Context: With livelihoods (due to the migrant crisis) affected, the importance of land ownership for access to formal loans as well as government relief programmes became even more evident. But the relatively poor availability of clear and updated land titles remains a hurdle.
Efforts to improve the state of land records in India
Reasons for the dismal state of land records in India
Way Forward: It is only by strengthening the institutions that the desired quality of land records can be attained.