The Hindu Explains | Why does India need conclusive land titling?
The HinduThe story so far: The Centre wants to reform the country’s land markets through a fundamental legal and procedural shift in how land titles are awarded. On the other hand, under a conclusive land titling system, land records designate actual ownership. Further, under conclusive land titling, the government may provide compensation to claimants in case of disputes, but the title holder is not in any danger of losing ownership, says agricultural economist T. Haque, who chaired the Special Cell on Land Policy at NITI Aayog which recommended a shift to conclusive titling in a 2017 report. “Right now, because land titles are based on transactions, people have to keep the entire chain of transaction records, and a dispute on any link in that chain causes ambiguity in ownership,” says Dr. Haque. Unless they are based on updated records, conclusive land titles could create even more problems,” says Dr. Haque.
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