SVAMITVA Scheme

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India’s SVAMITVA scheme — a massive project to digitalise land records – will be in global focus at the World Bank Land Conference that begins in the US capital.

About SVAMITVA Scheme

• The Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA) is a central sector scheme launched in 2020.
• It aims to provide rural people with the right to document their residential properties so that they can use their property for economic purposes.
• The scheme is for surveying the land parcels in rural inhabited areas using drone technology. 
• The survey shall be done across the country in a phased manner.
• The scheme seeks to achieve the following objectives:
  • To bring financial stability to the citizens in rural India by enabling them to use their property as a financial asset for taking loans and other financial benefits.
  • Creation of accurate land records for rural planning.
  • Determination of property tax, which would accrue to the Gram Panchayats (GPs) directly in States where it is devolved or else, add to the State exchequer.
  • Creation of survey infrastructure and GIS maps that can be leveraged by any department for their use.
  • To support the preparation of a better-quality Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) by making use of GIS maps.
  • To reduce property-related disputes and legal cases.
• Nodal Ministry: The Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) is the Nodal Ministry for implementation of the scheme. 
• In the States, the Revenue Department / Land Records Department will be the Nodal Department and shall carry out the scheme with the support of the State Panchayati Raj Department. 
• Survey of India is the technology partner for implementation.

Source: ET

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