SDG 11: Sustainable Cities & Communities | SDG 13: Climate Action
Institutions: Ministry of Rural Development | Government of Gujarat
The Department of Land Resources (Ministry of Rural Development), in partnership with Gujarat’s Revenue Department, is convening a two-day National Conference on Land Administration & Disaster Management on 3–4 October 2025 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
The event will bring together officials and domain experts to deliberate on modernizing land administration, digitizing registration records, improving urban land records, streamlining revenue judiciary processes, conducting resurvey, and integrating disaster risk frameworks. The conference includes seven panel sessions, an action-planning seminar, and the launch or inauguration of key interventions including:
the RO Diary mobile application, which digitises daily work logs, inspections, and case updates of Revenue Officers for real-time monitoring, and the Integrated Land Administration (ILA) system, a digital platform unifying registration, resurvey, GIS mapping, and revenue court management into one interface
inauguration of new revenue offices and residential infrastructure
distribution of SVAMITVA property cards and safety kits to nomadic tribal families
signing of MoUs for establishment of Centres of Excellence (CoEs) with academic institutions
This conference aligns with India’s priorities to digitize land records, mitigate disaster risks, and promote land security in rural and urban areas. It supports central schemes like SVAMITVA, Digital India Land Records Modernization, and strengthens institutional coordination across states.
What is Land Management? → Land management refers to the process of administering, regulating, and planning the use of land resources. It covers property records, revenue collection, land use planning, and dispute resolution. Effective land management ensures secure tenure, supports infrastructure and housing development, and integrates disaster resilience into land use planning.
What is SVAMITVA? → The SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas) Scheme was launched in April 2020 by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. It uses drones and GIS mapping to provide rural property owners with ownership cards. This strengthens property rights, reduces land disputes, and enables credit access.
What are Centres of Excellence (CoEs)? → In the policy and governance context, Centres of Excellence are specialised hubs set up within universities, research bodies, or technical institutes to generate knowledge, train officials, and pilot innovative solutions in a focused domain. For land administration, CoEs can help standardise surveying methods, develop GIS-based tools, create disaster-risk models, and build state capacity for faster adoption of digital systems.
Relevant Question for Policy Stakeholders:
How can insights and frameworks from this conference be operationalized at the district and taluka levels to deliver tangible benefits to landowners, disaster-prone communities, and municipal systems?
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