• 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.
• Launch: It is a centre sector scheme which was launched nationally on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day on 24th April 2021.
• Aim: To provide an integrated property validation solution for rural India.

Features:

• 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.

Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR)