National Conference on Land & Disaster Management Kicks Off in Gandhinagar

A two‑day National Conference on Land Administration and Disaster Management began on 3 October 2025 at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar. The event is part of a nationwide push to modernize land governance, strengthen disaster resilience, and ensure citizens’ land rights through digitization and innovation.

Key Announcements & Launches

At the inaugural session, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel stressed the need for digitising land records and using indigenous technology to shift toward a citizen‑centric approach, ensuring secure land rights at grassroots levels. The conference also serves as a forum for states to share best practices and innovations in land and disaster management.

Several major launches and inaugurations took place,

• New revenue offices were inaugurated to reinforce institutional reach.
• Launch of Revenue Diary and Integrated Land Administration (ILA) System, aimed at streamlining land record keeping, registration, court case management, and resurvey workflows in a unified digital interface.
• Distribution of SVAMITVA cards to families from nomadic tribes, securing property rights under the SVAMITVA scheme.
• Conference participants include revenue officers and domain experts from across the country, contributing to panels and thematic discussions.

Themes & Focus Areas

Organised by the Department of Land Resources (Ministry of Rural Development) in collaboration with Gujarat’s Revenue Department, the conference will delve into a wide range of topics. Key themes include,

• Modernising revenue laws in tune with new land governance goals
• Upgrading registration and land record systems, including efforts for paperless and online workflows
• Urban land record mapping and resurveying, integrating GIS/remote sensing technologies
• Process reforms in revenue courts and land acquisition
• Disaster risk management best practices, particularly in land use planning and resilient infrastructure
• Human resource and capacity building in land administration

The event aims to support flagship schemes such as Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme (DILRMP) and further institutional coordination among states.

Significance & Challenges

This conference is timely and significant for several reasons.

• Strengthening land rights: Distribution of SVAMITVA cards to nomadic tribe members helps formalize land ownership and reduce disputes.
• Digital governance leap: The ILA system and revenue diary tools aim to bring transparency, efficiency, and accountability to land administration.
• Disaster resilience integration: Linking land governance with disaster management ensures that land use planning accounts for climate and hazard risks.
• Cross‑state learning: States can exchange successful models, innovations, and policy frameworks.

Key facts to remember

• Venue & dates: Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar – 3–4 October 2025
• Major launches: ILA system, Revenue Diary, SVAMITVA card distribution
• Focus: Digitisation, institutional reforms, disaster‑resilient land administration
• Organisers: Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development