Template of Minute of Voluntary Donation of Land

Donation of Land is a part of project resettlement activities. Although voluntary donation of land is rare, it can occur in some areas which the value of 1m2 of land is low and local people are willing to donate their land to the Government for the project implementation.

This action should be considered to be included in resettlement plan even though it rarely occurs.
Some templates of voluntary donation of land for a project are as below:

Minute of Voluntary Donation of Land

The following agreement has been made on…………….day of ……………. between Mr./Ms. .………………………..….., aged….., resident of ………………….. zone, district …..……………… (the owner) and ……………………………… (the recipient/subproject proponent).

1.         That the land with certificate no…………is a part of …………, is surrounded from eastern side by…………, western side by………………, northern side by …………., and southern side by…………….

2.         That the owner holds the transferable rights of land ..…………m², with plot No……… at the above location (include a copy of the certified map, if available)*.

3.         That the Owner commits that the donated land for the project construction is free of squatters or encroachers and not subject to any other claims.

3.1       That the Owner hereby voluntarily donates ………..m2 of the land to the……………….... (name of the recipient) for the construction and development of the …………..…. …………for the benefit of the community.

3.2       That the Owner will not claim any compensation against the donation of the land nor obstruct the construction process on the donated land in case of which the Owner would be subject to sanctions according to law and regulations.

3.3       That the ……………………………(name of the recipient) agrees to accept this donation of asset for the purposes mentioned.

Representatives of owner (name and signature of husband) (name and signature of wife)

Representatives of PPMU (name and signature) Representative of Commune (name and signature