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New Indian Express
6 days ago
- Business
- New Indian Express
Core changes not necessary in Land Reforms Act, says Minister Rajan
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala does not face a situation that warrants core changes in the Land Reforms Act, including a ceiling on possession by an individual, Revenue Minister K Rajan has said. He was speaking after inaugurating the delegates' session at the Bhoomi national conclave organised by the revenue and survey departments here on Thursday. Land Reforms Act paved way for social change in the state. Timely amendments and changes have already been made to the act. Though several states enacted similar acts after Kerala, they lack the strength and scope of the Kerala legislation. The Land Reforms Act helped in effective land distribution that brought in social change. The act has provision to empower government to implement industrial, commercial and development activities. The minister said the ongoing Digital Resurvey in Kerala is a revolutionary step. It ensures accurate and transparent land documents which prevent border disputes. Unique Thandaper initiative was launched in villages where digital survey is complete. The Ente Bhoomi portal that provides services of revenue, Registration and Survey Departments is a commendable model in e-governance. Central Land Resources Secretary Manoj Joshi presided over. In his address Joshi said Kerala's digital land resurvey project was a model for the country. Kerala has a high population density and digital resurvey is progressing efficiently. The state is using a fool-proof software system for the survey. Though several states have launched digital resurvey, Kerala is noted for the accuracy of the process. Himachal Pradesh Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi addressed the function. He said Himachal Pradesh has launched digital resurvey on the model of Kerala. The state has started panchayat-level committees on the model of Kerala for the effective implementation of the project, he said.
The Hindu
6 days ago
- Business
- The Hindu
Kerala has done pioneering work in taking up digital land survey: Manoj Joshi
Kerala has done pioneering work in taking up digital survey of land and notifying the records, Manoj Joshi, Secretary, Department of Land Resources, Government of India, has said. Speaking at Bhoomi national conclave on digital land survey on Thursday, Mr. Joshi lauded integration of registration system and land records in two villages in the State on a pilot basis to avoid delays. Mr. Joshi pointed out that the Kerala model was unique because the State had completed survey in around 20% of its villages using 100% new technology such as ETS (electronic total station) and DGPS (Differential Global Positioning System) and integrated its registration system with pre-mutation sketches so that maps did not get outdated in future. Yet to begin The survey was under way in some other villages, but there were nearly 1,100 villages where it was yet to begin. Instead of taking up the survey in the remaining villages in phases, Kerala should complete it at one go to prevent political and administrative risks associated with change of government. The Union government would provide funding, Mr. Joshi said. 'We are launching a new programme of taking up 20% of the country's agricultural land for a fresh survey as done through NAKSHA for urban areas,' he said. In India, separate databases were maintained for registration, buildings by local bodies, and land records. However, instead of three systems that communicated using application programming interface, an integrated system like in some European countries was being piloted in Tamil Nadu. The Union government was in talks with Chandigarh too to pilot it in some villages, he said. Kunal Satyarthi, Joint Secretary, Department of Land Resources, Government of India, and Thomas Harring, group executive vice president, Hexagon AB, spoke.
Time of India
18-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Meeting reviews progress of Naksha Pilot Programme
Chandigarh: A review meeting of the Naksha Pilot Programme was held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Manoj Joshi , secretary to the GOI, department of land resources. The meeting was attended by senior officers of the Chandigarh administration, including representatives from the department of urban planning, estate office, MC, department of information technology, and National Informatics Centre (NIC). The Naksha Pilot Programme, which is being implemented in Chandigarh as a model initiative, aims to digitise and streamline the building plan approval process through an integrated online platform. During the meeting, a detailed presentation was given on the current status, achievements, and challenges faced in the implementation of the pilot project. It was apprised that five villages and 15 sectors in Chandigarh have been selected under the programme. In the first phase of the project, the aerial survey was successfully completed. The meeting also discussed the progress of subsequent deliverables. For the second phase, the state level committee (SLC), the state project management unit (SPMU), and dedicated field survey teams have been constituted. Additionally, the status of the digitisation of registration records was presented for review and further planning. The meeting concluded with a roadmap for the next phase of implementation and a follow-up review scheduled in the coming weeks.
