THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Unique thandaper introduced by the State Revenue Department to curb land scams and to prevent fraudulent land transactions by concealing information will come into effect on May 16. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate this in Kalpetta.

The properties of a landowner, irrespective of location of his/her land holdings in the state, will then be registered under this single unique ‘thandaper.’ The mobile number and Aadhaar number of the land owner will be linked to the ReLIS portal which provides services of the Revenue Department. The resulting 12-digit number is the basis of all subsequent land transactions. Details related to the portal will be available with the launch.

The UTN will help authorities to tighten the noose around fraudulent land transactions such as the practice of registering properties in benami names, identifying the excess land, streamlining land revenue records and providing better online services for beneficiaries, maintaining accuracy in land records,