The Survey of India will soon ink an agreement with the Arunachal
Pradesh Government for undertaking survey under the Centre’s Svamitva scheme, said
Union Minister Kapil Moreshwar Patil.
The Svamitva scheme was launched by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj
in April 2021, aiming at establishing clear ownership of property in rural
areas by mapping land parcels using drone and providing ‘Record of Rights’ to
owners.
Patil, the MoS for Panchayati Raj, said the Survey of India will do
the mapping, and create a detailed spatial database of the State’s rural areas.
He reviewed all the central schemes being implemented in the State
under the Ministry of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, besides the
Arunachal State Rural Livelihood Mission (ArSRLM).
“Within the next five years, the Survey of India will distribute
property cards to the people of the State,” said the minister.
He said the implementation of central schemes in the state is
progressing satisfactorily.
Lauding the State Government for the successful implementation of
the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), Patil said 22,000 houses have already
been built out of the total target of 36,000.
The remaining 14,000 would be completed soon after the Centre
releases funds, he said.
“The Centre has sanctioned over Rs. 300 crore under the 15th
Finance Commission to the state for PMAY,” he said.
“As part of ArSRLM, I have suggested the state government to help
women self-help groups (SHGs) for cultivation of turmeric and kiwis,” Patil
said.
After the Narendra Modi Government came to power at the Centre in
2014, the number of women involved in SHGs in the country rose to over 8 crore
from 2 crore, he said.
PTI
