DoLR Launches Second Batch of Phase 2 NAKSHA Capacity Building Programme
New Delhi : The Department of Land Resources (DoLR) under the Union Ministry of Rural Development is set to launch the second batch of Phase 2 of the National Geospatial Knowledge-Based Land Survey of Urban Habitations (NAKSHA) Capacity Building Programme today. The week-long training aims to upgrade the technical skills of Urban Local Body (ULB) and district-level officers in modern land survey techniques.
The programme will be virtually inaugurated at 10:00 A.M. by DoLR Secretary Manoj Joshi. A total of 128 officers from 74 ULBs across India have been nominated to participate in this phase of training. The sessions will be conducted at four National Centres of Excellence—Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration (YASHADA), Pune; Administrative Training Institute (ATI), Mysuru; Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration (MGSIPA), Chandigarh; and the Northeast Region Centre of Excellence, Guwahati.
Following the successful implementation of Phase 1 and the first batch of Phase 2—which together trained over 300 Master Trainers and ULB officials—the latest batch will continue to build capacity in advanced technologies. The curriculum includes training in Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and Electronic Total Station (ETS) based surveying, Web-Geographic Information System (GIS) applications, land parcel mapping, and understanding the legal and administrative frameworks of urban land records.
The NAKSHA initiative is a transformative step toward modernising urban land governance. Initially launched as a pilot in 157 ULBs across 27 States and 3 Union Territories, the programme is being implemented in partnership with the Survey of India, National Informatics Centre Services Inc. (NICSI), Madhya Pradesh State Electronics Development Corporation (MPSeDC), and five designated Centres of Excellence.
Officials say the initiative is a key part of the Centre’s effort to promote transparent, accurate, and technology-driven urban land management practices across the country.
