PM MODI LAUNCHES SWAMITVA SCHEME

Prime Minister Modi to launch property cards in 6 states under ‘SVAMITVA’ Scheme on October 11.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually launch the physical distribution of property cards under the ‘SVAMITVA’ scheme on October 11, 2020.

As per the PMO office, the launch by the Prime Minister will enable around 1 lakh property holders to download their property cards through the SMS link which will be delivered on their registered mobile phones.

The move by the central government will pave the way for using the property as a financial asset by the villagers in order to take loans or for other financial benefits.

Prime Minister @narendramodi to launch physical distribution of Property Cards under the SVAMITVA Scheme on 11th October.

The move set to have a transformative impact on rural India and empower millions

Key Highlights:

• The beneficiaries of the ‘SVAMITVA’ scheme will be from 763 villages across 6 states which includes 221 from Haryana, 346 from Uttar Pradesh, 44 from Madhya Pradesh, 100 from Maharashtra, 2 from Karnataka, and 50 from Uttarakhand.

• Beneficiaries from all the above-mentioned states except Maharashtra will be receiving the physical copies of the property cards within one day.

• As per the PMO release, Maharashtra has a system of recovering the nominal cost of the property card so it will be taking a month’s time.

• PM Modi will also be interacting with some of the beneficiaries during the event.

About ‘SVAMITVA’ Scheme:

The SVAMITVA scheme is a central sector scheme of the Panchayati Raj Ministry. It was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on National Panchayati Raj Day, April 24, 2020.

SVAMITVA Scheme by the government aims at providing the ‘records of the rights’ to the household owners in villages in the rural areas and issue property cards.

The scheme is being implemented by the government across the country in a phased manner over a period of 4 years (2020-2024). It will eventually cover around 6.62 lakh villages of the country.

Villages to be covered under the pilot phase (2020-2021):

• Around 1 lakh villages in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Uttarakhand and a few border of Rajasthan and Punjab along with the establishment of Continuous Operating System (CORS) stations network across Rajasthan and Punjab are being covered in this phase (2020-2021).

• All the six states have already signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Survey of India for the drone survey of the rural areas and implementation of the scheme.

• The 6 states have also finalized the digital property card format and the villages that will be covered for a drone-based survey.

• The governments of Rajasthan and Punjab have also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Survey of India for the establishment of a CORS network for assistance in future drone flying activities.

BY - PUNEET MUNJAL