(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) The Big Picture: Distribution of e-property cards under 'SWAMITVA Scheme'

Topic: Distribution of e-property cards under 'SWAMITVA Scheme'

Guest:

Alok Prem Nagar, (Joint Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, GoI)
A.K. Bhattacharya, (Editorial Director, Business Standard)

Topic Description:

Prime Minister, Narendra Modi launched the distribution of e-property cards under the SWAMITVA scheme on Saturday on National Panchayati Raj Day through video conferencing. 4.09 lakh property owners were given their e-property cards on this occasion, which also marked the rolling out of the SVAMITVA scheme for implementation across the country. SVAMITVA which is Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas was launched by Prime Minister on 24th April 2020 as a Central Sector Scheme to promote a socio-economically empowered and self-reliant rural India. It paves the way for using the property as a financial asset by villagers for availing loans and other financial benefits. The Scheme will cover around 6.62 Lakh villages of the entire country during 2021-2025. The pilot phase of the Scheme was implemented during 2020–2021 in the States of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and select villages of Punjab and Rajasthan.