Uttaran

Uttaran: Integrated Approach to Transfering Khas Land, Skills and Assets

Project Area
8 Upazilas of Satkhira and Khulna district
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Target
12,000 BHH

Years to Graduate
3 years

Budget & Cost per BHH
Total budget is BDT 299,433,877
cost per BHH is BDT 24,953
of which direct delivery cost per BHH is BDT 16,184

Key Aspects

• The Tala model is followed for khas land distribution among extreme poor landless people;
• The model involves Government institutions to effectively transfer khas land to the extreme
• poor;
• The Upazila administration, Union Parishads (UP) and Uttaran will jointly prepare an operation manual for the selection of the landless;
• Landless people will be invited to apply for khas land using the prescribed application form through a massive publicity campaign;
• Selection is made through Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) and priority ranking;
• Land distribution is made among the eligible applicants jointly by Upazila and land administration, UPs, Land/Water Committees and Uttaran in an open and transparent manner;
• Recipient land owners will be provided with economic support to make the land and water bodies productive;
• Adopting a multi-dimensional and partnership approach in implementing the project to provide other support such as WatSan, legal aid and coping mechanisms for the adverse effects of climate change;
• Female-headed households are given priority, but in the case of male-headed households, both husband and wife will be registered as owners of the land;
• The project is implemented with the help of four partners and some other stakeholders through a number of interactive training sessions;
• Out of 12,000 BHH, Uttaran will work with 9,000 BHH directly and 4 partner organisations will work with rest 3,000 BHH.

Outputs

• Khas land recovered and distributed resulting in the implementation of Government policies;
• Reduced corrupt practices related to khas land distribution process;
• Increased income levels among the landless through capital support and diversified livelihood capacity.

See the works of SHIREE funded project of Uttaran on flickr