LUCKNOW: Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Thursday informed that over 41 lakh persons across 29,000 villages in 74 districts of Uttar Pradesh would benefit from the Pradhan Mantri SVAMITVA Yojana.
Sharing details about the scheme, Pathak said, “PM Narendra Modi will be launching the scheme across India on Friday, and when he presses the button, over 41 lakh persons across 29,000 villages in UP will receive a link on their mobile phones, which will start the process to make them the owners of their homes.”
To note, SVAMITVA is a scheme of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj that provides a ‘Record of Rights’ to village household owners. It entails the issuance of legal ownership cards (Property cards/Title deeds) to the property owners by mapping land parcels using drone technology.
The scheme is being called a ‘reformative step’ towards the establishment of clear ownership of property in rural inhabited (Abadi) areas, by mapping land parcels using drone technology and providing a ‘Record of Rights’ to village household owners with the issuance of legal ownership cards (Property cards/Title deeds) to the property owners.
There are about 6.62 lakh villages in the country which will eventually be covered in this scheme. The entire work is likely to be spread over five years.
“The scheme will end the misery of people of India who have been living at a place for generations but still cannot call it their own due to lack of paperwork. The lacuna made them vulnerable to exploitation, the era of which will now cease to exist,” Pathak said, adding, “in the long run, the scheme will improve the quality of life of the people as it will 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.”
“The objectives of the scheme include the creation of accurate land records for rural planning and reducing property-related disputes. It will also help in the determination of property tax, which would accrue to the gram panchayats directly in states where it is devolved or else, add to the state exchequer. Also, the creation of survey infrastructure and GIS maps that can be leveraged by any department for their use,” he said.
Source Homevior.in
