Srinagar, Sept. 17 -- The digitisation of land records in Jammu and Kashmir is one of the most significant administrative reforms undertaken in recent years. The objective is clear: to make land records more accurate, transparent, accessible and responsive to the needs of citizens.

But every digital transformation has a difficult final mile-the point where administrative directions have to be translated into actual entries on the ground and into functioning digital systems.

A recent issue concerning the incorporation of backlog mutations highlights precisely such a challenge.

As per Order No. REV/GENL/418/2024 dated 03.09.2026, backlog mutations up to 14.09.2026 are required to be incorporated in the mutation module. The direction is i...