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Institutions: Ministry of Rural Development | Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) | Survey of India
The Department of Land Resources (DoLR), in collaboration with the LBSNAA, organized a two-day βTraining cum Workshop on NAKSHAβ for District Magistrates and Collectors on October 27-28, 2025. The core objective of the workshop is to build the administrative and technical readiness of district chiefs for the nationwide rollout of the NAKSHA program, which is set to revolutionize urban land records across 28 States and 3 Union Territories.
The comprehensive training covered the necessary workflow, practical technical skills in GIS and modern survey techniques, and the specific administrative and legal frameworks required for implementation. By including presentations from states like Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka, the workshop ensured that participants received concrete insights and best practices from pilot implementations. This initiative, which included a ground-truthing demo by the Survey of India, aims to equip District Collectors with the necessary skills to manage a transparent, digital land administration system.
This national training initiative is crucial for accelerating the digital transformation of land governance in India, directly supporting the governmentβs mandate for transparent and efficient administration by leveraging advanced geospatial technologies. The high-level training ensures that institutional leadership is prepared to handle the technical and administrative complexities of this digital transition.
What is NAKSHA (NAtional geospatial Knowledge-based land Survey of urban Habitations)? NAKSHA is a national program aimed at modernizing and digitally mapping urban land records across India. It utilizes advanced geospatial technology, including GIS and modern survey techniques, to create a knowledge-based, digital land inventory, thereby improving urban planning, property tax collection, and the transparency of land administration.
Relevant Question for Policy Stakeholders: How will the government ensure the technical data collected through NAKSHA is legally integrated with the existing, often conflicting, state-level land revenue records?
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