Key Points:
- Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA) scheme was announced by PM Modi on Sunday.
- Physical Distribution of Property Cards is a historic step for the rural development says PM Modi.
- Recipients will have a right and a legal document of owning their houses.
- ‘SVAMITVA Scheme’ will help in strengthening the Panchayati Raj system for which efforts are underway for the past 6 years.
On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a video conference launched physical distribution of property cards under Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA) scheme while interacting with the beneficiaries of the scheme.
The beneficiaries will now have a right, a legal document of owning their houses.
A historic effort towards rural transformation. #SampatiSeSampanta https://t.co/VYNk6nTcg6
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 11, 2020
The scheme will help in making Rural India self-reliant which acts as a step towards AtmaNirbhar Bharat.
Legal papers of houses of one lakh beneficiaries have been handed over from Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh today. Within the next 3-4 years, such property cards will be given to every household in every village of the country, promised PM Modi.
Keys from the Speech:
- One Lakh property holders from six states will be able to download their property cards through SMS link followed by Physical Distribution of Cards.
- Recipients will have a right and a legal document of owning their houses.
- These beneficiaries are from 763 villages across six states.
- Buying and selling the property without any dispute for the villagers will be possible due to property cards under SVAMITVA scheme.
- Easy access to bank loans on their houses would be ensured.
- Mapping through drones for accurate in formation of lands can be created through the scheme.
- ‘SVAMITVA Scheme’ will help in strengthening the Panchayati Raj system for which efforts are underway for the past 6 years.
- The property is being implemented across the country in a phased manner over a period of four years (2020-2024) and would in due course cover around 6.62 lakh villages of the country.
भारत के गांवों के लिए जितना काम पिछले 6 वर्षों में किया गया है, उतना आजादी के छह दशकों में भी नहीं हुआ।
इतिहास बताता है कि गांव और गरीब को अभाव में रखना कुछ लोगों की राजनीति का आधार रहा है। हमने गरीबों को अभाव से मुक्ति का अभियान चलाया है। #SampatiSeSampanta pic.twitter.com/tPeGSTVVBL
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 11, 2020
