Bangkok: Fiscal year 68 has seen significant progress in the issuance of land title deeds, reaching 53,437 plots out of the targeted 86,000 plots. This initiative is part of a broader effort to accelerate land surveys, aiming to reduce inequality and ensure that more people have access to their own land and sufficient farmland.
According to Thai News Agency, Mr. Karom Polpornklang, Deputy Government Spokesperson, highlighted the government's commitment, through the Ministry of Interior, to advance the distribution of land ownership. This endeavor is designed to reduce inequality across various dimensions by ensuring that land title deeds are issued nationwide. The Department of Lands is actively working to align the issuance of land title deeds with set targets, aiming to bolster stability in land ownership. This effort provides citizens with greater access to funding sources and investment opportunities, aligning with the government's policy to ensure land ownership for every citizen and sufficient farmland for every farming household.
Mr. Karom further explained that for the fiscal year 2025, the Department of Lands, under the Ministry of Interior, has been allocated a budget to conduct a land title survey project targeting 86,000 plots across 69 provinces. The exceptions include Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Mae Hong Son, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon, Samut Songkhram, and Phuket, where land title issuance areas are densely populated, and forest areas cover most of these provinces. Between December 2024 and April 2025, the operations will focus on two main projects. The first is a comprehensive land title survey project aiming for 70,000 plots, out of which 42,412 title deeds have already been issued, covering approximately 109,914 rai. The second project targets enhancing security in the southern border provinces, including Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat, and certain districts in Songkhla Province, with a goal of 16,000 plots, of which 11,025 title deeds have been issued, covering approximately 14,659 rai.
For the future, there are approximately 561,989 plots, covering around 2,809,944.5 rai, yet to receive title deeds. The Ministry of Interior, through the Land Department, aims to complete the nationwide land title survey in seven years. Data from the Land Notification Project, along with reports, complaints, and information from various land offices, will be utilized for consideration. Over the past 40 years, from 1985 to 2024, the Ministry of Interior, through the Land Department, has successfully surveyed and issued title deeds for 14,838,692 plots, covering an area of approximately 71,240,052 rai, as noted by Mr. Karom.