How Can Technology Help in Providing Secure Property Rights?

Tune in to episode 7 of Land of a Billion Season 2!

Tune in to episode 7 of Land of a Billion.

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Over the last few years, technology has made inroads in almost all aspects our lives — work, education, social interactions, governance and even land administration.

Up until ten years ago, getting a copy of your land records would have meant a trek to the tehsildar's office. However, today, in a majority of districts and states, it is possible to access digital copies online.

Today, technology is being leveraged to ease the processes of land registration, records and documentation, but there are many challenges when it comes to scaling technology in land administration.

In this episode, we speak with Sanjay Kumar, Secretary, Government of Goa, and Jagdeesh Puppala, former CEO, Foundation for Ecological Security (FES) talking about Leveraging Technology for secure property rights in India.

We discuss the various challenges that comes when using technology for land administration in different states, we also discuss the learnings from different countries who have successfully championed this process.

Tune in!

What is Land of a Billion About?

‘Land of a Billion’ brings you expert conversations about the most contentious of the holy roti-kapda-makaan trinity — the makaan over our heads, and the larger ecosystem that governs it.

From administrative tussles to understanding the conflicts on ground, catch these episodes every alternate Friday for a rundown on the latest charcha around land and property rights in India. In case you missed it, you can also catch up on Season 1 of this series here.

Hosted by Bhargavi Zaveri, a researcher interested in land and access to finance, Land of a Billion is a fortnightly podcast series produced in association with the Property Rights Research Consortium.

Don’t forget to catch the next episode, where we’ll speak with G. Mathi Vathanan (Principal Secretary, HUD, Government of Odisha) and Shubhagato Dasgupta, Senior fellow, CPR and Director, Scaling City Institutions for India, Sci-Fi) to talk to them about their experience with running the world’s largest Slum Land Settlement Programme, right here in Odisha!