SURVEY OF VILLAGES AND MAPPING WITH IMPROVISED TECHNOLOGY IN VILLAGE AREAS.

Recently, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj has released the new framework for implementation of the SVAMITVA Scheme.
SVAMITVA stands for Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas.

Important points:

It is a center sector scheme which was launched nationally on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day on 24th April 2021.
To provide an integrated property validation solution for rural India.
The demarcation of rural inhabited areas would be done using Drone survey and CORS (Continuously Operating Reference Stations) Networks which provides mapping accuracy of 5 cms.
This would provide the ‘record of rights’ to village household owners possessing houses in inhabited rural areas in villages.
It will cover around 6.62 Lakh villages of the entire country during 2021-2025.

Objectives:

To 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.
Creation of accurate land records for rural planning.
Determination of property tax.
Creation of survey infrastructure and GIS (Geographic Information System) maps that can be leveraged by any department for their use.
To support in preparation of better-quality Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) by making use of GIS maps.
To reduce property related disputes and legal cases
Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR)
Survey of India is a Technology Implementation Agency.

SOURCE: THE HINDU , THE ECONOMIC TIMES ,MINT

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