Land reforms in Bangladesh face several problems: poorly maintained land records cause hardship for farmers; land surveys were conducted long ago and need updating; tenancy agreements are often oral and exploitative towards tenants; female cultivators face legal and social barriers; and land laws are numerous and incohesive. Recommendations to address these issues include guaranteeing clear land titles, computerizing records, involving private surveyors, giving Hindu daughters inheritance rights, reviewing legal frameworks, monitoring corruption, reforming the judiciary, and consolidating record keeping under a single executive.
Discuss the various land reforms undertaken by the Indian government.pdfuplevelway
Land reforms in India have been a critical aspect of social and economic policy, aimed at addressing historical injustices in landownership, reducing rural poverty, and promoting agricultural development. Over the years, several measures have been undertaken to bring about changes in land relations.
Some key land reforms initiatives include:
Abolition of Zamindari System (1950s): The first major land reform was the abolition of the zamindari system, where intermediaries held large tracts of land. The system was dismantled, and land ownership was transferred to the actual tillers.
Tenancy Reforms (1950s-1970s): These aimed at protecting tenant farmers and sharecroppers from exploitation. The reforms included regulation of rents, conferment of ownership rights to tenants, and restrictions on eviction.
Ceiling on Land Holdings (1950s-1970s): The government imposed limits on the maximum landholding a person or family could possess. Surplus land was to be redistributed among landless farmers. However, the implementation varied across states.
Consolidation of Land Holdings (1950s-1980s): The goal was to consolidate small and fragmented landholdings into more economically viable units. This was expected to improve agricultural productivity and facilitate better infrastructure development.
Forest Land Reforms (Pre-Independence and Post-Independence): The Forest Rights Act (2006) aimed to recognize the rights of forest-dwelling communities over forest lands, ensuring livelihood security and conservation of biodiversity.
Computerization of Land Records (ongoing): Efforts are ongoing to digitize land records to minimize disputes, ensure transparency, and facilitate efficient land transactions.
Land is fundamental for human life. However, in fact, land management in Indonesia still fails to
improve the prosperity of people and farmers. A field fact indicates that currently our farmers own only 0.2 ha
of land on average. Thus, even though they work hard they still remain poor due to their too small land area and
to the lack of capital. In addition, their family members are relatively large in number. On the other side, in
Indonesia there are now approximately 7 million hectares vacant lands that are not used or the utilization of
which is not according to their proper utility. The aforementioned essential condition led the author to assume
that there was something wrong in the implementation of our national agrarian law or land law politic system.
Therefore, in the reformation era nowadays, the government should be brave to initiate some breakthrough for
accelerating an equal distribution of land ownership and control by agrarian reformation. The objective of the
present research was to study and seek the solution of accelerating vacant land control and management, to be
utilized for people welfare as well as for increasing agrarian reformation objects. The tentative results of the
research showed that: 1) The definition of vacant land (tanah terlantar) was still ambiguous, giving a rise to
multiple interpretations and leading to the lack of legal certainty and justice for both land buyers and farmers.
2) The criteria of vacant land still need to be elucidated more clearly by specifying its characteristics and
elements. And 3) It needs to immediately prepare an academic draft of the regulation of vacant land control and
management.To deal with the above, the government has to take the following measures: 1. Issues a proper,
right regulation based on a legislation system in controlling and managing vacant lands, without violating
human rights and based on fairness; 2. Maps vacant lands spreading across the state; 3. Utilizes the vacant
lands, for them to be eligible as an agrarian reformation object. These have to be done as soon as possible in
order to realize people and farmers welfare; and 4. Willingly and capably initiates some breakthroughs in
distributing the lands to those farmers who have a right under a proper, right, and just regulation
Framing national land use policy, digitalising land recordsM S Siddiqui
Unfortunately, the government does not issue a really valid certificate with guarantee that the person mentioned in the record of rights is the true owner. The Transfer of Property Act, 1882 also does not envision that the state will guarantee title to property.
Discuss the various land reforms undertaken by the Indian government.pdfuplevelway
Land reforms in India have been a critical aspect of social and economic policy, aimed at addressing historical injustices in landownership, reducing rural poverty, and promoting agricultural development. Over the years, several measures have been undertaken to bring about changes in land relations.
Some key land reforms initiatives include:
Abolition of Zamindari System (1950s): The first major land reform was the abolition of the zamindari system, where intermediaries held large tracts of land. The system was dismantled, and land ownership was transferred to the actual tillers.
Tenancy Reforms (1950s-1970s): These aimed at protecting tenant farmers and sharecroppers from exploitation. The reforms included regulation of rents, conferment of ownership rights to tenants, and restrictions on eviction.
