Mumbai: In a major policy shift set to transform land record access across Maharashtra, Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Thursday announced that digitally signed 7/12 extracts, 8-A records and Property Cards (Ferfar) will now carry full legal validity across the state. The Revenue Department has issued formal directions to all district collectors mandating universal acceptance of these digital records in government and private institutions.

Calling it a “historic digital revolution,” Bawankule said the decision ends decades of bureaucratic hurdles, corruption and dependency on manual signatures by Talathis. He declared that citizens will no longer need to stand in queues, chase revenue offices or depend on intermediaries for land records.

“This is a proud moment for Maharash

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