India Gazette
15-06-2025
- Business
- India Gazette
Second batch of NAKSHA phase 2 capacity building programme to begin from June 16
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): The Department of Land Resources (DoLR), Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, is going to start the second batch of phase 2 of capacity-building programme under the NAKSHA (NAtional geospatial Knowledge-based land Survey of urban HAbitations) programme from 16th June 2025, across four Centres of Excellence (CoEs) in the country, Ministry of Rural development said on Sunday. The phase 1 and phase 2 of (1st batch) of the NAKSHA capacity building programme have successfully trained 160 Master Trainers (completed in May 2025) at NIGST, Hyderabad and 151 ULB officers (trained from 2nd-7th June 2025), at five CoEs respectively, according to the Ministry of Rural Development. This batch of training programme will be inaugurated virtually by Manoj Joshi, Secretary, Department of Land Resources on June 16 at 10:00 A.M. Under this training programme, 128ULB-level and district officers have been nominated from around 74 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). These officers will undergo one week of hands-on training in leveraging modern geospatial technologies for effective urban property surveys at the four CoEs- Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration (YASHADA), Pune, Maharashtra, Northeast Region Centre of Excellence, Guwahati, Assam, Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration (MGSIPA), Chandigarh, Punjab and Administrative Training Institute (ATI), Mysuru, Karnataka. The training aims to equip ULB officers and field staff with the technical and practical skills required to oversee high-accuracy urban land surveys under the NAKSHA programme. The training modules cover the programme framework, GNSS and ETS-based surveying, Web-GIS application, land parcel mapping, and the legal-administrative aspects of land surveys. With India's urban population expected to exceed 600 million by 2031, the need for modern, verifiable, and easily accessible land records has become more urgent than ever. The NAKSHA programme addresses this challenge with a bold, technology-driven approach. NAKSHA programme is being implemented by the department of Land Resources (DoLR), Government of India in association with the Survey of India, NICSI, MPSeDC, and five Centres of Excellence, as a pilot programme. NAKSHA has been launched across 157 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in 27 States and 3 Union Territories. (ANI)
Hans India
15-06-2025
- Business
- Hans India
Training for next batch under NAKSHA scheme to kick off on Monday
The Department of Land Resources of the Ministry of Rural Development is going to start the second batch of phase 2 of the capacity-building programme under the NAKSHA (National geospatial Knowledge-based land Survey of urban Habitations) programme from Monday across four Centres of Excellence in the country, according to an official statement issued on Sunday. The phase 1 and phase 2 of the first batch of the NAKSHA capacity building programme have successfully trained 160 Master Trainers in May this year at NIGST, Hyderabad and 151 ULB officers at five Centres of Excellence (CoEs) in June. This batch of the training programme will be inaugurated virtually by Manoj Joshi, Secretary, Department of Land Resources. Under this training programme, 128 ULB-level and district officers have been nominated from around 74 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). These officers will undergo one week of hands-on training in leveraging modern geospatial technologies for effective urban property surveys at four CoEs. The Centres include the Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration in Pune, the Northeast Region Centre of Excellence in Guwahati, the Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration (MGSIPA) in Chandigarh, and the Administrative Training Institute, Mysuru, the statement said. The training aims to equip ULB officers and field staff with the technical and practical skills required to oversee high-accuracy urban land surveys under the NAKSHA programme. The training modules cover the programme framework, GNSS and ETS-based surveying, Web-GIS application, land parcel mapping, and the legal-administrative aspects of land surveys. With India's urban population expected to exceed 600 million by 2031, the need for modern, verifiable, and easily accessible land records has become more urgent than ever. The NAKSHA programme addresses this challenge with a bold, technology-driven approach. NAKSHA programme is being implemented by the Department of Land Resources in association with the Survey of India, NICSI, MPSeDC, and five Centres of Excellence, as a pilot programme. NAKSHA has been launched across 157 Urban Local Bodies in 27 States and 3 Union Territories, the statement added.