Ceiling on Land Holdings (1950s-1970s): The government imposed limits on the maximum landholding a person or family could possess. Surplus land was to be redistributed among landless farmers. However, the implementation varied across states.
Consolidation of Land Holdings (1950s-1980s): The goal was to consolidate small and fragmented landholdings into more economically viable units. This was expected to improve agricultural productivity and facilitate better infrastructure development.
Forest Land Reforms (Pre-Independence and Post-Independence): The Forest Rights Act (2006) aimed to recognize the rights of forest-dwelling communities over forest lands, ensuring livelihood security and conservation of biodiversity.
Computerization of Land Records (ongoing): Efforts are ongoing to digitize land records to minimize disputes, ensure transparency, and facilitate efficient land transactions.
Land is fundamental for human life. However, in fact, land management in Indonesia still fails to
improve the prosperity of people and farmers. A field fact indicates that currently our farmers own only 0.2 ha
of land on average. Thus, even though they work hard they still remain poor due to their too small land area and
to the lack of capital. In addition, their family members are relatively large in number. On the other side, in
Indonesia there are now approximately 7 million hectares vacant lands that are not used or the utilization of
which is not according to their proper utility. The aforementioned essential condition led the author to assume
that there was something wrong in the implementation of our national agrarian law or land law politic system.
Therefore, in the reformation era nowadays, the government should be brave to initiate some breakthrough for
accelerating an equal distribution of land ownership and control by agrarian reformation. The objective of the
present research was to study and seek the solution of accelerating vacant land control and management, to be
utilized for people welfare as well as for increasing agrarian reformation objects. The tentative results of the
research showed that: 1) The definition of vacant land (tanah terlantar) was still ambiguous, giving a rise to
multiple interpretations and leading to the lack of legal certainty and justice for both land buyers and farmers.
2) The criteria of vacant land still need to be elucidated more clearly by specifying its characteristics and
elements. And 3) It needs to immediately prepare an academic draft of the regulation of vacant land control and
management.To deal with the above, the government has to take the following measures: 1. Issues a proper,
right regulation based on a legislation system in controlling and managing vacant lands, without violating
human rights and based on fairness; 2. Maps vacant lands spreading across the state; 3. Utilizes the vacant
lands, for them to be eligible as an agrarian reformation object. These have to be done as soon as possible in
order to realize people and farmers welfare; and 4. Willingly and capably initiates some breakthroughs in
distributing the lands to those farmers who have a right under a proper, right, and just regulation
Framing national land use policy, digitalising land recordsM S Siddiqui
Unfortunately, the government does not issue a really valid certificate with guarantee that the person mentioned in the record of rights is the true owner. The Transfer of Property Act, 1882 also does not envision that the state will guarantee title to property.
Draft National Land Reforms Policy for Discussion Purposes Only by the Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India
Protecting community lands and natural resourcesIIED
This is a presentation by David Arach, the community land protection program's East Africa program officer at Namati, introducing Namati's approach to community land protection, focusing on the key stage of community by-laws drafting.
The presentation was made during a webinar hosted by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) on 16 November 2016 discussing how communities can use by-laws to secure their land rights.
A video featuring Arach explaining his presentation during the webinar is available in the third slide or via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnjY5mQVXio.
More details: http://www.iied.org/using-community-laws-protect-indigenous-rural-land-rights
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Luka Bulus Achi: Access to land and security to land tenure in Nigeria. A presentation at the TheIU.org 2013 Conference 'Economics for Conscious Evolution', London, UK, July 2013.
Communal land Titling in practice: Lessons from Khammouane Province, Lao PDR mrlgregion
This case study explores the results and lessons learned from a process to issue a Communal
Land Title (CLT) to 33 households on 41.6 hectares of agricultural land in Talaknathin village,
Gnommalath district, Khammouane province in Lao PDR. The process was facilitated by CIDSELao,
a
locally
managed
civil
society
organization
and
local
government.
This case study is intended to provide evidence that can be used to inform the development of
legislation and accompanying procedures for communal land titling in Laos. While limited to a
single communal plot within one village, the case study provides insights into the potentials and
limitations of the CISDE titling approach to enhance village tenure security within rural
communities in Laos. This, in turn, is useful to inform whether the model could be scaled up
nationwide.
Bangladesh government does not give document of land ownershipM S Siddiqui
Government may take immediate steps to prepare and national land use policy and digitalize the land records and keep the information open for all so that the real owner may take up the mistakes or misinformation before a dispute arises. Government may prepare inventory of khash land and land zoning and prepare different zone for different purposes for economic use of scared land. Government must ensure that their records are correct and must issue document of ownership of lands to avoid litigation and harassment of citizens for the sake of peace in the society and smooth economic activities.
