Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the distribution of e-property cards under the SWAMITVA scheme on April 24, 2021 (National Panchayati Raj Day) at 12 noon through video conferencing.
Around 4.09 lakh property owners will be given their e-property cards on this occasion which will also mark the rolling out of the SVAMITVA scheme for implementation across the country.
Prime Minister will also confer the National Panchayat Awards 2021 on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj day.
SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas) was launched by Prime Minister on April 24, 2020 as a Central Sector Scheme to promote a socio-economically empowered and self-reliant rural India. The Scheme has the potential to transform rural India using modern technical tools of mapping and surveying. It paves the way for using the property as a financial asset by villagers for availing loans and other financial benefits. The Scheme will cover around 6.62 Lakh villages of the entire country during 2021-2025.
The pilot phase of the Scheme was implemented during 2020–2021 in the States of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and select villages of Punjab and Rajasthan.
