06. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION OF THE PROJECT:
• The traditional manners of service delivery in land administration are causing many repeated complaints and dissatisfaction from citizens such as red tape, corruption, rigid procedures, delaying and too much bureaucracy.
• 2% equivalent of GDP has pick pocketed from the service seekers in every year.
• Most of the criminal cases (85%) and civil suits emerge circling land litigations.
• There are many frauds and vague documents manipulated and used in daily works due to the lack of systematic work and data base.
• The government’s image amongst foreign investors, businesses communities and the public has become tarnished.
• Land Development Tax is considered inefficient in prevailing system and contributes a little to the economy.
In order to eradicate these problems, it needs a great move to apply ICT to land administration. It will help to develop an integrated, comprehensive and user friendly land management and administration system to enhance the speed and quality of public service delivery. As digital technology has been recognised by Information Communication Technology (ICT) Act 2006 and ICT Policy 2009 E-land is believed to be able to install in land administration. Having the same socio-economic and environmental situation the neighbouring India’s Karnataka Province adopted BHOOMI for Mutation and KAVERI for registration in an integrated fashion that does the excel in services.
In recent past three “Technical Assistance” works done by World Bank, AusAid and Asian Development Bank brought significance modernizing land management. Thus, integrated land management system will get supports from government, business people and individual for security reasons and promotes the lawful and orderly use of land. A fair and equitable system for collection of land taxes and transaction fees, and enable the efficient utilisation and control of the government estate on behalf of the community will be ensured.
07. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT:
i) Improve equity in land administration through increased transparency and access.
ii) Improve the efficiency of the land administration process.
iii) Create an efficient property market.
iv) Reduce the incidence of land disputes and litigation
v) Increase Government revenues from land.
08. EXPECTED RESULTS OF THE PROJECT:
The followings social, economic and other benefits will be accrued from the introduction of an efficient and transparent Land Management System:
a) Provides hassle-free land related services.
b) Support for land and property taxation in transparent and efficient manner.
c) Reduces land disputes in extensive way that will accelerate growth of the country
d) Develop and monitor land markets and protect state lands.
e) Facilitates rural land reform
f) Improve urban planning and infrastructure development.
g) Support environmental management.
h) Produce a lot of statistical data.
09. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT:
Introduction of Coverage Comment
i. Mutation Software
ii. Digital Mapping
iii. Registration Software
iv. Land Development Tax (LDT) calculation the complete and current record of every land plot in the database, namely the dimensions, size and unambiguous identification of every plot and its spatial relationship with all other land plots;
the complete record of all rights and ownership in every plot;
the complete record of existing encumbrances on all plots;
current and complete records of all transactions in the land; and
secure, timely and incorruptible storage and retrieval of this information. 1. These four softwares will work in integrated manner.
2. Data can be retrieved through online.
3. Online services.
09.1 COVERAGE OF E-LAND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM:
09.2 SERVICES PROVIDED:
a) Digitized Land ownership certificate with plot map
b) Land Registration
c) Land development Tax Payment
d) Land Acquisition
e) Civil case related Information
f
06. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION OF THE PROJECT:
• The traditional manners of service delivery in land administration are causing many repeated complaints and dissatisfaction from citizens such as red tape, corruption, rigid procedures, delaying and too much bureaucracy.
• 2% equivalent of GDP has pick pocketed from the service seekers in every year.
• Most of the criminal cases (85%) and civil suits emerge circling land litigations.
• There are many frauds and vague documents manipulated and used in daily works due to the lack of systematic work and data base.
• The government’s image amongst foreign investors, businesses communities and the public has become tarnished.
• Land Development Tax is considered inefficient in prevailing system and contributes a little to the economy.
In order to eradicate these problems, it needs a great move to apply ICT to land administration. It will help to develop an integrated, comprehensive and user friendly land management and administration system to enhance the speed and quality of public service delivery. As digital technology has been recognised by Information Communication Technology (ICT) Act 2006 and ICT Policy 2009 E-land is believed to be able to install in land administration. Having the same socio-economic and environmental situation the neighbouring India’s Karnataka Province adopted BHOOMI for Mutation and KAVERI for registration in an integrated fashion that does the excel in services.
