Niti Aayog releases draft model Act on land titles

NEW DELHI: The Niti Aayog has released a draft model Act and rules for states on conclusive land titling with an aim to reduce litigations and ease the land acquisition process for infrastructure projects.
The model Act and rules will provide state governments power to order for establishment, administration and management of a system of title registration of immovable properties.
The aim of the draft model Act is to reduce a large number of land related litigations and also improve land acquisitions for the infrastructure projects.
Under the model Act, the land dispute resolution officer and land title appellate tribunal are one-shot institutions which will fade away as the work reduces. (AGENCIES)