NAKSHA Capacity Building Programme
Kartavya Desk Staff
Source: DD News
Context: The second batch of Phase 2 of the NAKSHA Capacity Building Programme, to train 128 officers in modern urban land survey techniques.
About NAKSHA Capacity Building Programme:
• What is NAKSHA? NAKSHA (National Geospatial Knowledge-Based Land Survey of Urban Habitations) is a technology-driven initiative to modernise urban land records using geospatial tools and digital platforms.
• NAKSHA (National Geospatial Knowledge-Based Land Survey of Urban Habitations) is a technology-driven initiative to modernise urban land records using geospatial tools and digital platforms.
• Developed By: Department of Land Resources (DoLR), Ministry of Rural Development
• In collaboration with: Survey of India (technical partner), MPSeDC (Web-GIS development), and NICSI (Data storage and platform support).
• Launched In: Pilot initiated in 2024 across 157 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in 27 States and 3 Union Territories. Official inauguration in Raisen, Madhya Pradesh.
• Pilot initiated in 2024 across 157 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in 27 States and 3 Union Territories.
• Official inauguration in Raisen, Madhya Pradesh.
• Objectives: Digitally map, record, and update land parcels in urban and semi-urban areas. Improve ease of living by providing reliable and accurate land ownership data. Promote transparency, dispute resolution, and urban planning through verified land documentation.
• Digitally map, record, and update land parcels in urban and semi-urban areas.
• Improve ease of living by providing reliable and accurate land ownership data.
• Promote transparency, dispute resolution, and urban planning through verified land documentation.
• Key Features: End-to-end Web-GIS system for land data mapping and storage. Use of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and Electronic Total Station (ETS) for precision surveying. Aerial imagery provided through orthorectified drone surveys by third-party vendors. Capacity building of Urban Local Body (ULB) officers at four National Centres of Excellence. Training covers legal frameworks, land mapping, and geospatial applications.
• End-to-end Web-GIS system for land data mapping and storage.
• Use of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and Electronic Total Station (ETS) for precision surveying.
• Aerial imagery provided through orthorectified drone surveys by third-party vendors.
• Capacity building of Urban Local Body (ULB) officers at four National Centres of Excellence.
• Training covers legal frameworks, land mapping, and geospatial applications.
• Significance: Enables citizen empowerment through access to clear land titles. Supports sustainable urban development via updated land-use planning. Reduces scope for land-related fraud and disputes.
• Enables citizen empowerment through access to clear land titles.
• Supports sustainable urban development via updated land-use planning.
• Reduces scope for land-related fraud and disputes.