In recent past three “Technical Assistance” works done by World Bank, AusAid and Asian Development Bank brought significance modernizing land management. Thus, integrated land management system will get supports from government, business people and individual for security reasons and promotes the lawful and orderly use of land. A fair and equitable system for collection of land taxes and transaction fees, and enable the efficient utilisation and control of the government estate on behalf of the community will be ensured.
07. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT:
i) Improve equity in land administration through increased transparency and access.
ii) Improve the efficiency of the land administration process.
iii) Create an efficient property market.
iv) Reduce the incidence of land disputes and litigation
v) Increase Government revenues from land.
08. EXPECTED RESULTS OF THE PROJECT:
The followings social, economic and other benefits will be accrued from the introduction of an efficient and transparent Land Management System:
a) Provides hassle-free land related services.
b) Support for land and property taxation in transparent and efficient manner.
c) Reduces land disputes in extensive way that will accelerate growth of the country
d) Develop and monitor land markets and protect state lands.
e) Facilitates rural land reform
f) Improve urban planning and infrastructure development.
g) Support environmental management.
h) Produce a lot of statistical data.
09. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT:
Introduction of Coverage Comment
i. Mutation Software
ii. Digital Mapping
iii. Registration Software
iv. Land Development Tax (LDT) calculation the complete and current record of every land plot in the database, namely the dimensions, size and unambiguous identification of every plot and its spatial relationship with all other land plots;
the complete record of all rights and ownership in every plot;
the complete record of existing encumbrances on all plots;
current and complete records of all transactions in the land; and
secure, timely and incorruptible storage and retrieval of this information. 1. These four softwares will work in integrated manner.
2. Data can be retrieved through online.
3. Online services.
09.1 COVERAGE OF E-LAND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM:
09.2 SERVICES PROVIDED:
a) Digitized Land ownership certificate with plot map
b) Land Registration
c) Land development Tax Payment
d) Land Acquisition
e) Civil case related Information
f
06. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION OF THE PROJECT:
• The traditional manners of service delivery in land administration are causing many repeated complaints and dissatisfaction from citizens such as red tape, corruption, rigid procedures, delaying and too much bureaucracy.
• 2% equivalent of GDP has pick pocketed from the service seekers in every year.
• Most of the criminal cases (85%) and civil suits emerge circling land litigations.
• There are many frauds and vague documents manipulated and used in daily works due to the lack of systematic work and data base.
• The government’s image amongst foreign investors, businesses communities and the public has become tarnished.
• Land Development Tax is considered inefficient in prevailing system and contributes a little to the economy.
In order to eradicate these problems, it needs a great move to apply ICT to land administration. It will help to develop an integrated, comprehensive and user friendly land management and administration system to enhance the speed and quality of public service delivery. As digital technology has been recognised by Information Communication Technology (ICT) Act 2006 and ICT Policy 2009 E-land is believed to be able to install in land administration. Having the same socio-economic and environmental situation the neighbouring India’s Karnataka Province adopted BHOOMI for Mutation and KAVERI for registration in an integrated fashion that does the excel in services.
In recent past three “Technical Assistance” works done by World Bank, AusAid and Asian Development Bank brought significance modernizing land management. Thus, integrated land management system will get supports from government, business people and individual for security reasons and promotes the lawful and orderly use of land. A fair and equitable system for collection of land taxes and transaction fees, and enable the efficient utilisation and control of the government estate on behalf of the community will be ensured.
07. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT:
i) Improve equity in land administration through increased transparency and access.
ii) Improve the efficiency of the land administration process.
iii) Create an efficient property market.
iv) Reduce the incidence of land disputes and litigation
v) Increase Government revenues from land.
08. EXPECTED RESULTS OF THE PROJECT:
The followings social, economic and other benefits will be accrued from the introduction of an efficient and transparent Land Management System:
a) Provides hassle-free land related services.
b) Support for land and property taxation in transparent and efficient manner.
c) Reduces land disputes in extensive way that will accelerate growth of the country
d) Develop and monitor land markets and protect state lands.
e) Facilitates rural land reform
f) Improve urban planning and infrastructure development.
g) Support environmental management.
h) Produce a lot of statistical data.
09. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT:
Introduction of Coverage Comment
i. Mutation Software
ii. Digital Mapping
iii. Registration Software
iv. Land Development Tax (LDT) calculation the complete and current record of every land plot in the database, namely the dimensions, size and unambiguous identification of every plot and its spatial relationship with all other land plots;
the complete record of all rights and ownership in every plot;
the complete record of existing encumbrances on all plots;
current and complete records of all transactions in the land; and
secure, timely and incorruptible storage and retrieval of this information. 1. These four softwares will work in integrated manner.
2. Data can be retrieved through online.
3. Online services.
09.1 COVERAGE OF E-LAND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM:
09.2 SERVICES PROVIDED:
a) Digitized Land ownership certificate with plot map
b) Land Registration
c) Land development Tax Payment
d) Land Acquisition
e) Civil case related Information
f
N oor U ddi n A l Far uk 1/ 10/ 2013 M aster s Student Gr aduate School of Economi cs Y A M A GU CH I U N I V ERSI TY
06. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION OF THE PROJECT: The traditional manners of service delivery in land administration are causing many repeated complaints and dissatisfaction from citizens such as red tape, corruption, rigid procedures, delaying and too much bureaucracy. 2%equivalent of GDP has pick pocketed from the service seekers in every year. Most of the criminal cases (85%) and civil suits emerge circling land litigations. There are many frauds and vague documents manipulated and used in daily works due to the lack of systematic work and data base. The governments image amongst foreign investors, businesses communities and the public has become tarnished. Land Development Tax is considered inefficient in prevailing system and contributes a little to the economy. In order to eradicate these problems, it needs a great move to apply ICT to land administration. It will help to develop an integrated, comprehensive and user friendly land management and administration system to enhance the speed and quality of public service delivery. As digital technology has been recognised by Information Communication Technology (ICT) Act 2006 and ICT Policy 2009 E-land is believed to be able to install in land administration. Having the same socio-economic and environmental situation the neighbouring Indias Karnataka Province adopted BHOOMI for Mutation and KAVERI for registration in an integrated fashion that does the excel in services. In recent past three Technical Assistance works done by World Bank, AusAid and Asian Development Bank brought significance modernizing land management. Thus, integrated land management system will get supports from government, business people and individual for security reasons and promotes the lawful and orderly use of land. A fair and equitable system for collection of land taxes and transaction fees, and enable the efficient utilisation and control of the government estate on behalf of the community will be ensured. 07. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT: i) Improve equity in land administration through increased transparency and access. ii) Improve the efficiency of the land administration process. iii) Create an efficient property market. iv) Reduce the incidence of land disputes and litigation v) Increase Government revenues from land.
01. PROJECT TITLE : E-LAND MANAGEMENT IN BANGLADESH 02. Sponsoring Ministry/Division : Ministry of Land Executive Agency : i) Ministry of Land ii) Department of Survey and Settlement 03. Location of the Project : 12 Upazillas (sub-distict) 04. a) Estimated Cost of the Project : US$5 million b) Exchange Rate Used with Date : 1 US$ equivalent to 78 BDT c) Amount Requested From JICA (US$) : 04 million d) Government Inputs (US$) : 01 million e) Implementing Agent Inputs : Executing Personnel, Office spaces, Training Institute, Land data 05. Project Duration : 05 Years 06 Expected Starting Date : 01 January 2015 08. EXPECTED RESULTS OF THE PROJECT: The followings social, economic and other benefits will be accrued from the introduction of an efficient and transparent Land Management System: a) Provides hassle-free land related services. b) Support for land and property taxation in transparent and efficient manner. c) Reduces land disputes in extensive way that will accelerate growth of the country d) Develop and monitor land markets and protect state lands. e) Facilitates rural land reform f) Improve urban planning and infrastructure development. g) Support environmental management. h) Produce a lot of statistical data. 09. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT: 09.1 COVERAGE OF E-LAND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: 09.2 SERVICES PROVIDED: a) Digitized Land ownership certificate with plot map b) Land Registration c) Land development Tax Payment d) Land Acquisition e) Civil case related Information f) Supply of all land related Records 09.3 LEGAL FRAMEWORK CONCERN: Legal Concern Observation a) State Acquisition and Tenancy Act, 1950 b) The Registration Act, 1908 c) ICT Act, 2006 The mutual interaction and relevancy are fully available to undertake this initiative. 09.4 INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK CONCERN: Institutional Concern Observation a) Ministry of Land b) Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs c) Ministry of Public Administration These three Ministries have legally bound obligation to work each other in land matter.
