Department of Land Resources and World Bank Discuss Collaboration on Land Governance Reforms
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📌 Summary:
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Secretary, Department of Land Resources (DoLR), Narendra Bhooshan, met a World Bank delegation led by India Country Director Paul Procee on 15 June 2026 in New Delhi to discuss land governance reforms
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Emphasis that land is the largest asset class for most Indian families but its economic potential remains underutilised; need for modern, transparent and technology-enabled land governance
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Stressed leveraging geospatial systems, AI, digital platforms and data-driven tools for land administration — to secure property rights, improve access to institutional credit, support investment and enhance ease of living
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Discussions explored an India-specific framework to assess and benchmark land governance reforms across States, enabling dissemination of best practices and evidence-based policy
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World Bank shared global best practices on land administration, digital land records and institutional strengthening; ongoing DoLR initiatives include land-record modernisation, survey/resurvey and urban property record creation
🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS3 Economy — land reforms, land-record modernisation, property rights and credit access; GS2 governance and Centre-State coordination (land is a State subject)
📝 Prelims Facts:
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DoLR (Department of Land Resources) functions under the Ministry of Rural Development
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DILRMP (Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme) drives land-record digitisation
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Land and land rights are State subjects under the Constitution
🔑 Key Term: Land governance — the rules, processes and institutions through which land rights are recorded, administered and protected
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