BUILDING A SECURE FUTURE: PERCEPTIONS OF PROPERTY RIGHTS IN LAND ALLIANCE FOR PROSPERITY OF PEOPLE & PLACES INDIA
How worried are people, especially in poorer communities, about the risk that they could lose their homes or their land? The idea behind this initial survey is simple: to find out if people are worried about their existing property rights or lack of them – whether women or men, owners or tenants, in cities or in villages. The survey results reveal that insecurity of property rights is widespread in India, with about one in four owners and about half of renters expressing worry about losing their home.