AI robots call 0.6m citizens monthly for land service feedback, says land secretary
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Land Secretary Md Khalilur Rahman has said that AI-enabled robots are making calls to 0.6 million citizens each month to gather feedback on land services, aiming to actively engage citizens in smart land services.
The Ministry of Land and Law and Justice Division will work together to increase cooperation in the effective implementation of the Land Crime Prevention and Redress Act, including the other land-related laws, at the field level, he said.
The land secretary was speaking at a workshop on smart land service for Law and Justice Division officials under the Automated Land Administration and Management System (ALAMS) programme at the Judicial Administration Training Institute on Thursday.
Law and Justice Division Secretary Md Golam Sarwar presided over the meeting.
The land secretary said, “Various initiatives have been taken to involve the citizens of the country in smart land services. Meanwhile, more than 4.5 million complaints related to land service have been settled.”
He added that steps will be taken to sign memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to implement issues related to the interests of the two ministries for 'knowledge sharing at the field level and training centres’ and 'inclusion of curriculum on smart land services in training centres'.
Arrangements have been made in 17 Upazilas to automatically complete the mutation after land registration following the purchase of land through 'Registration-Mutation Interconnection', which will be expanded across the country by next year. A digital system for determining land development tax has also been implemented, according to the land secretary.
The land secretary emphasised that land registration activities are conducted under the Law and Justice Division in the land management of Bangladesh. Land management and cadastral survey activities are carried out under the Ministry of Land.
Among others, officials and employees of the Ministry of Land, Law and Justice Division and Judicial Administration Training Institute were present in the workshop.
On March 29, 2023, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the 'Registration-Mutation Interconnection' piloting programme in 17 upazilas, which is now in full swing in those upazilas.