Curation Team
AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat government has decided to waive the Rs 200 fee for ownership certificates under the SVAMITVA scheme, easing the financial burden on rural property owners, an official said on Monday.
Property holders in rural areas of Gujarat can now get the “sanad” or ownership certificate under the SVAMITVA scheme free of cost, he said.
SVAMITVA Yojana is a central scheme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2021 for issuing property cards to rural landholders across the country.
Under the ‘Survey of Villages Abadi and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA) Scheme, drone technology is being used to survey properties in inhabited rural areas, and property cards are issued to the residents.
The first copy of the property card is provided to owners free of cost under the scheme, an official release said.
With Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel‘s decision to waive the Rs 200 survey fee under the Land Revenue Act, 1879, rural residents will now receive both the property card and “sanad” (ownership certificate) for free, it stated.
The state government will bear an estimated Rs 50 crore to distribute around 25 lakh such certificates across Gujarat, the release said.
