South Jeolla Province (Jeonnam) is drawing attention by introducing a simplified service that allows residents to access land information with a single consent form, without complex supporting documents.
Until now, applying for the ancestral land search required obtaining and submitting documents such as family relationship certificates. By linking the National Spatial Information Platform (K-GEO Platform), operated by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT), with the administrative information sharing system, the province has streamlined the procedure so that applicants no longer need to submit documents themselves. With only the applicant's consent for review, the responsible official verifies the required documents and provides the service.
"Last year alone, Jeonnam received 16,000 cases, through which we provided hidden land information covering a total of 320,000 parcels to 34,000 people," Yoon Young-sik, head of Jeonnam Province's Land Management Division, said Wednesday. "As the revised Farmland Act takes effect on the 18th, a large-scale full investigation of farmland is expected going forward, so we anticipate this service simplification will be of great help."
Jeonnam Province said it plans to continue developing customized administrative services tailored to the needs of the elderly and the information-vulnerable.
