SWAMITVA SCHEME: UPSC Daily Important Topic | 10 June 2022

SWAMITVA SCHEME

□ ABOUT :-

✓SWAMITVA stands for Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas.

✓Under the scheme, the latest surveying technology such as drones will be used for measuring the inhabited land in villages and rural areas.

✓The mapping and survey will be conducted in collaboration with the Survey of India, State Revenue Department and State Panchayati Raj Department under the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.

✓Property Cards will be prepared and given to the respective owners.

□ BENEFITS :-

✓ The scheme will create records of land ownership in villages and these records will further facilitate tax collection, new building plan and issuance of permits.

□ E-GRAMSWARAJ PORTAL

✓E Gram Swaraj portal is the official portal of central govt for the implementation of Swamitva scheme.

✓By visiting this portal people can check their Panchayat profile easily.