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The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways has informed Lok Sabha about the Bhoomi Rashi Portal.
What is Bhoomi Rashi Portal?
Launched by: Ministry of Road Transport & Highways in 2018.
Aim: To digitize the land acquisition process for National Highway (NH) projects.
The portal is also integrated with the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) for depositing the compensation in the account of affected/ interested persons on a real-time basis.
Significance of the portal: The portal has expedited significantly the process of land acquisition for National Highways, making it error-free & more transparent with notifications at every stage being processed on a real-time basis.
Source: This post is based on an article “Bhoomi Rashi Portal” published in PIB on 24th March 2022.
