CONNECTKaro 2015 - Session 1 Land Management For Smart Cities Speaker - Rejeet Mathews

1. PLENARY SESSION # 1
Land Management for
Smart Cities

2. PLENARY SESSION # 1
SESSION BACKGROUND:
Land Management for
Smart Cities
Ms. Rejeet Mathews
Manager, Regional Planning and Economics,
EMBARQ - WRI India
rmathews@embarqindia.org

3. Land by nature is limited in its supply and faces increasing
demand and scarcity especially in urban areas.
Smart Cities need Smart Land Management mechanisms…
Procuring land for public purposes in efficient yet equitable
ways will be the focus of this plenary discussion.

4. FACILITY EXPANSION
URBAN EXPANSION / GREENFIELD DEVELOPMENT
URBAN RENEWAL

5. URBAN REDEVELOPMENT
URBAN REUSE
URBAN RETROFITTING

6. • Over 284 State Legislations on Land are present in the country
as listed in the Constitution of India (2011). States continue to
legislate on land just as the erstwhile provinces did, as land falls
in the Concurrent List of the Constitution.
• The discourse on land across the States and at National Level in
India today is a result of historic legislation, constitutional
powers, court rulings and varied local history and culture.
• A variety of innovative mechanisms have arisen across Indian
States and cities due to this…

7. Type of land required for public purpose
Greenfield Redevelopment Renewal / Retrofitting Combination
Types of Mechanisms & Tools for Land Procurement and Development
Bulk
Acquisition
Land Assembly
Guided Urban
Devt
Land
Reservation
Transfer of Devt
Rights
Cluster Redevt
Social and environment impact assessment
Determination of Project
Affected People (PAPs)
Resettlement &
rehabilitation criteria
Impact on physical
environment
Compensation criteria
Implementation, Monitoring and Maintenance of Developed Land
PROCESS : LAND MANAGEMENT FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA
Type of stakeholder acquiring or developing the land
Government Private Public Private Partnership Owner Developed
Pre-feasibility assessment
Physical/ Environmental Legal/Socio-political Financial Land type and ownership
Governance
Land information
system
Land tenure
regulations
Land valuation
methods
Supporting policies
and interventions
Grievance redressal
mechanisms
Land use plans

8. 1. How do State and local land procurement and development mechanisms
work?
2. What institutional structure, partnerships, stakeholder participation and
legislation are employed?
3. What benefits or constraints does the National Land Acquisition Act pose to
various State mechanisms as well as to private players?
4. How can private players be better integrated from the point of view of land
procurement and development?
5. What learnings from these land mechanisms can help the Smart City
programme?
QUESTIONS FOR THE PANELISTS : LAND MANAGEMENT FOR SMART CITIES

9. Thank you.
Ms. Rejeet Mathews
Manager, Regional Planning and Economics
EMBARQ - WRI India
rmathews@embarqindia.org