Ganesh Prasad Bhatta Chief Survey Officer, Survey Department Krishna Raj B.C. Joint Secretary, Ministry of Land Reform and Management November 18-19, 2010

 Country Context  Introduction to Cadastre and Land Registration System  Organisational Structure  Services Provided  Business Process Workflow of Major Activities  Professionals Involved

 Landlocked Himalayan Country in South Asia  Area: 147,181 Km 2  Population: million [2001 Census]  Population Growth Rate: 2.27  5 Dev. Regions, 14 Zones, 75 Districts, 58 Municipalities/ 3913 VDCs  Heavenly Countryside  Multi-lingual, multi-ethnic, and diverse culture

 Country of Mt. Everest  Birth Place of Lord Buddha

Kathmandu Physiographic Regions Population Distribution

 Traditional System  Deed system of land registration  Tenure System: Private (Raikar), Trust (Guthi), and State (Public and Government)  Nationwide coverage of Cadastre  Cadastral and Registration services are provided at District level but by two different organisations under same ministry  Transfer of ownership: Inheritance, Grant, Buy and Sale, Exchange, Division of parental property, etc.

 Efforts for (Geo-) ICT application are underway

 Under MoLRM, cadastre and land registration services are handled by two different authorities at the district level, complementing each other ◦ Land Revenue Office (LRO): Administrative ◦ Survey Office (SO): Technical Support  LRO & SOs are available at different 83 locations countrywide  The office buildings are situated at different places  Office locations are expected to be within same premises or remain closer; and Integration is under discussion

 Land Revenue Office ◦ Registration (Transfer of ownership, directly or indirectly, in all cases) ◦ Recording Restrictions (as per court orders, request from financial organisation, imposed by government or others; especially the restriction of transfer of ownership) ◦ Dealing with Tenancy Right Issues ◦ Ownership/Tenancy Information supply to ordinary citizen or public agencies on request

 Survey Office ◦ Cadastral Surveying for the First Registration/Adjudication or updating cadastre ◦ Parcel Subdivision ◦ Boundary Demarcation ◦ Copies of Cadastral Maps and Field Book Records Supply to ordinary citizen or public agencies on request

Major Tasks and Actors

Verify Deed Application (Registration Section) Sign (finger print) Application (buyer & seller) (Registration Section) Diagram by: Neil Puller

Field Survey

Diagram by: Neil Puller

 At LRO ◦ General Administration Background ◦ No formal education on Land Administration  At SO ◦ Surveyors ◦ (Little) background on Land Administration  Private Sector Involvement ◦ Deed Writers (Licensed) ◦ Private Surveyors (Not officially mandated)

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