No paper applications at DC record room from July 3

The Land Ministry has issued a letter instructing the Deputy Commissioner's Office (Collectorate) to cease accepting any type of manual application (paper application) for services relating to Khatian (Record of Rights) or Mouza Maps from July 3.

Citizens can now apply for any services related to the Record of Rights or the Mouza Map through the Land Service Platform (www.land.gov.bd), according to a press release issued by the land ministry on THursday.

Service clients can pick up their packages at the office counter or have them sent by mail.

They can also pay all necessary fees online, including service charges and postage.

Therefore, there is no need to make any kind of cash transaction in receiving or providing record room services of the Deputy Commissioner's office, the release added.

They are also able to receive the same service by calling 16122.

However, applications related to Khatian or Mouza Map are still being accepted manually (paper application) from the record room of some Deputy Commissioner's offices other than Digital Land Records (www.land.gov.bd) systems.

In this case, the Ministry of Land has issued a letter requesting to stop accepting any kind of manual application for Khatian or Mouza map service from the record room in the interest of providing digital land services to the citizens.