More than 50 lakh property cards distributed under Pradhan Mantri Swamitva Yojana

Why in news?

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute property cards under Swamitva Yojana.
• Prime Minister will distribute property cards to more than 50 lakh property owners in more than 46,000 villages of 200 districts of 10 states and 2 union territories.

Pradhan Mantri Swamitva Yojana:

Objectives:

• Distribution of property cards to give ‘Record of Rights’ to people in rural areas.
• Creation of accurate land records for rural planning and reducing property disputes.
• Bring financial stability to citizens in rural India by enabling them to use their property as financial assets for taking loans and other financial benefits.
• Creation of survey infrastructure and GIS maps, which can be used by any department.

Key Features:

• It is being implemented with the collaborative efforts of Ministry of Panchayati Raj, State Revenue Department, State Panchayati Raj Department, National Informatics Centre and Survey of India.
• ​​Under the scheme, mapping of land is done using drone technology in rural inhabited (abadi) areas
• ‘Record of Rights’ is provided to the owners of families in the village with issuance of legal ownership cards.
• Mapping of every property with the help of drone-technology in all the villages of the country.
• Under this scheme, drone survey has been completed in more than 3.1 lakh villages.
  • It includes 92 percent of the targeted villages.
• So far, about 2.2 crore property cards have been prepared for about 1.5 lakh villages.
• This scheme has been fully implemented in Tripura, Goa, Uttarakhand and Haryana.
• Drone survey has been completed in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and many Union Territories.

Importance:

• Possible for rural citizens to use their land property as financial asset.
• Helpful in reducing legal disputes related to land.
• Ownership rights can be ensured by measuring every residential property.
• This will help people own their homes in residential areas and use them as assets for loans or other financial needs.
• Village property records will also be maintained at the panchayat level, allowing collection of taxes from the respective owners.
  • The money generated from these local taxes will be used to build rural infrastructure and amenities.
• Accurate property records can be used for new building and structure planning, issuing permits and thwarting property grabbing attempts.