Abstract

It is widely acknowledged that land and property record systems in India merit attention and have the potential to enable ease of doing business, infrastructure development and security of tenure. However, while improvements in land and property record systems in rural areas have drawn significant attention over the years, improvements in urban land and property record systems have not received the same emphasis for a variety of reasons. This policy brief dwells on the case for reforming the country’s urban land and property record systems, takes stock of the current status of the same and core gaps therein, and proposes a way forward.