Land for the PoorLand for the Poor

An IKP initiativeAn IKP initiative

Society for Elimination of Rural PovertySociety for Elimination of Rural PovertyDepartment of RD, Govt of APDepartment of RD, Govt of AP

Outline of the PresentationOutline of the Presentation

Land component in IKP

Overview of Land Purchase

Overview of Land Access activities

Land component in IKP

Overview of Land Purchase

Overview of Land Access activities

Why Land ?Why Land ?

Access to Land and Poverty Reduction

Land still an emotive issue in rural areas

Possession of “Bhoomi” is not just economics.

It is a symbol of dignity. It is self-respect, it is politics, it is power. It makes you or unmakes you. You are worth the earth you possess..

Access to Land and Poverty Reduction

Land still an emotive issue in rural areas

Possession of “Bhoomi” is not just economics.

It is a symbol of dignity. It is self-respect, it is politics, it is power. It makes you or unmakes you. You are worth the earth you possess..

A budget outlay of 52.6 crorefor Land Purchase Land Access activities

Objectives Purchase best quality lands for the poor Secure land rights to the poor through a

multi pronged approach by putting in placesupport mechanisms

Land in IKPLand in IKP

A budget outlay of 52.6 crorefor Land Purchase Land Access activities

Objectives Purchase best quality lands for the poor Secure land rights to the poor through a

multi pronged approach by putting in placesupport mechanisms

Land PurchaseLand PurchaseLand PurchaseLand Purchase

Land PurchaseLand Purchase-- Strategy followedStrategy followed

Purchase of Lands

falling in the command area of the Major and MediumIrrigation Projects.under those Minor Irrigation sources, which have assuredwater supply.in Categories III and IV Mandals of Ground Waterpotentiality.Fruit bearing orchards.

Purchase of Lands

falling in the command area of the Major and MediumIrrigation Projects.under those Minor Irrigation sources, which have assuredwater supply.in Categories III and IV Mandals of Ground Waterpotentiality.Fruit bearing orchards.

Salient FeaturesSalient Features

Unlike other Land Purchase schemes, only productivelands under assured sources of irrigation are purchased.

Beneficiaries all poor landless often working as laborerson the same lands. first time owners of the land.

Purchasers derive immediate incomes.

Purchase process totally community driven.

VOs play leading role in identifying the lands, negotiatingrates etc.

Lands registered in the names of the women only.

Stamp & Registration fee & Transfer duty exempted byGovt.

Unlike other Land Purchase schemes, only productivelands under assured sources of irrigation are purchased.

Beneficiaries all poor landless often working as laborerson the same lands. first time owners of the land.

Purchasers derive immediate incomes.

Purchase process totally community driven.

VOs play leading role in identifying the lands, negotiatingrates etc.

Lands registered in the names of the women only.

Stamp & Registration fee & Transfer duty exempted byGovt.

Lands PurchasedLands Purchased

YearYearLandLand

purchasedpurchased(in acres)(in acres)

ExpenditureExpenditure(in lakhs)(in lakhs)

BeneficiariesBeneficiaries

SC ST BC Others Total

2004-05 639.11 219.13 163 514 43 4 7242004-05 639.11 219.13 163 514 43 4 724

2005-06 1924.59 1181.31 1129 845 173 101 2248

2006-07 1335.12 947.37 803 501 153 22 1479

2007-08 506.40 441.08 567 87 17 5 676

2008-09 134.02 148.36 137 32 7 0 176Total 4539.24 2937.45 2799 1979 393 132 5303

Land Purchase ImpactLand Purchase Impact

Study by Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, New Delhi

Average net income of Rs.7000 to 14000 per cropping season Income increased in all the sample households by 30% to 75% after

the intervention Shift in source of income from wages to farm produce. Overall

income from cultivation accounts for 65 to 80 % of total householdincome

After the intervention, 76% of them are food secure. It is lesser inother categories

Seasonal Migration has come down and is least among IKP landbeneficiaries

A positive shift from child labor to school education Ability to manage expenditure on health

Study by Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, New Delhi

Average net income of Rs.7000 to 14000 per cropping season Income increased in all the sample households by 30% to 75% after

the intervention Shift in source of income from wages to farm produce. Overall

income from cultivation accounts for 65 to 80 % of total householdincome

After the intervention, 76% of them are food secure. It is lesser inother categories

Seasonal Migration has come down and is least among IKP landbeneficiaries

A positive shift from child labor to school education Ability to manage expenditure on health

