Land Rights for Slum Dwellers in Odisha: Making technology work for the urban poor

The webinar Land Rights for Slum Dwellers in the East Indian State Odisha: Making technology work for the urban poor took place on 14 February, 2018. 

The webinar discussed anecdotes of the land rights policy in the state, application of innovative technology, processes and partnerships in the project execution and best practices followed in gaining rights for slum dwellers. 

This report provides a brief summary of the webinar dialogue and the main points that emerged.

The webinar was co-organized by the Government of Odisha, Tata Trusts, Azim Premji University, Cadasta Foundation, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) with support from  the NRMC Center for Land Governance and the Land Portal Foundation.

Moderator: Narayana Gatty, Professor, Azim Premji University

Panelists:

• G. Mathi Vathanan, IAS, Principal Secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department, Government of Odisha
• Amita Girish Bhide, Professor and Dean, School of Habitat Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences
• Frank Pichel, Chief Programs Officer, Cadasta Foundation
• Shishir Dash, Lead- Urban habitat, Tata Trusts