Union Minister of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Shri Giriraj Singh will inaugurate the National Meet on SVAMITVA Scheme: A Stepping-Stone Towards Upliftment of Rural Economy on 14^th September, 2021 and deliver his key note address. Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil, Minister of State for Rural Development Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste, and Sushri Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti will also grace the event. Ministers of State for Panchayati Raj and Rural Development will share their insightful views and remarks with the gathering during the inaugural session. Shri Sunil Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj will make the opening remarks.

Representatives of various Ministries / Departments and Officers of Geo-spatial Data Centers (GDC), Survey of India actively involved in implementation of SVAMITVA Scheme and State/UT Departments of Panchayati Raj, Revenue, Survey, Settlement, Land Records and other concerned Departments as well as representatives of the Indian Banks' Association are expected to attend the day-long national conference.

The National Meet on SVAMITVA Scheme assumes significance as it is being held after Prime Minister launched the National roll-out of SVAMITVA Scheme on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day on 24^th April 2021 after successful completion of pilot-phase of the Scheme. The National Meet will offer a perfect platform for different stake-holders to interact and share the learning and experience gained from the implementation process of the Scheme in pilot phase. The conference would provide cross-learning platform for States in respect of processes of SVAMITVA Scheme, best-practices that have emerged, technological interventions for timely implementation and other considerations like bankability of property cards, Sixth Schedule areas among others.

Background:

SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages And Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas) Scheme   was launched   by the Prime Minister on   National   Panchayati   Raj Day, 24^th April 2020 with a resolve to enable economic progress of Rural India by providing “Record of Rights” to every rural household owner. Aiming to demarcate inhabited (Abadi) land in rural areas through the latest surveying drone-technology, SVAMITVA Scheme is a collaborative effort of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, State Revenue Departments, State Panchayati Raj Departments and Survey of India. The scheme covers multifarious aspects viz. facilitating monetisation of properties and enabling bank loan; reducing property related disputes; comprehensive village level planning, would be the stepping-stone towards achieving Gram Swaraj in true sense and making rural India Atmanirbhar (self-reliant).

Phase I – Pilot Scheme (April 2020 – March 2021) covers States of Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and establishment of Continuous Operating Reference Systems (CORS) in the States of Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan.

Phase II (April 2021 – March 2025) – Complete survey of remaining villages and CORS network coverage across the Country by 2022.

Prime Minister launched physical distribution of Property Cards to about 1.25 lakh residents of 763 villages in States of Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh on 11^th October 2020. Further, on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day on 24^th April 2021, Prime Minister launched the National roll-out of SVAMITVA Scheme and more than 4 lakh beneficiaries across 5,000 villages received the property cards/ ownership cards.

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