5 Years of SVAMITVA Scheme
26.04.2025
5 Years of SVAMITVA Scheme
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For Prelims: About SVAMITVA Scheme |
Why in the news?
Recently, SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas) Scheme completed 5 Years.
About SVAMITVA Scheme
- SVAMITVA Scheme was launched on April 24, 2020 on National Panchayati Raj Day.
- It is a Central Sector scheme of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
- It aims to provide legal ownership papers for houses and land in villages using drones and mapping technology.
- This helps villagers access loans, resolve disputes, and support better planning.
- It is being implemented by the Survey of India with National Informatics Centre Services Inc. (NICSI) as the tech partner.
- It has a budget of ₹566.23 crores from FY 2020-21 to 2024-25, with an extension to FY 2025-26.
Progress of the scheme:
- Over 2.42 crore property cards have been created for 1.61 lakh villages under the scheme.
- Drone surveys completed in 3.20 lakh villages, covering 68,122 sq. km of the area.
Source: PIB
With reference the SVAMITVA Scheme Consider the following statements:
1.It was launched on April 24, 2020 on National Panchayati Raj Day.
2.It is a Central Sector scheme of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
3.It is being implemented by the Survey of India with National Informatics Centre Services Inc. (NICSI) as the tech partner.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
A.Only one
B.Only two
C.All three
D.None
Answer C