Land Titling and Related Services

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The Land Titling and Related Services Project will assess, and build the institutional framework, and capacity for sustainable, and comprehensive improvements in the land administration system in Sri Lanka, through the application of operational improvements in title registries. The components include: 1) improvement of titling methods, which will comprise stakeholder communications with landholders, and local staff involved in land market businesses, conduct records research in government offices concerning land registry, and valuation, and, compile records for use in surveys, mapping, and adjudication. Title registry offices will be established, and, analyses conducted for further recommendations on institutional, and organizational framework. Land records maintenance will be improved, through the provision of equipment, and storage systems using new technologies, and, by developing a plan for comprehensive records preservation; and, 2) identification of legal constraints to the operation of efficient land administration, will involve recommendations for legislative amendments, and regulations affecting the title registration system. Legal measures will facilitate private sector involvement, policy reform, and project innovations, through training, and continuing education on legal aspects, while policy formulation include analyses, and studies on socioeconomic impacts, and reform agenda. Organizational development, management, and program planning, comprises structural rationalization, and human resource development. The component includes an information management strategy, and, monitoring and evaluation.