To ensure strong governance, check encroachments, and better utilisation of public assets, Delhi govt. has instructed all land-owning departments to urgently furnish particulars related to land parcels and immovable property under their respective controls for inclusion in a centralised digital database. The objective is to establish with certainty an accurate and comprehensive record of the government's assets through a Delhi Asset Management Information System, or DAMIS.
According to officials, the exercise is meant to bridge a longtime gap in land records management, which have so far remained fragmented at different departments and maintained in disparate formats. Lack of uniformity has often led to duplication, administrative delays and challenging monitoring of government land, which becomes an easy target for unauthorized occupation and encroachment.
DAMIS is a web-based portal created by Geospatial Delhi Limited for the Department of Information Technology. DAMIS would offer facilities for digital entry, updating, and management of property-related information, such as location details, land extent, ownership status, current usage, and administrative control. The said portal, when fully operational, would serve as a single source of truth for all government-owned immovable assets in the national capital.
Officials said that despite earlier directives issued by the Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation, several departments had failed to provide complete property details within stipulated timelines. In response, the government has now issued fresh instructions, asking all divisional heads to nominate nodal officers who would be responsible for coordinating the submission of data and ensuring accuracy and completeness of records.
A senior government official said the goal of the exercise was not just record-keeping. “The aim is to build a digitised, transparent, and reliable asset inventory that supports policy planning, monitoring, and efficient utilisation of government land,” the official said. Accurate data is expected to help the administration identify underutilised assets, streamline inter-departmental coordination, and enable informed decision-making for infrastructure development and urban planning.
This has assumed greater importance since the pressure on the availability of land in Delhi is continuously increasing with rapid urbanization and expansion of infrastructure. Since land records in Delhi are fragmented among various departments-municipal bodies, development authorities, and public sector undertakings-the absence of a unified database has more often than not delayed the pace of redevelopment projects and approvals.
To smoothen the transition to the platform, departments were also conducted a training session during a demonstration on November 10. The user credentials for DAMIS have already been issued, and the officials also reiterated that timely and accurate data entry is a must during the recent high-level meetings.
fteThe programme was reviewed at the senior officers' meeting chaired by the Chief Secretary, wherein departments were asked to recall their responsibilities under the program.
Once fully implemented, DAMIS is expected to enhance transparency and cut disputes over ownership, reduce unauthorized occupation of government land, and allow for coordinated planning across departments. It could also be an important enabler in upcoming smart city initiatives, redevelopment projects, and public-private partnerships by providing a clarity and verifiable picture of government-owned assets.
Core mapping of land assets undertaken in digital mode and will go a long way in modernizing the land governance framework of Delhi. This will help not only in increasing the administrative efficiency but also in protecting the valuable public resources.
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