No Green Property Certificate required as Punjab restores manual land record system
The decision provides relief to thousands of buyers and sellers who were facing difficulties after the temporary suspension of traditional land record documents.
According to an official notification, citizens in areas where land records have not yet been digitized can once again obtain manual land record certificates in the form of Fard (Record of Rights).
These documents can now be used for property transfers without the need for a Green Property Certificate.
Officials said people can also use a certified copy of the official land record to complete transactions in eligible areas that are still outside the digital land records system.
The suspension of manual land record certificates had been introduced after the Punjab government launched the Green Property Certificate under its land reforms programme.
The Green Property Certificate was introduced to replace conventional ownership documents with a digitally verified system designed to improve transparency, reduce fraud, and confirm ownership and possession of land.
Under the latest notification, the Green Property Certificate will remain compulsory in areas where the digital land record system has already been implemented.
However, manual land record certificates will continue to be issued in regions where digitization is still incomplete.
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The Green Property Certificate is part of the Punjab Urban Land Systems Enhancement (PULSE) project, which aims to modernize land administration through GIS mapping, digital records, and stronger ownership verification.
Officials said the latest decision is intended to prevent delays in property transactions and ensure that citizens in non-digitized areas continue receiving essential land record services until the digital system is fully expanded.
The Punjab Land Records Authority will continue extending the Green Property Certificate system across the province in phases.
Authorities say the long-term goal is to create a safer and more transparent property registration system while maintaining smooth services during the transition period.