Introduction of Coverage Comment i. Mutation Software ii. Digital Mapping iii. Registration Software iv. Land Development Tax (LDT) calculation the complete and current record of every land plot in the database, namely the dimensions, size and unambiguous identification of every plot and its spatial relationship with all other land plots; the complete record of all rights and ownership in every plot; the complete record of existing encumbrances on all plots; current and complete records of all transactions in the land; and secure, timely and incorruptible storage and retrieval of this information. 1. These four softwares will work in integrated manner. 2. Data can be retrieved through online. 3. Online services.
09.5 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE:
The project procures required materials for twelve Upazillas (sub-district) within six months of start. Next two and a half year time is required to establish the Land Management Administration Systems Software (LAMS) and survey operation and train staffs. The fourth year for the transition activities and the fifth year to initiate and continue the maintenance activities. Survey operation will be introduced only the project areas. But Mutation and Registration will be initiated all over the country having Soft Land Data from Department of Survey and Settlement, Bangladesh. The project survey operation will be replicated afterwards if successful.
09.6 PROCUREMENT PACKAGES:
Items Installation Places i) IT equipment and software; ii) Geodetic survey control equipment; iii) Cadastral survey and mapping equipment, accessories and consumables; v) Transport vehicles; vi) Civil works; vii) Office furniture and fixtures; viii) Miscellaneous equipment and items; and ix) Services for aerial photography, ground surveys. - Upazilla Land Offices; - Field camps to be established for Land Ownership Certificate Preparation(LOC); - Project Implementation Unit - Department of Land Record Survey (DLRS) Central LOC Record Room; - Land Price Unit and Land Reforms Board; - Training Centre;
Procurement Procedure - International Competitive Bidding; - Local Competitive Bidding; - International Shopping; and - Direct Purchase/Negotiation. PPR, Bangladesh and JICA Procurement Guidelines will be followed
09.7 TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR CONSULTING SERVICES:
All international and domestic experts, each with appropriate qualifications and experience, will be recruited in accordance with the countrys regulations and JICAs Guidelines on the Use of Consultants. The experts will be based in Dhaka, but they are expected to rotate among the project areas and other districts and upazila offices. They will be working as a team in close coordination with each other in the implementation of various sub-components of the project.
10. SOCIAL IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT Land administration reform is expected to generate a wide-ranging positive impact on the country's socio-cultural framework. The following immediate, medium and long-term social impacts are anticipated: security of land tenure; transparency in the operation of the LAMS will help to restore trust and confidence among people over land transactions; reduction of public harassment and land disputes; increased access to land ownership and participation in land management by women; access to land ownership by communities and ethnic/tribal minorities;
11. FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC ANALYSES The proposed system will help to improve governance, enhance economic growth and reduction poverty by providing accurate land information to government and the public.
increased economic mobility and access to credit; more efficient land markets. greater investment incentives once that secure title to the land asset has been assured; increased labour mobility again resulting from the knowledge of the secure possession of land; the creation of collateral value for land leading to an enhanced total supply of credit, especially for inputs, thus facilitating increases in production levels; and reduced transaction costs in land and credit markets.
There are three further linkages: the provision of greater labour incentives leading to greater investment and therefore economic growth; increased labour mobility and reduced transaction costs, both leading to enhanced efficiency in resource use and thus to further economic growth; and the increase in credit supply and the opportunity to transform the land resource into a more liquid asset, both leading to further financial development and, thus, economic growth. Aspects of these outcomes and linkages are discussed further below.
