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Vision

To ensure sustainable improvement in productivity and livelihood / income potential of land, in particular rainfed cultivated areas and culturable wastelands.
To develop an appropriate integrated land information management system, which will inter alia improve real-time information on land, optimize use of land            resources and assist in policy / planning.

Mission

To ensure sustainable development of rainfed cultivable and degraded lands through a participatory approach by involving the stakeholders in decision making in the watershed development programmes. It makes a concerted effort to enhance the productivity of wastelands thereby enhancing livelihood opportunities in rural areas.

To put in place effective agrarian reforms, including an efficient land use policy, and a transparent Land Records Management System (LRMS) with the aim of to build an Integrated Land Information Management System (ILIMS). This system of integrated land information management will ultimately yield into security of tenancy to citizen, reduced land disputes, simplified procedure for transfer of properties title , fraudulent free landed properties transactions , etc.

Functions

The following are the functions:

1. Implementation of watershed programme for development of rainfed/ degraded areas.

2. To increase productivity of rainfed/degraded land through the process of integrated watershed management;

Kerala - Watershed Details