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RFP for ANAND and Other Seven DISTRICTS Resurvey project
1 INTRODUCTION
Settlement Commissioner & Director of Land Records, Government of Gujarat is soliciting
proposals from qualified Survey and Mapping firms to undertake land resurvey and create updated
land records, for Anand & other Seven Districts , as detailed further in this RFP document.
1.1 BACKGROUND
The original land survey of various districts of the State of Gujarat was done more than 100 years
back. The survey which was done in the late 19 th and early 20 th century (1880 – 1915) was done
manually and with the survey techniques available at that time. Normally re-survey is to be done
every 30 years, but for various reasons no re-survey in State of Gujarat has been carried out, with
the result that the survey records are not only very old, fragile and inaccurate but also around 20 to
25% of the records have been lost. Available records also, to some extent, have no commensuration
with the ground realities.
Accurate and updated land records are one of the prerequisite social and economic infrastructures
required for rapid economic development. The importance of Land information cannot be over
emphasized. Land records provide the basis for:
Recognition of owner’s title, boundaries and usage
Collection of all land and property based levies, like Property Tax, Vacant Land Tax,
Water Tax, etc.
Planning for Govt. developmental and welfare activities
Providing a database for various government & non-government users
The state government, on approval from Government of India has approved a project of Land Resurvey
for Anand & other Seven Districts District . This land re-survey project is to be carried out
completely by outsourcing the re-survey activities. The preparation of the land records based on the
new survey is also to be done by outsourcing under the direct supervision of this department. The
project is most likely to be extended for the whole of the state and the central government has
indicated that re-survey for all the districts of the state should be completed by the end of the
Twelfth Five- Year Plan.
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