Name of the component Cost (US$) Project Personnel: (A*B*C*D*) Internal Experts 3*12*5*3000=540,000.00 International Experts 2*12*5*3500=420,000.00 Consultants 1*12*5*4000=240,000.00 Sub-Total: Personnel 1,200,000.00 Administrative Support Staffs 10*12*5*500=300,000.00 National Professional Project Personnel 10*12*5*800=480,000.00 Officials Travel 100,000.00 Component Total 880,000.00 Training: Group Training / Study Tours 100,000.00 In-service Training 100,000.00 Component Total 200,000.00 Equipment: Expendable Equipment 1,820,000.00 Non-Expendable Equipment 500,000.00 Premises 50,000.00 Component Total 2,750,000.00 Miscellaneous: Operation, Maintenance and Repair of Equipment 50,000.00 Publications and Report Costs 50,000.00 Sundry, and Communications 50,000.00 Component Total 150,000.00 Grand Total 5,000,000.00
13. MONITORING and EVALUATION: DESIGN SUMMARY VERIFIABLE INDICATORS MEANS OF VERIFICATION RISKS/ASSUMPTIONS Objectives Improve equity in land administration through increased transparency and access. Transparency in Land Ownership Certificate (LOC) Preparation and Appeals.
Introduction of one authoritative record.
Good public access to the Land Administration System. Increase in annual revenue from Transfer fees and taxes.
Technical manuals developed and institutionalised. Political will and strong Government support.
Strong financial justification. Improve the efficiency of the land administration process. Complete institutional integration of all land administration functions.
Introduction of appropriate technology & methodologies as normal practice. Orders from the ministries of Public Administration, Land and Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs. Inter-agency rivalry and turf insufficient to prevent institutional reorganisation.
Government continued investment in training. Create an efficient property market. For urban areas, a 5% annual increase & for rural areas, a 2%annual increase in transfers within 2 years of conversion to LOC. Monitor transfers in LOC Upazillas. High-level Government support, willingness to enact reform measures. Government continued investment in public awareness. Reduce the incidence of land disputes and litigation. Reduce land-related court cases by 5%per year. Monitor court proceedings and judicial data summaries. Acceptance of new system by public and Government investment and training. Increase Government revenues from land. Achieve 10%annual Land Development Tax, beginning after investment increase in real revenues from Land, within targeted Upazilla. Review annual revenue receipts from the Land Development Tax. Co-operation of Government revenue units and publics willingness to pay. Improve the speed of the land acquisition process. Reduce time required to acquire land for development projects. Survey development projects to find time required for land acquisition. Transparency and public trust in land administration system can be restored. Transition to a Land Ownership Record. Compile the Land Ownership Record and prepare LOCs for all plots within Project Upazillas. Review statistics from Upazilla Land Offices. Perceived transparency of LOC Preparation process developed. Maintenance of the Land Ownership Record. Establish efficient procedures and production targets for maintenance of the Land Ownership Record, via fully operational land offices within each of the initial Upazilla, eg. transfers of ownership carried out within 24 hours. Buildings for Upazilla Land Offices constructed. Upazilla Land Office commence handling transactions. Review the number and rate of dealings annually. Perceived transparency of maintenance systems built within Upazilla Land Offices. Upazilla Land Offices adequately resourced. Institutional Strengthening of Land Administration Agencies. All land administration functions carried out by a single Government agency. GOB sanctioned single agency. Approx. 1500 staff trained in the LOC system. Interagency rivalry. LOC Training Centre sufficiently resourced on an on-going basis. Building Public Awareness & Confidence. Conduct public awareness campaign on a national basis, as well as targeted in Project Upazillas. NGOs provide support through establishment of Upazilla Community Groups. Reduce land-related court cases by 5%per year. Review Upazilla Land Office statistics on participation rates via dealings. NGO provide feedback mechanism. Review statistics of court cases. Follow-up socioeconomic surveys. Public suspicion that the LOC Preparation will mean paying more money. NGOs reject system. Judiciary prolongs landmark rulings under new legislation. Project Management Support. Project achieves predicted benefits within timeframes and budget. Regular Project reports. Benefit monitoring & evaluation procedures established and conducted at regular intervals. GOB regulation hampers timely progress.
SIGNATURE OF THE HEAD OF THE EXECUTING AGENCY WITH SEAL AND DATE RECOMMENDATION AND SIGNATURE OF SECRETARY OF THE MINISTRY OF LAND WITH SEAL AND DATE