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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.
The workshop brings experienced academicians, land administration experts, and development and legal professionals from India and abroad as Resource Persons.
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Started in 2022, the programme has seen participants from various backgrounds and expertise and have gone ahead to make their marks in the land domain.
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The programme is a residential workshop, hosted at the Azim Premji University Campus in Bengaluru and co-hosted by Landstack, New Delhi.
Our Participant Profiles
This workshop is tailored for working professionals associated with:
NGO/INGOs
like FES, PRADAN, LANDESA
CSR
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Doctoral scholars/graduate students
from JNU, TISS, IIM
Entrepreneur
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Donor Agencies
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Govt. Officials
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Journalists
Zee News
Lawyers
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Since 2022, four residential workshops on land governance and development have been successfully conducted. These workshops have provided a comprehensive platform for participants to engage with key issues, share experiences, and develop actionable strategies to improve land governance. Through interactive sessions and collaborative learning, these events have significantly contributed to the discourse on land management and policy implementation.
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Workshops organised since 2022
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TOPICS COVERED
The program covers a wide array of topics:
GENERAL MODULES
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Multiple dimensions of land: history, culture, and society
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Land, SDGs, Net-Zero, and sustainable food systems
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Land Policy Reforms in India Connections between land and development: rural, urban, tribal, forest, agriculture, climate change, inclusive growth
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Basic concepts and legal-institutional frameworks
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Land rights and tenure security Common land and communal tenure Women's land rights
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Forest rights
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Tribal rights, protection, and customary tenure
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LAND ADMINISTRATION
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Land records, registration, and surveys
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Taxation and valuation
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Public land management
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Land and economic growth
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Land conflicts and dispute resolutions
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Urban development, real estate, and slums
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Land acquisition, rehabilitation, and resettlements
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Innovations and inclusion: technology, data, and land governance