Institute of Development Studies

Established in 1981 on the initiative of a group of academicians, scholars
and administrators from Rajasthan

An autonomous Research Institute under Indian Council of Social Science Research – ICSSR
(Ministry of Education – Shiksha Mantralaya), Government of India & Government of Rajasthan

Ongoing Projects

Rajasthan DNTs Policy – 2023

By Motilal Mahamallik Sponsored by Department of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of Rajasthan

Impunity in Land Rights: A Study of Nature, Process and Dynamics of land Grabbing in Odhisa

By Motilal Mahamallik Sponsored by Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Oslo, Norway

‘Land Grabbing’ is a common trend in the developing countries mainly post liberalisation. There are different actors involved in the issue of land grabbing. In India, the Scheduled Caste population with a small piece of land are the soft target of Land Grabbing. Due to their low education, low social status, low bargaining power, weak representation at different levels of government, and economically weak position these groups became the target of many. With this background, this study will examine the process of land grabbing, retaliation measures by the weaker sections of the population, action by different stakeholders, and the reasons for mobilisation of a people’s movement.