Systematic Land Registration Reform Has Begun in 59 Municipalities Across the Country

16.04.2022

The presentation of the reform was opened by Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Garibashvili and Minister of Justice, Rati Bregadze. The head of government also took part in a demonstration of the land measuring work, using a ground-breaking device of the latest generation.

The Prime Minister of Georgia spoke at the presentation about the importance of land registration reform and noted that 1/3 of the land resource has not been registered yet, which means that 200 million hectares of land have been excluded from economic turnover.

"We are accelerating the systematic registration of land throughout the country. The project will be implemented throughout Georgia. This includes 59 municipalities of the country, more than a thousand administrative units and more than 4000 settlements ... The systematic registration of land is completely free of charge,” said Irakli Gharibashvili and thanked Minister of Justice, Rati Bregadze, the project partner World Bank and the professionals involved in the project.

According to the Minister of Justice, the right to land ownership is a fundamental human right; The project of systematic registration of land is an important step for the realization of this right:

"After the completion of this project, it will be clarified who is the owner of a specific plot of land in the whole territory of the country... The project is being implemented now and will be completed in 2024 according to a certain schedule. It will be a truly historic event when, in 2024, the problems we have today will no longer exist."

Rati Bregadze thanked the Prime Minister, the Parliament of Georgia and each employee involved in the project for their support, without whose work the implementation of the project would be impossible.

The project was presented by Chair of the Public Registry Agency, Oleg Tortladze. Equipment for systematic land registration was also presented at the event. The company purchased 174 off-road vehicles, 233 GPS rovers, 233 tablets to run the process smoothly. The latest technology and electronic registration process virtually eliminate overruns and errors. More than 1000 employees of the reform agency are involved, and the total cost of the project is 120 million GEL.

Within the framework of systematic land registration, the state registers both owned and arbitrarily occupied land plots. All services are provided free of charge to the owners on the spot, without visiting the office.

The event was attended by members of the executive and legislative branches, representatives of international missions and the diplomatic corps, and invited guests.