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About the Residential Workshop

The Residential Workshop on “Land Governance: Policy and Development” is an intensive program designed to introduce participants to the key development and policy debates surrounding land issues. This workshop explores the contemporary challenges and opportunities as land has increasingly become a focal point in both global and local development discourses. The participants will delve into the multiple dimensions and critical issues related to land, essential for achieving sustainable and inclusive development.

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The workshop brings experienced academicians, land administration experts, and development and legal professionals from India and abroad as Resource Persons. In the past, our resource persons have included government officials from DoLR, DIPAM, MoF, and foreign experts from Nepal and Kenya, experts and advisors from reputed organisations like Womanity, Landesa, International Land Coalition and academicians from institutes like TISS and APU.

Our Participant Profiles

This workshop is tailored for working professionals associated with:

Civil society

Academia

Private sector

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NGOs

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Researchers

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Govt. Officials

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TOPICS COVERED

The program covers a wide array of topics:

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GENERAL MODULES

  • Multiple dimensions of land: history, culture, and society

  • Land, SDGs, Net-Zero, and sustainable food systems

  • Land Policy Reforms in India

  • Connections between land and development: rural, urban, tribal, forest, agriculture, climate change, inclusive growth

  • Basic concepts and legal-institutional frameworks

  • Land rights and tenure security

  • Common land and communal tenure

  • Women's land rights

  • Forest rights

  • Tribal rights, protection, and customary tenure

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LAND ADMINISTRATION

  • Land records, registration, and surveys

  • Taxation and valuation

  • Public land management

  • Land and economic growth

  • Land conflicts and dispute resolutions

  • Urban development, real estate, and slums

  • Land acquisition, rehabilitation, and resettlements

  • Innovations and inclusion: technology, data, and land governance

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