India, Sept. 8 -- The central government is working to digitise and consolidate Delhi's land records as a major issue for development in the capital, an official at the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA) said on Tuesday.

Speaking at an Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) event in New Delhi on Tuesday, D Thara, secretary, department of capital development, MoHUA questioned why relaxed transit-oriented development (TOD) rules have not translated into more housing supply near metro stations.

"The most important thing being land records digitisation and actually having collated land records in one place. That's very important. Delhi has a major issue in that space which has to be addressed and w...