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Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in iii. Determination of property tax, which would accrue to the
Village Areas (SVAMITVA) GPs directly in States where it is devolved or else, add to

The SVAMITVA scheme was launched in 2021 to establish the State exchequer.
clear ownership of property in rural areas, by mapping of land iv. Creation of survey infrastructure and GIS maps that can be
parcels using drone technology and providing ‘Record of leveraged by any department for their use.
Rights’ to village household owners with issuance of legal
v. To support in preparation of better-quality Gram Panchayat
ownership cards (Property cards/Title deeds) to the property
Development Plan (GPDP) by making use of GIS maps
owners. This would enable monetization of rural residential
assets that may be leveraged for credit and other financial The scheme covers multiple aspects related to facilitating
services. This scheme is implemented in convergence by monetization of properties and enabling bank loans, reducing
MoPR, with the State Revenue Department, Survey of India and property disputes, comprehensive village level planning,
the State Panchayati Raj Department. thereby serving as useful to enable Gram Swaraj for
Atmanirbhar Bharat.
The scheme seeks to achieve the following objectives:
The Continuous Operating Reference System (CORS) network
i. Creation of accurate land records for rural planning and
established by this scheme would help in benchmarking
reduce property related disputes.
location with better accuracy. It serves as a critical asset used
ii. To bring financial stability to the citizens in rural India by for accurate geo- referencing, ground truthing of demarcation of
enabling them to use their property as a financial asset for lands. This would go on to replace the chain survey practiced in
taking loans and other financial benefits. several states even today. The complete CORS network once
established could be leveraged by any State agency /

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