Land AccessLand AccessLand AccessLand Access

Strategy followedStrategy followed

Institutional mechanism for convergence between IKP and

Revenue Department- G.O.Ms.No.1148

Positioning a sensitive cadre of Revenue officers as APDs

who are insiders to the Department working on the side

of the poor

Convergence with Survey and Tribal Welfare Departments

Partnership with Civil Society Organizations

Partnership with Law Colleges

Creation of awareness about land rights in community

Institutional mechanism for convergence between IKP and

Revenue Department- G.O.Ms.No.1148

Positioning a sensitive cadre of Revenue officers as APDs

who are insiders to the Department working on the side

of the poor

Convergence with Survey and Tribal Welfare Departments

Partnership with Civil Society Organizations

Partnership with Law Colleges

Creation of awareness about land rights in community

Tools adoptedTools adopted

Physical inventory of lands

Sub Divisional Land Action Plans. These fed into theGovt. Land Distribution Programme

Trainings to the Revenue officers by APARD inpartnership with the CCLA

Training of community

Physical inventory of lands

Sub Divisional Land Action Plans. These fed into theGovt. Land Distribution Programme

Trainings to the Revenue officers by APARD inpartnership with the CCLA

Training of community

Work done Initially…Work done Initially…

Strategy different as IKP worked both on demand side and atpolicy level

Revenue Dept issued G.O.Ms.No.1148 institutionalizingconvergence

Physical inventory of lands were done and Land Data Bankswere prepared

Legal Assistance Pilots in Kadapa and tribal areas of Utnoor,Eturunagaram, Bhadrachalam and West Godavari

Paralegal system was introduced in Kadapa

Scrutiny of LTR cases in Tribal Areas

Strategy different as IKP worked both on demand side and atpolicy level

Revenue Dept issued G.O.Ms.No.1148 institutionalizingconvergence

Physical inventory of lands were done and Land Data Bankswere prepared

Legal Assistance Pilots in Kadapa and tribal areas of Utnoor,Eturunagaram, Bhadrachalam and West Godavari

Paralegal system was introduced in Kadapa

Scrutiny of LTR cases in Tribal Areas

Sub-divisional Land Action Plans in one revenuedivision in each district in which the land issuesaffecting majority of the poor were taken up forresolution

Assistance to the Land Committee appointed byGovernment

Sub-divisional Land Action Plans in one revenuedivision in each district in which the land issuesaffecting majority of the poor were taken up forresolution

Assistance to the Land Committee appointed byGovernment

Scaling Up of Land Access Activities in 2006Scaling Up of Land Access Activities in 2006

Enabling conditionsEnabling conditions

Strong CBOs proactively engaged in dealing with allissues of poverty

CRP strategy followed by the Project

Govt. Support

Revenue

Judiciary

Pilots established the processes of resolving the landissues

Enabling conditionsEnabling conditions

Strong CBOs proactively engaged in dealing with allissues of poverty

CRP strategy followed by the Project

Govt. Support

Revenue

Judiciary

Pilots established the processes of resolving the landissues

Sensitive Support MechanismSensitive Support Mechanism

Land Rights and Legal Assistance CentersZillaSamakhya

Land Manager (RetiredRevenue Officer)

Legal Coordinator(Lawyer)

MandalSamakhy

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Community SurveyorsParalegals

ParalegalsParalegalsGraduate youth from the community trained in land and legal matters.Work under the control of Mandal SamakhyaCommunity SurveyorsCommunity SurveyorsYouth with technical qualifications trained in survey. Work underthe control of Zilla SamakhyaLegal CoordinatorsLegal CoordinatorsLaw Graduates to provide functional support to the paralegals. Workunder the control of Zilla SamakhyaLand ManagersLand ManagersRetired Revenue Officers. Manage Land Centers and liaison withRevenue Department. Work under the control of Zilla Samakhya

ParalegalsParalegalsGraduate youth from the community trained in land and legal matters.Work under the control of Mandal SamakhyaCommunity SurveyorsCommunity SurveyorsYouth with technical qualifications trained in survey. Work underthe control of Zilla SamakhyaLegal CoordinatorsLegal CoordinatorsLaw Graduates to provide functional support to the paralegals. Workunder the control of Zilla SamakhyaLand ManagersLand ManagersRetired Revenue Officers. Manage Land Centers and liaison withRevenue Department. Work under the control of Zilla Samakhya

Working ModelWorking Model

Identification of land issues of the poorWorking partnership with Revenue Department/LSAsSpeedy disposal of Cases in Courts- Legal aidLand litigation free villagesDiscussion in the CBOs. Functional sub-committees.Involvement of Law Students in select villagesLegal awareness leading to legal empowerment.

