The Union government has completed a survey of 67,000 sq km of rural land worth ₹132 lakh crore, the Panchayati Raj Department said, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to distribute property cards to 65 lakh land owners spread across ten States today under the SVAMITVA Scheme. These cards will be given to property owners in over 50000 villages in more than 230 districts across 10 States and 2 Union territories on 18th January at around 12:30 PM through video conferencing.
“Furthering rural empowerment by leveraging the power of technology and good governance”, wrote Prime Minister on X.
SVAMITVA Scheme; Drone Surveys Completed
SVAMITVA scheme was launched by Prime Minister with a vision to enhance the economic progress of rural India by providing ‘Record of Rights’ to households owning houses in inhabited areas in villages through the latest drone technology for surveying.
The scheme also helps facilitate the monetization of properties and enables institutional credit through bank loans; reducing property-related disputes; facilitating better assessment of properties and property tax in rural areas and enabling comprehensive village-level planning.
Drone survey has been completed in over 3.17 lakh villages, which covers 92% of the targeted villages. So far, nearly 2.25 crore property cards have been prepared for over 1.53 lakh villages.
Notably, the project was not allowed by the Hemant Soren government in 2023-24. As a result, since the property(land) owners were not identified, they may not get benefits of many banking schemes.
However, the scheme has reached full saturation in Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Tripura, Goa, Uttarakhand and Haryana.
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