Mandates of National Land Commission Secretariat (As per Land Act 2007 & OD report):
- Implement policies, programs, regulations and guidelines issued by the Commission for administering the provisions of the Land Act 2007.
- Serve as the parent organization for all the agencies responsible for land registration and cadastral survey
- Be responsible for custody, compilation and maintenance of Chhazhag Sathrams
- Conduct land cadastre and be the technical agency on cadastral technology in the country
- Verify and resolve land disputes resulting from boundary and Thrams
- Process private land acquisition for national interests and provide land substitutes and Compensation
- Facilitate the Local Authority in carrying out their functions according to the provisions of the Land Act
- Prescribe formats and rules pursuant to the Land Act and amend them as and when deemed necessary
- Maintain international boundaries
- Manage National Rehabilitation Program
- Carry out topographic surveys
- Carry out geodetic and geophysical surveys
- Manage national geospatial data repository
- Establish land surveying, mapping and spatial data standards and policies
- Coordinate National Spatial Data Infrastructure Development and dissemination of geospatial information
- Coordinate preparation of macro level land use plans
- Regulate and monitor land use
- Maintain inventory of alienable and disposable land.