New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- The Delhi government on Sunday announced that it will issue a unique 14-digit identification number for every parcel of land in the Capital in, what it said was, a bid to modernise land records and free citizens from long-standing land disputes.

To generate the Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN), the government will obtain high-quality geospatial data and drone images from the Survey of India, said a statement released by the chief minister's office (CMO).

"Through this data, accurate ULPINs will be generated for all areas of Delhi, including 48 villages already covered under the Centre's SVAMITVA scheme," it said.

Launched in April 2020, the SVAMITVA scheme -implemented by the Ministry of Panchayati...