Deadline- 29 July 2012
Countries/Region- Bangladesh
A number of important policy initiatives have been undertaken in the recent history to reform land administration and improve access to land in the country for all citizens including the most disadvantaged. Mentioned could be here the Policy for Distributing Khas Land Among the Landless of 1987, the National Land Use Policy (published in 2001 by the Ministry of Land), the Coastal Zone Policy (Ministry of Water Resources, 2005). This has been recognised in government policy and strategy papers, most recently in the Sixth Five Year Plan published in October 2011.
The overall programme: “Strengthening Access to Land and Property Rights for All Citizens of Bangladesh” was designed during 2008 and 2009 and in December 2009 the European Union and the Government of Bangladesh finalised signature of the Access-to-Land-Programme.
The global objective of the overall Access-to-Land-programme is to strengthen access to land and property rights for all citizens of Bangladesh, especially the poorest part of the community. The specific purpose is the modernisation of the land records management system in a systematic and sustainable manner, making it conclusive, accessible and beneficial for all sections of the community, especially the poor.
At the national level, the project aims to develop a National Land Policy and sub-policies covering among others Khas, Char and Government lands.
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