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Draft National Land Reforms Policy for Discussion Purposes Only by the Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India
Protecting community lands and natural resourcesIIED
This is a presentation by David Arach, the community land protection program's East Africa program officer at Namati, introducing Namati's approach to community land protection, focusing on the key stage of community by-laws drafting.
The presentation was made during a webinar hosted by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) on 16 November 2016 discussing how communities can use by-laws to secure their land rights.
A video featuring Arach explaining his presentation during the webinar is available in the third slide or via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnjY5mQVXio.
More details: http://www.iied.org/using-community-laws-protect-indigenous-rural-land-rights
Luka Bulus Achi: Access to land and security to land tenure in NigeriaMoral Economy
Luka Bulus Achi: Access to land and security to land tenure in Nigeria. A presentation at the TheIU.org 2013 Conference 'Economics for Conscious Evolution', London, UK, July 2013.
Communal land Titling in practice: Lessons from Khammouane Province, Lao PDR mrlgregion
This case study explores the results and lessons learned from a process to issue a Communal
Land Title (CLT) to 33 households on 41.6 hectares of agricultural land in Talaknathin village,
Gnommalath district, Khammouane province in Lao PDR. The process was facilitated by CIDSELao,
a
locally
managed
civil
society
organization
and
local
government.
This case study is intended to provide evidence that can be used to inform the development of
legislation and accompanying procedures for communal land titling in Laos. While limited to a
single communal plot within one village, the case study provides insights into the potentials and
limitations of the CISDE titling approach to enhance village tenure security within rural
communities in Laos. This, in turn, is useful to inform whether the model could be scaled up
nationwide.
Bangladesh government does not give document of land ownershipM S Siddiqui
Government may take immediate steps to prepare and national land use policy and digitalize the land records and keep the information open for all so that the real owner may take up the mistakes or misinformation before a dispute arises. Government may prepare inventory of khash land and land zoning and prepare different zone for different purposes for economic use of scared land. Government must ensure that their records are correct and must issue document of ownership of lands to avoid litigation and harassment of citizens for the sake of peace in the society and smooth economic activities.
A "File Trademark" is a legal term referring to the registration of a unique symbol, logo, or name used to identify and distinguish products or services. This process provides legal protection, granting exclusive rights to the trademark owner, and helps prevent unauthorized use by competitors.
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Problems in land reforms in bangladesh
1. Problems in Land Reforms in Bangladesh:
1. Problems in Land Record:
Land records are ill maintained, causing severe hardship to the farmers. Land records are
maintained on old and fragile papers.
2. Problems in Land Survey:
The surveys were conducted long ago. The survey work is huge and needs enormous resources.
3. Problems in Tenancy and Barga Chas of Land:
In many states tenancy is oral. The weaker partner (tenant/landowner) in the contract seldom
gets the intended results. Concealed tenancy and reverse tenancy have become normal. These
are more exploitative than earlier.
4. Problems of Female Cultivators:
Female cultivators have been neglected both due to legal impediments and social norms.
Difficulties in passing a gender sensitive legislation, as emerged in the Women’s Representation
bill, may feature here also.
5. Problems in Khas Land Distribution:
6. Problems in Land Conversion:
Making house.
7. Problems of the Land under Forest Department:
Forest lands under legal ownership of the Forest Department are degrading alarmingly.
8. Problems in Laws related to the Land:
Land-related laws are numerous and in cohesive.
9. Problems of Judicial Process (Lengthy):
10. Problems of Bribery in Sub-Registrar and Tehsil Office:
2. My Recommendation for overcoming those problems:
1. The State should guarantee a clear land title and improve keeping of land records as well
as Computerize land records.
2. Involve private institutions for land survey.
3. Hindu daughters should have right on the inherited property.
4. Policy should be directed towards locating proper institutional framework to get these
issues incorporated in a broader policy frame.
5. Review the entire legal framework governing land. Five decades of legal expertise and
case histories should help in designing the system.
6. A watch-dog mechanism comprising peasants’ representative, NGO, Social workers
should be developed to check corruption, e.g. bribe, harassment etc. while processing
documents.
7. Judicial process must be friendly towards the people. At present around 30 lakh of cases
are pending with different courts of the country, among which around 80 percent appear
to be land related. Immediate reform in judiciary is must to make the same effective,
dianamic and pro-poor people.
8. The functions of record keeping and registration have to be brought within a single
executive process at the field level i.e. Tahsil office and Sub-Registrar’s office both should
come within the jurisdiction of a single executive officer, say the Assistant Commissioner
(AC) of Land.
9. The Record-of-right can be preserved in computer database namely LIS (Land Information
System) and the holders of Record-of-Rights can be given land ownership certificate,
which can help detecting fabricated documents and preventing multiplicity of suits.
