Context:
India is poised to play a crucial role at the 2025 World Bank Land Conference, set to take place from May 5th to 8th at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, D.C. A high-level Indian delegation, led by Shri Vivek Bharadwaj, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR), will present India’s transformative SVAMITVA Scheme, alongside the Gram Manchitra platform.
SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas) Scheme
SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas) scheme is a collaborative effort of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, State Panchayati Raj Departments, State Revenue Departments and Survey of India.
- The Scheme was launched on April 24th of the year 2020. It is meant to register a Record of Rights for rural property owners in the Abadi areas (inhabited regions) using innovative drone and GIS technology.
- It follows the Whole-of-Government approach with various departments and stakeholders for improving financial inclusion.
- SVAMITVA Through property ownership validation, it ensures better credit access and socio-economic stability.
- Goal
- Integrate a rural land property validation system
- Features
- This scheme involves mapping parcels of lands, through a utilization of the power of drones technology along with the use of Continuously Operating Reference Station or CORS.
- The mapping will be done all over the country on a phase by phase basis, over a time period of four years, i.e. between 2020-2024.
Status
- India has surveyed 68,000 square kilometers of rural land under SVAMITVA, unlocking assets worth $1.16 trillion.
