Scheme aims granting ownership rights to landowners in 'Abadi-Deh' areas
Punjab Newsline, Shimla, August 16-
In a significant move towards empowering landowners, CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu inaugurated the distribution of property cards under the Swamitva Yojana at Hamirpur today. The initiative, spearheaded by the Revenue Department, aims to provide rightful ownership cards to villagers occupying land in Abadi Deh areas (Inhabited areas).
The CM marked the commencement of this scheme by distributing property cards to 10 families each, from 11 tehsils. In the first phase, more than 4,230 families across 190 villages would receive their property cards. He said that the primary goal of the Swamitva Yojana was to grant ownership rights to landholders in Abadi-Deh areas, significantly easing their access to official land records.
Implementation of the scheme involved drone-assisted mapping which completed 13,599 out of 15,196 Abadi Deh villages across the state. In addition, the Indian Survey Department has provided 16,588 first-level maps for 6,314 villages, including those in Hamirpur district. Further, 1,482 second-level maps for 774 villages have been received, along with final-level maps for 355 villages in Hamirpur, where the issuance of property cards is underway.
