Across the Punjab 637,635 tenants have been registered under Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB)'s Tenant Registration System (TRS), which has also helped in tracing 7,532 criminal record holders. Records of houses and landowners were available but there was no comprehensive database to keep track of tenants renting spaces in Lahore. According to the law, it is mandatory for tenants and owners of houses to register at police stations when signing contracts. This used to be a manual process and records could not be retrieved easily, which has now been automated by introducing TRS to ascertain identity of tenants.

The PITB has developed this web-based application to register and monitor tenants who rent houses. Assistants at police stations use this system at front desks to register owners and tenants. The data is integrated with the Criminal Record Office (CRO) and the Police Station Record Management System (PSRMS) and if a tenant with criminal record rents a house, a notification is sent to police officials who are able take action if required.

The database built using this software is useful for police to search records of particular individuals or specific areas. A mobile app was also developed for initial registration of tenants. The project is operational across the Punjab.

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