Gandhinagar: Gujarat has undertaken essential revenue reforms to ensure effective service delivery and set a benchmark for good governance through transparent, simple, and technology-driven administration. As a result, the holistic reforms implemented by the Gujarat government have proved to be a boon for the state’s farmers, industries, and development projects.
By simplifying, ensuring transparency, and digitising processes ranging from land registration to non-agricultural permissions, Gujarat has emerged as a role model of good governance. These reforms have given new momentum to the state’s development, strengthening both “Ease of Doing Business” and “Ease of Living”.
The Revenue Department has accelerated end-to-end digital governance. Platforms such as e-Dhara have been further strengthened, ensuring secure, accurate land records and their swift availability to citizens. As a result, land-related disputes have declined significantly.
While maintaining legal safeguards, the non-agricultural (NA) permission process has been made completely online to simplify procedures. Timely approvals have reduced both time and cost, benefiting industries while also safeguarding the interests of farmers. At the same time, under the Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme, land measurement and resurvey work carried out across 34 districts has led to a reduction in land disputes and has enabled farmers to easily access loans, crop insurance, and government assistance.
More than 17.9 lakh applications processed on the iORA portal
Under the reforms related to land allotment, the iORA portal has facilitated the delivery of swift and transparent services to the citizens of the state. Apart from 7/12 revenue records, more than 36 revenue services such as Varsai record (inheritance records), non-agricultural permission, and land measurement can be availed from home through the iORA portal. From 2022 to 18 December 2025, a total of more than 17.9 lakh applications related to 36 different services have been processed on the iORA portal. This faceless service has enhanced transparency in service delivery and accelerated the decision-making process. The iORA Feedback Centre has responded to 40,799 calls.
Digitalisation of Services and Technological Reforms
With the integration of digital technology in revenue services, operations have become simpler, more transparent, and faster. Through the statewide implementation of the Garvi 2.0 portal, the document registration process has been made online and faceless. Under the SVAMITVA scheme, surveys have been completed in more than 8,700 villages through drone flights, and over 11.52 lakh property cards have been distributed. Facilities are available at Jan Seva and e-Dhara centres to obtain digitally signed copies with QR codes (VF-6, VF-7, 8A) without the need for physical signatures or stamps. In addition, applicants can now obtain e-seal certified copies of property cards online, from home, without the need to visit the City Survey Office in person.
Land Mapping Using Advanced Technology, Encroachments Removed from Land Valued at Over ₹3,339 Crore
The Revenue Department has undertaken high-resolution mapping of the state’s entire landmass using advanced technology from ISRO. Under this initiative, precise monitoring is being carried out to detect illegal encroachments on government land, misuse of leased land, and activities such as mining beyond permissible limits. Through AI (Artificial Intelligence) and machine learning technologies, automated alerts are generated on the iORA and RO Diary platforms as soon as any unauthorised change is detected, enabling swift legal action on the ground. Through an intensive drive undertaken to protect government lands in the state, more than 3,990 hectares of land have been freed from encroachment so far. The estimated market value of the recovered land exceeds ₹3,339 crore.
Integration with the GatiShakti Portal Accelerates Land Acquisition and Compensation to Farmers
To accelerate land acquisition processes, integration has been carried out with the GatiShakti portal, enabling land acquisition for around 60 key public sector projects in the state. Successful land acquisition for major projects such as the Bullet Train project, the Vadodara–Mumbai Expressway, the Abu Road–Taranga Hill Railway, and Keshod Airport has ensured that farmers receive compensation in a timely manner.
