Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) [India], January 24 (HBTV): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has congratulated 10,850 people from 128 villages in the state who received Svamitva cards. These cards were distributed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to over 65 lakh people across 50,000 villages, enabling them to access bank loans and resolving long-standing disputes.

Speaking to the media, Deo Sai said, 'Today, Prime Minister Modi distributed Svamitva cards to more than 65 lakh people in 50,000 villages. Due to the lack of Svamitva cards, people faced problems, with many disputes arising, and they could never take loans. Now, after receiving the Svamitva card, they will be able to take loans from banks.'

He further added, 'It is our good fortune that we are part of today's Svamitva card distribution program. Today, Svamitva cards were distributed to 10,850 people from 128 villages. I congratulate them sincerely.'

In a post on social media platform X, Deo emphasized how PM Modi is empowering rural India by distributing more than 65 million property cards under the PM Swamitva Yojana.

He also shared, 'Today, through video conferencing, the successful Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, distributed property cards to more than 65 lakh beneficiaries of the "PM Swamitva Yojana" and interacted virtually with the beneficiary cardholders. On this occasion, I participated in the program organized in Mahasamund, where I distributed property cards and congratulated the beneficiaries.'

'Through the Svamitva Yojana, villagers are getting ownership rights over their land, thereby empowering them,' Deo said.

The Svamitva scheme, launched by the Prime Minister, aims to enhance the economic progress of rural India by providing a 'Record of Rights' to households owning houses in inhabited areas through the latest drone technology for surveying.

The SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas) initiative is significantly transforming rural India. It provides accurate property ownership data, reducing land disputes, and facilitates the monetization of properties, institutional credit through bank loans, property tax assessments, and comprehensive village-level planning.

The scheme has been fully implemented in Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Tripura, Goa, Uttarakhand, and Haryana. Drone surveys have been completed in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and several Union Territories.

Launched on April 24, 2020, on National Panchayati Raj Day, the scheme aimed to provide a "Record of Rights" to property owners in rural Abadi areas using drone and GIS technology. (ANI)