Land rights records to be distrbuted in 3000 villages of 19 districts: Revenue Minister Shri Rajput

Bhopal :     Revenue and Transport Minister Shri Govind Singh Rajput informed that records of rights would be distributed to one lakh 71 thousand beneficiaries under Swamitva Yojana in 3000 villages of 19 districts of the state. It was  informed that a state-level programme will be held in Harda on October 6 under the Jan Kalyan and Suraaj Abhiyan, in which land rights papers will be distributed in person. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will virtually participate in the programme. Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan will inaugurate the programme.  

Direct distribution of papers of rights

Minister Shri Rajput informed that the distribution of rights records in 1399 villages of the state which was done virtually by Prime Minister Shri Modi on April 24, 2021 due to Corona, will now be directly distributed on October 6. The implementation of this scheme in the state has been started in three phases by covering 10 districts each sequentially.

Maps are being made by 24 drones in 24 districts

Shri Rajput informed that in the Swamitva Yojana, maps are being prepared with the help of Survey of India on the settlement areas in villages through drones by conducting door-to-door surveys. So far, the process of survey has been started in 42 districts of the state. 24 drones are working in 24 districts, out of which drone work has been completed in 6500 villages.

Rules simplified

Minister Shri Rajput said that the rules of the survey have been simplified as per present requirements in order to provide maximum benefits of the scheme to the beneficiaries. This will include status of legal documents to electronic documents, completion of survey in time limit, preparation of records with transparency, online survey process and the surveyor will have the facility to add the name of the holder on the spot through app. He said that this process was appreciated at the national level and other states have also observed the process to implement it in their states.