate, the parties can access the location map and basic details of their property including land area, property type and subtype and also information on any pending litigation. 

You can imagine how handy such property certificates can be when you are trying to verify litigation information during the purchase or transfer of property. Thus, the E-Dharti Portal is a step toward transparency and e- governance which will greatly benefit the public, especially purchasers who are old-aged and widowed. It is a giant leap from the perspective of Ease of Doing Business in India.

Details mentioned on E Dharti Geo Portal property card

The property card contains information on 

1. Type of property – whether it is residential, commercial or industrial.
2. Property Status
3. Type of land
4. The subtype of property
5. Lease deed type
6. Plot area
7. Date of allotment
8. Deed Execution date
9. Address of the property.
10. Current lease holder or allottee
11. Litigation status on any court case.

The fee to get a property certificate from E-Dharti Geo Portal

The charges for obtaining a property certificate from the E-Dharti Geo Portal are as follows.

Platform	Amount
E-Dharti Geo Portal	₹1000
Land and Development Website	₹ 1000

How to view property reports on the E-Dharti Portal

You can view land reports on the E-Dharti Geo portal and download the report in Excel or PDF format. All you need to do is

1. Visit the Delhi E-Dharti Portal website.

2. navigate to E-Dharti Dashboard.

From the tab titled Select a Parameter, you can choose the parameter based on which the properties will be listed. 

Significance of the E-Dharti Portal

Over 6000 Delhi properties are caught in property disputes, some of which are as much as 30 years old. The e-Dharti portal covers those properties which come under the Land and Development Office (L&DO); specifically, 65,000 properties.

Delhi E Dharti Geo Portal and Rajasthan E Dharti portal

The Delhi E-Dharti Portal is limited to properties that are located in the National Capital Region (NCR) The Rajasthan Government also has a portal named Rajasthan E-Dharti. This is for Jamabandi in Rajasthan.

E-Dharti Portal: A Summary

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs E-Dharti Geo portal aims to provide fingertip access to 60,000+ property records through a single portal. You can use this portal to check property information, thereby ensuring transparency and accountability.

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