Directorate of Land Records
The Directorate of Land Records (DLR), Revenue & Estate Department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is responsible for the modernization, digitization, and management of land records across the Province. Working under the Board of Revenue, the Directorate oversees registration services, settlement operations, GIS-based mapping, Service Delivery Centres (SDCs), and digital land administration. Through technology-driven reforms, the Directorate is committed to providing transparent, efficient, and citizen-centric land services.
Organogram
The Directorate is headed by the Director Land Records, who also serves as the Inspector General of Registration (IGR) and Chief Settlement Officer (CSO). It comprises specialized wings responsible for registration, settlement, GIS, information technology, database management, monitoring, and the Revenue Academy, working together to modernize land administration across the Province
The Directorate performs the following statutory functions:
- Administration and supervision of registration services.
- Management and modernization of land records.
- Settlement and re-settlement operations.
- Computerization and digitization of land information.
- GIS-based cadastral mapping and database management.
- Capacity building and professional training of Revenue officials.
- Technical support for revenue administration across the Province.
The Directorate performs the following core functions:
- Land Records Management: Maintaining accurate, secure, and updated land records.
- Registration Administration: Supervising registration offices and improving registration services.
- Settlement Operations: Conducting settlement, surveys, and preparation of Record of Rights.
- Digital Land Governance: Managing e-Registration, e-Stamping, GIS, and land information systems.
- Monitoring & Quality Assurance: Monitoring projects and ensuring compliance with technical standards.
- Capacity Building: Training Revenue Officers through the Revenue Academy and professional development programmes.
The Directorate is implementing several initiatives to modernize land administration, including:
- Settlement & Digitization of Land Records (SDLR)
- Computerization of Land Records
- Service Delivery Centres (SDCs)
- GIS-Based Land Information Systems
- e-Registration & e-Stamping
Patwari Recruitment Test Result
Functions
Projects
Currently there are Four ongoing ADP schemes and one ongoing AIP scheme under Director Land Record
Settlement
The preparation of Record of Rights and revenue assessment is carried out under two major categories. Settlement and Re-settlement
Registration
Statement showing the tenure of sub registrars in the province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Revenue Academy
Revenue Academy Peshawar offers training to Tehsildars, Naib Tehsildars, Sub Registrars, Registration Muharrirs, Kanungos, Patwaris and others