Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi launched the “Mera Ghar Mere Naam” scheme to give ownership rights to people living in houses within the ”lal lakir” of villages and the cities. The land area which is a part of the village habitation and is used for non-agriculture purposes only is known as Lal Lakir.
The Revenue Department has been mandated to undertake drone surveys of such residential properties both in rural and urban areas for digital mapping, following which all eligible residents would be given the property cards, after proper identification or verification, to confer proprietary rights upon them in a time-bound manner. The property card will serve the purpose of registry against which they can avail loans from the banks or even sell their properties.