SVAMITVA will play a vital role in making rural India Aatmanirbhar
Integrity Education, Delhi
15, Sep 2021
Union Minister for Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Shri Giriraj Singh today inaugurated a national meet on SVAMITVA Scheme: A Stepping-Stone Towards Upliftment of Rural Economy
Shri Giriraj Singh called upon the States to complete the implementation of the SVAMITVA scheme well before the deadline in 2024.
About SVAMITVA Scheme
SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages And Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas) Scheme was launched by the Prime Minister on National Panchayati Raj Day 24th April 2020
24th April 2020
SVAMITVA Scheme is a collaborative effort of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, State Revenue Departments, State Panchayati Raj Departments and Survey of India.
It aims to provide rural people with the right to document their residential properties.
The record of rights can then be utilized by the owners to avail bank and loan and other financial benefits.
The Scheme would also help in settlement of disputes at village level, creation of accurate land records, and establishment of CORS network as a public infrastructure to be used by any department or agency.
The scheme is for surveying the land parcels in rural inhabited area using Drone technology.
The survey shall be done across the country in a phase wise manner over the period 2020 -2025 . The scheme is proposed as a Central Sector scheme with a projected outlay of Rs 79.65 crores for the pilot phase (FY 2020 -21) .