Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma officially launched Mission Basundhara 3.0 at an event held at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati. This ambitious initiative is designed to empower indigenous communities by providing them with formal land rights, ensuring greater security and recognition of their holdings.
Event Overview
- Date : October 20, 2024
- Location : Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra, Guwahati, Assam
- Initiative : Mission Basundhara 3.0
- Aim : To provide land rights to indigenous people of Assam
Chief Minister’s Remarks
- CM Himanta Biswa Sarma emphasized the government’s commitment to granting land rights to indigenous communities, an effort undertaken after 75 years of independence.
- He noted that Mission Basundhara was launched on October 2, 2021, with the vision of providing land rights.
Success of Previous Missions
- Under Mission Basundhara 1.0, the state government disposed of eight lakh applications in nine months.
- The second edition, Mission Basundhara 2.0, launched in November 2022, granted land rights to over two lakh indigenous people within one year.
Objectives
- To expedite land ownership allotment to priority groups and enhance transparency in land-related services.
- To safeguard land rights and identity for the people of Assam.
Features of Mission Basundhara 3.0
- Review of Pending Cases : Enable review of cases from Mission Basundhara 2.0 pending clarification.
- Digitization : End-to-end digitization of annual and periodic pattas.
- Tea Grant Land Conversion : One-time conversion of tea grant land to periodic patta.
- Settlement of Bhoodan/Gramland : Addressing the settlement of erstwhile Bhoodan and Gramland.
- Mapping and Rules : Steps to digitize land-related services and publish maps for public benefit, along with implementing new rules to simplify land rights processes.
