Modi distributes 65 lakh property cards across 12 States and Union Territories

Modi distributes 65 lakh property cards across 12 States and Union Territories

Sub: Schemes

Sec:  Rural Dev

Context:

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed over 65 lakh property cards to rural families across 50,000 villages in 12 States and Union Territories under the SVAMITVA scheme.

About the scheme:

• The SVAMITVA scheme (Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas) was launched by the Government of India in 2020.
• Its aim is to provide a Record of Rights (RoR) to families owning houses in rural areas through surveys utilizing advanced drone technology. The scheme seeks to digitize rural properties, thus empowering rural India and enhancing its economic prospects.

Objectives of the SVAMITVA scheme:

• Providing legal recognition to property rights of rural families, especially in disputed areas.
• Monetization of rural properties by facilitating access to institutional credit such as bank loans.
• Reducing property-related disputes by officially mapping properties in rural areas.
• Enabling better property tax assessments and village-level planning.

Bhu-Aadhaar System:

• Alongside the SVAMITVA scheme, the Bhu-Aadhaar system has been implemented to further empower rural India. This system has issued over 23 crore unique identification numbers for land plots, making it easier to identify and manage rural land.