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# TABLE OF CONTENTS

|**1INTRODUCTION.1**|
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|1.1<br>_BACKGROUND.1_|
|1.2<br>SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES<br>OF**STUDY**<br>**.1**|
|1.3<br>WHY OR<br>I<br>SSA?<sup>.</sup><br>2|
|1.4<br>METHODOLOGY.2|
|1.5<br>ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK.3|
|1.6<br>STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT.6|
|**2**<br>**THE BACKDROP.7**|
|2.1<br>ORISSA AND THE STUDY DISTRICTS.7|
|2.2<br>LAND REVENUE SYSTEMS OF OR<br>I<br>SSA.11|
|2.3<br>REVIEW OF EXISTING LEGISLATION GOVERNING ACCESS TO LAND IN O<br>RISSA.12|
|2.4<br>WOMEN' S ACCESS TO LAND.15|
|2.5<br>STRUCTURE OF LAND REVENUE ADMINISTRATION<br>IN ORISSA.1<br>**8**|
|2.6<br>CONTRIBUTION OF LAND REVENUE TO STATE INCOME.22|
|3.<br>**LAND SUR{VEY AND SETTLEMENT OPERATIONS**........................................<br>23|
|3.1<br>CADASTRAL SURVEY ........................................<br>23|
|3.2<br>PREPARATION OF THE RORS ........................................<br>24|
|3.3<br>SETRLEMENT<br>OF RENT................................................................................24<br> <br>|
|3.4<br>CONCLUSION<br>.................................................................................<br>26|
|**4.**<br>**LAND**<br>**T**<br>**RANSACTIONS**<br>**AND STATER**................................................................................<br>28|
|4.1<br>LAND SALE TRANSACTIONS<br>................................................................................<br>28|
|_4.1.1_<br>_Registration ................................................................................._<br>_28_|
|_4.1 .2_<br>_M utation.1_<br>_..............................................................................._|
|_4.1.3 Land_<br>_records management ..............................................................................._<br>_32_|
|_4.1.4_<br>_Will reduced transaction costs facilitate land sales and increase access to land by rural_poor?.............................<br>_40_<br> <br>|
|4.2.LAND FR AGM ENTATION.<br>..............................................................................<br>42|
|_4.2.1_<br>_Extent offragmentation.42_|
|_4.2.2_<br>_Legal provisions and progress of land consolidation in Orissa.43_|
|_4.2.3_<br>_Process of consolidation.44_|
|_4.2.4_<br>_Failure of consolidation in Sam_<br>_alpur.u45_|
|_4.2.5_<br>_REesistance to consolidatio_<br>_n.46_|
|_4.2.6_<br>_Policy issues.48_<br> <br>|
|4.3<br>LAND ENCROACHMENT<br>......................................<br>49<br> <br>|
|_4.3.1_<br>_Typology and extent of encroachments_<br>_......................................_<br> <br> <br>|
|_4.3.2_<br>_Land alienationTfrom tribal_<br>_....................................._<br>_54_|
|_4.3.3_<br>_Legal framework and how it operates_<br>_..................................... 5_|
|_4.3.4_<br>_Conclusion.6_<br>_....................................._<br>|
|4.4<br>LAND TENANCY<br>.....................................<br>57|
|_4.4.1_<br>_Extent and nature of tenancy in Orissa_<br>_....................................._<br>_58_|
|_4.4.2_<br>_Terms of tenancy contracts_<br>_......................................_<br>_59_<br>_424 i_<br>_ld i iS_<br>_b_<br>_4_|
|_4.4.3_<br>_Policya_<br>_mplications._<br>_....................................._<br>_. aur_<br>_of on oa o na_<br>_apu_<br>.................................................................<br>|
|**5.**<br>**CONCLUSION**<br>.....................................<br>**63**|
|5.1<br>POLICY IMPLICATIONS.3<br>.....................................<br> <br> <br> <br>|
|5.2<br>STAKEHOLDER<br>ANALYSIS<br>..................<br>...................<br>_65_|
|_5.3_<br>SUGGESTIONS<br>FOR FOLLOW<br>UP.<br>.....................................<br>66|