Identification of land issues of the poorWorking partnership with Revenue Department/LSAsSpeedy disposal of Cases in Courts- Legal aidLand litigation free villagesDiscussion in the CBOs. Functional sub-committees.Involvement of Law Students in select villagesLegal awareness leading to legal empowerment.

StatusStatus

Land Rights and Legal Assistance Centers established inZSLegal Coordinators and Land Managers in all the districtsParalegals positioned in about 400 Mandals540 Community Surveyors trained. 460 underapprenticeship in the field

Land Rights and Legal Assistance Centers established inZSLegal Coordinators and Land Managers in all the districtsParalegals positioned in about 400 Mandals540 Community Surveyors trained. 460 underapprenticeship in the field

StatusStatus

Land Rights Centers 21

Legal Coordinators 25

Land Managers 21

Paralegals 399Paralegals 399

Community Surveyors 477

Work done so farWork done so far

Land Records obtained and made available to the CBOs in 3villages of working mandals

Legal Coordinators and Land Managers trained and positioned

Paralegals recruited and trained

3 phases of training in the district, at AMR-APARD andNALSAR University of Law

NALSAR conducted Paralegal certification course whichwas completed in December, 2007

Land Records obtained and made available to the CBOs in 3villages of working mandals

Legal Coordinators and Land Managers trained and positioned

Paralegals recruited and trained

3 phases of training in the district, at AMR-APARD andNALSAR University of Law

NALSAR conducted Paralegal certification course whichwas completed in December, 2007

Work done so farWork done so far

Physical inventory of assigned lands by paralegals

Paralegals started focused work in 3 villages in every Mandal to make themland litigation free villages

Community Surveyors trained and positioned

2 months training in AP Survey Training Academy

12 months apprenticeship with departmental mandal surveyors

2 years contract with Zilla Samakhyas

Physical inventory of assigned lands by paralegals

Paralegals started focused work in 3 villages in every Mandal to make themland litigation free villages

Community Surveyors trained and positioned

2 months training in AP Survey Training Academy

12 months apprenticeship with departmental mandal surveyors

2 years contract with Zilla Samakhyas

Work Done so farWork Done so far

Convergence meetings with Revenue Department atState and District levels

CCLA issued series of circulars

Major contribution in the Govt. land distributionprogramme

Complete technical support to Koneru Ranga RaoCommittee on land issues whose recommendations wereaccepted by the Govt.

Convergence meetings with Revenue Department atState and District levels

CCLA issued series of circulars

Major contribution in the Govt. land distributionprogramme

Complete technical support to Koneru Ranga RaoCommittee on land issues whose recommendations wereaccepted by the Govt.

Bhoomi Chaitanya DeepikaluBhoomi Chaitanya Deepikalu

Bhoomi Chaitanya Karadeepikalu- process guidelines published by IKP in2007-08- developed to guide the paralegals and the community in how toproceed in different kinds of land issues

Bhoomi Chaithanya Deepika-1: Assignment in Andhra AreaBhoomi Chaithanya Deepika-2: Assignment in Telangana AreaBhoomi Chaithanya Deepika-4: Ceiling Surplus LandsBhoomi Chaithanya Deepika-5: Record of RightsBhoomi Chaithanya Deepika-6: Inam Lands (Telangana Area)Bhoomi Chaithanya Deepika-7: Sada BainamasBhoomi Chaithanya Deepika-8: Survey Process

Bhoomi Chaitanya Karadeepikalu- process guidelines published by IKP in2007-08- developed to guide the paralegals and the community in how toproceed in different kinds of land issues

Bhoomi Chaithanya Deepika-1: Assignment in Andhra AreaBhoomi Chaithanya Deepika-2: Assignment in Telangana AreaBhoomi Chaithanya Deepika-4: Ceiling Surplus LandsBhoomi Chaithanya Deepika-5: Record of RightsBhoomi Chaithanya Deepika-6: Inam Lands (Telangana Area)Bhoomi Chaithanya Deepika-7: Sada BainamasBhoomi Chaithanya Deepika-8: Survey Process

ProgressProgress

No. of PoorNo. of Poorinvolvedinvolved

ExtentExtent(in acres)(in acres)

Land Issuesidentified 277,017 3.08,127.57Land Issuesidentified

Land Issuesgot resolved

145,916 1,36,051.22

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