Can Property Rights Improve Access to Toilets for the Urban Poor? Evidence from India
By Centre For Social And Economic Progress (CSEP)
Characterising land and property related litigation at the Delhi High Court
National Institute Of Public Finance And Policy (NIPFP)
Inheritance rights of transgender persons in India
National Institute Of Public Finance And Policy (NIPFP)
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Can Property Rights Improve Access to Toilets for the Urban Poor? Evidence from India
Approximately one in six urban residents in India lives in a slum, according to the Census of India (2011). The residents of slums are not only economically deprived, they fare worse on both mortality and morbidity indicators as compared to their non-slum neighbours as well as their rural counterparts (Mberu et al, 2016). They are … Continue reading Can Property Rights Improve Access to Toilets for the Urban Poor? Evidence from India
Inheritance rights of transgender persons in India
This paper studies the inheritance rights of transgender persons in India. Using commercial databases (e.g., SCC and Manupatra), it examines the legal framework for inheritance and looks at all court decisions since 1950 that mention the term transgender. Inheritance laws are based on a binary notion of gender. They do not envisage transgender persons or … Continue reading Inheritance rights of transgender persons in India
Characterising land and property related litigation at the Delhi High Court
There are three common conjectures regarding land and property related litigation in India. First, it forms a large proportion of the caseload of Indian courts. Second, the quality of property records is to blame for the large volume and length of the litigation. Third, the caseload is compounded due to the complexity created by the … Continue reading Characterising land and property related litigation at the Delhi High Court
NCAER Land Records and Services Index (N-LRSI) 2021
The Land Records and Services Index, published by the National Council of Applied Economic Research, assesses the extent of digitization of land records and the quality of these records
The Design and Implementation of the KALIA Scheme in Odisha – a Case Study
The KALIA scheme is unique as it provides a pathway to include those who do not possess formal land records (women, sharecroppers, tenant farmers, landless agricultural households) in addition to the landholding farmers. The KALIA experience therefore offers lessons for other states and the central government on making farmer income support schemes inclusive.
India’s Housing Vacancy Paradox
India has 12.38% of its urban housing stock vacant. The paper looks at three possible explanations for vacancy rates: pro-tenant rent control laws, effectiveness in contract enforcement, and under-provision of public goods and amenities.
Do Property rights explain health outcomes of adolescent girls in India?
This paper focuses on studying property rights as a pathway to social mobility by analysing how property rights determine health outcomes among adolescent girls belonging to difference socio-economic backgrounds. Evidence from existing literature indicates that children, including adolescents, from disadvantaged sections of the society demonstrate adverse health outcomes, ceteris paribus. This, in turn, prevents them … Continue reading Do Property rights explain health outcomes of adolescent girls in India?
When Land comes in the Way: India’s Connectivity Infrastructure in Nepal
Land acquisition for infrastructure projects abroad is one of the principal challenges the Indian government faces while pursuing its strategy of regional connectivity in South Asia. This paper examines two in-depth case studies on Indian-funded infrastructure projects in Nepal and surveys the institutional impediments and expertise deficiencies that cause delays in the process of land acquisition. … Continue reading When Land comes in the Way: India’s Connectivity Infrastructure in Nepal
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Indian states taking ownership of land records digitisation, up to govt to expand it now: Study
The N-LRSI not only helps each state know where it stands in terms of providing digitised land records and associated services but also suggests the specific steps that can help the state improve its performance. The N-LRSI has shown that credible efforts at measuring performance can become a means to secure better performance by states.
GIS Imagery for Citizens’ Agency
Advances in geospatial techniques can trigger participatory governance in urban and rural land administration. A GIS map can also help urban commons be registered and recorded, and protected from encroachment.
An unlikely common strand of 2020 — land and property rights
A continued focus on land and property rights is important — these cross-cutting issues not only impact the growth of India’s economy but play an important role in the lives of all Indians.
Property Rights: A Conversation Whose Time Is Now
This article was originally published on LiveLaw on 24 July 2020, and can be viewed here. As multitudes of migrant workers took to the streets to walk hundreds of kilometres away from India’s cities, even as the COVID-lockdown had compelled everyone else to stay in their homes, it inevitably brought to fore the scale of the housing crises[1] … Continue reading Property Rights: A Conversation Whose Time Is Now
#Charcha2020 Blog Series: #LandPower – Empowering Dalits through Land
As part of the Charcha 2020 dialogues held in May, Omidyar Network India hosted a track on Land and Property Inclusivity, where the #LandPower session looked at how geospatial tools can accelerate people’s ability to secure their property rights.
#Charcha2020 Blog Series: #Tech4Land
As part of the Charcha 2020 dialogues held in May, Omidyar Network India hosted a track on Land and Property Inclusivity, where the #Tech4Land session looked at how geospatial tools can accelerate people’s ability to secure their property rights.