SVAMITVA scheme was launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister on National Panchayati Raj Day, 24th April 2020 with a resolve to enable the economic progress of Rural India by providing a “Record of Rights” to every rural household owner in a rural inhabited area. The scheme covers multifarious aspects viz. facilitating monetization of properties and enabling bank loans; reducing property-related disputes; comprehensive village-level planning. “Record of Rights” to the household owners in rural inhabited areas under the SVAMITVA Scheme are provided through the use latest Drone Technology and Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) technology for capturing images. The high resolution and accurate image base maps have facilitated the creation of the most durable record of property holdings in these areas. Such accurate image base maps provide a clear demarcation of land holdings in a very short frame of time compared to on-ground physical measurement and mapping of the land parcels. Further, these maps are free from measurement errors to a very large extent, which is not the case with physical on-ground measurements. Such maps provide a visual aid to the landowners as well as to the officials for identifying and resolving any property dispute and are also an invaluable tool for local-level planning.. Read More