The Prime Minister distributed e-property cards under the SVAMITVA scheme in Madhya Pradesh.
Context
The Prime Minister distributed e-property cards under the SVAMITVA scheme in Madhya Pradesh.
Key-highlights of the development
- 71 lakh e-property cards distributed to beneficiaries in 3,000 villages
- E-property cards is a property validation solution, under the SWAMITVA scheme
- These cards also help to get a bank loan easily with the help of the SVAMITVA scheme..
About SWAMITVA Scheme
- Survey of Villages Abadi and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SWAMITVA) is a Central Sector Scheme.
- Ministry: Ministry of Panchayati Raj and Rural Development
- Launched on: National Panchayati Raj Day (24 April 2020), after the successful completion of its pilot phase in nine states.
- Objective: To provide a ‘record of rights’ to village household owners possessing houses in inhabited rural areas in villages and issuance of property cards to the property owners.
Nomenclature for Property Cards
- Property Cards are known as
- ‘Title deed’ in Haryana
- ‘Rural Property Ownership Records (RPOR)’ in Karnataka
- ‘Adhikar Abhilekh’ in Madhya Pradesh
- ‘Sannad’ in Maharashtra
- ‘Svamitva Abhilekh’ in Uttarakhand
- ‘Gharauni’ in Uttar Pradesh
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Utilization of Drones and CORS:
- Under the Scheme, land parcels will be mapped in rural inhabited areas using drone technology and Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) and prepare GIS based maps for each village.
- The CORS provides 5 cm accuracy on 1:500 scale maps.
- Udan Khatola (drone) flying in villages and localities for the survey is giving a new flight to the villages of India.
