LBSNAA and the Department of Land Resources (DoLR), in collaboration with LBSNAA's B N Yugandhar Centre for Rural Studies (BNYCRS), are hosting a two-day national "Training cum Workshop on NAKSHA" for District Magistrates and Collectors on October 27-28, 2025, in Mussoorie. The workshop aims to prepare District Collectors for NAKSHA (NAtional geospatial Knowledge-based land Survey of urban Habitations) pilot implementation across 28 states and 3 UTs and its nationwide rollout. Inaugural addresses will be delivered by Dr. Bagadi Gautham, Centre Director, BNYCRS, followed by a keynote address from Shri Manoj Joshi, Secretary, DoLR. Training will cover a programme overview by Shri Kunal Satyarthi, Joint Secretary, DoLR. Technical sessions on workflow and data acquisition will be led by Shri S K Sinha, Additional Surveyor General of India, with a NAKSHA Web-GIS portal demo by MPSEDC. Senior officials from Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Assam, and Madhya Pradesh will share their implementation approaches and best practices. Sessions on the administrative and legal framework will be led by Shri N. K. Sudhanshu (DG, YASHADA) and Shri S. Chockalingam (CEO, Maharashtra). The workshop concludes with a ground-truthing demo by the Survey of India. The workshop aims to equip District Magistrates with the necessary skills to manage NAKSHA's rollout, including a comprehensive overview of NAKSHA's workflow and ground-truthing, technical training on GIS and modern survey techniques, practical insights on data acquisition, and discussions on the administrative and legal implementation framework. The press release was posted by PIB Delhi on 26 OCT 2025 at 1:34 PM. The Release ID is: 2182597, and the visitor counter is: 871. The release is available in Urdu, Hindi, and Tamil.
Key Entities Referenced
NAKSHA: NAtional geospatial Knowledge-based land Survey of urban Habitations program, aimed at revolutionizing urban land records.
Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA): Organizing body and training location for District Collectors regarding NAKSHA pilot implementation.
Department of Land Resources (DoLR): Collaborates with LBSNAA in organizing the National Workshop on NAKSHA.
Mussoorie: Location of the training cum workshop on NAKSHA for District Magistrates and Collectors.
Ministry of Rural Development
LBSNAA and Department of Land Resources
organise National Workshop on NAKSHA
programme for District Collectors
Two-day national workshop at LBSNAA prepares District
Collectors for NAKSHA pilot implementation across 28
states and 3 UTs
NAKSHA to revolutionise urban land records; LBSNAA
hosts training on technical, legal and administrative
framework
Posted On: 26 OCT 2025 1:34PM by PIB Delhi
The Department of Land Resources (DoLR), in collaboration with LBSNAA's B N Yugandhar Centre
for Rural Studies (BNYCRS), is holding a "Training cum Workshop on NAKSHA" for District
Magistrates and Collectors on October 27-28, 2025, in Mussoorie. The workshop aims to build
administrative and technical readiness for the NAKSHA (NAtional geospatial Knowledge-based land
Survey of urban Habitations) programme's nationwide rollout.
Dr. Bagadi Gautham, Centre Director, BNYCRS, will deliver inaugural addresses, followed by a
keynote address from Shri Manoj Joshi, Secretary, DoLR.
The training will cover a programme overview by Shri Kunal Satyarthi, Joint Secretary, DoLR.
Technical sessions on workflow and data acquisition will be led by Shri S K Sinha, Additional
Surveyor General of India, with a NAKSHA Web-GIS portal demo by MPSEDC.
A key component involves sharing state-level experiences. Senior officials from Gujarat, Andhra
Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Assam, and Madhya Pradesh will present their implementation
approaches and best practices.
Sessions on the administrative and legal framework will be led by Shri N. K. Sudhanshu (DG,
YASHADA) and Shri S. Chockalingam (CEO, Maharashtra). The workshop concludes with a ground-
truthing demo by the Survey of India.
This workshop aims to equip District Magistrates with the necessary skills to manage NAKSHA's
rollout. Key highlights include a comprehensive overview of NAKSHA's workflow and ground-
truthing, technical training on GIS and modern survey techniques, practical insights on data
acquisition, and discussions on the administrative and legal implementation framework.***
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