Homestead land and livelihood initiatives

Land is at the centre of rural lives in India. The
poorest and the most vulnerable among the rural
families are those who are landless and
homeless. To address this need, the Government
of India has taken many initiatives before by
distributing land to the land poor. However,
there has not been enough research and
documentation done on the existing scenario of
the homestead land distribution schemes in all
spheres of the country. Many sources say that
there has been many administrative lacunas in
land distributionin regards to Patta distributions,
Demarcations, Encroachments, Possessions,
etc, which leads to lots of encumbrances to the
beneficiaries. Therefore the aim of this volume
is to build up knowledge on the subject and
acknowledge the existing scenarios of the
schemes on the ground through various
academicians, bureaucrats and practitioners
working in this field. It also aimed to identify
innovative ways to influence the success of
homestead redistribution schemes in improving
livelihood of the poor in rural India, and also
exploring certain best practices by linking
Homestead with livelihood issues. Furthermore,
this volume takes an opportunity to analyse the
existing policies and enlighten upon the
advantages and disadvantages of such
schemes. The papers incorporated in this volume
are highly informative and represent the author's
experience in and exposure to the existing issues
in different states of India. The recommendations
that came up, informs the efficacy and innovative
ways to improve such land redistribution
schemes and policies in India. This is hoping to
influence widespread government rectification
and adoption of such new ideas within the
schemes and policies and potentially improving
the wellbeing of disadvantaged, especially
women and the landless community,