Swamitva Yojana: Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav has revealed that the Ownership Rights Record Execution and Registration Scheme will be initiated in the state to celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday. This initiative will offer free registration to individuals occupying inhabited land, courtesy of the government.
The campaign is set to benefit over 5 million rural residents in the state. Furthermore, on September 17th at 7 p.m., 5.8 million lamps of blessings will be lit simultaneously throughout the state. All collectors are encouraged to organize both campaigns in their districts with thorough preparation and to celebrate these events.
During a video conference meeting with collectors, Chief Minister Dr. Yadav emphasized the importance of involving public representatives, society, and the general public for the campaign’s success. He urged for extensive publicity to ensure that everyone is informed about the campaign. Additionally, efforts should be made to engage as many young people as possible in the initiative.
Dr. Yadav instructed the collectors to finalize micro-planning for both campaigns within the next two days. He also stated that collectors should take the lead in the ownership campaign within their districts. Nodal officers, zonal officers, and sector officers are to be appointed at the district level as well.
A total of 68.47 lakh plots have been surveyed
Chief Minister Dr. Yadav mentioned that the Ownership Rights Execution Records Registration Campaign aims to register rights records for targeted landowners at no cost across the state. In this effort, 68.47 lakh plots in 41,568 villages have been surveyed, and free registration will be provided for over 50 lakh beneficiaries.
There will be exemptions from Panchayat cess and additional stamp duty for the registration process.During the video conference, Chief Minister Dr. Yadav asked the collectors from Agar-Malwa, Barwani, Harda, Ashok Nagar, and Raisen about the progress of the ownership scheme, which are the districts chosen for the pilot projects.
The collectors mentioned that the mobile app associated with the Swamitva Yojana is quite user-friendly. They are also speeding up the training for Patwaris. It was noted that this initiative will take place in three phases, starting on September 17th and concluding on October 3rd.
Each registry officer has a goal of completing 40 registrations daily
Chief Secretary Ashok Barnwal emphasized that officials from the Revenue Department, including Sarpanch, Secretary, Patwari, and Employment Assistant at the Gram Panchayat level, should hold camps for free registration every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, aiming for 30 to 40 registrations each day under the Swamitva Yojana.
He instructed all collectors to create and submit daily progress reports by improving the planning and scheduling of the ownership records campaign.
Chief Secretary Barnwal also mentioned that if any issues arise, they should reach out to the Chief Minister’s Helpline. Revenue department officials informed the meeting that in the execution of the Swamitva Yojana, the Patwari will act as the execution officer at the Panchayat level, while the Tehsildar, Naib Tehsildar, Revenue Inspector, and others will take on the role of registration officers.
State-level program on Seva Sankalp Abhiyan to be conducted in Bhopal
The month-long Seva Sankalp Abhiyan, which was launched on Prime Minister Modi’s birthday, will feature a state-level event in the capital, Bhopal, on September 17. Collectors and beneficiaries from all districts will participate in the program through video conferencing.
58 lakh diyas will be illuminated
Chief Minister Dr. Yadav announced that a total of 13 activities will take place under the campaign. The Jansankalp Abhiyan will kick off with the “Light of Blessings” program. On this day, at 7 pm, over 58 lakh lamps will be lit more than 58 lakh lamps will be lit simultaneously by the beneficiary families across the state and at more than 10 selected famous places of historical and archaeological importance. Chief Minister Dr. Yadav directed the District Collectors to identify the archaeological sites in their districts for the lamp lighting programme. Additional Chief Secretary Shivshekhar Shukla stated that the officers in charge of the Ashirwad Ka Diya program will be present in the district. Beneficiaries of various beneficiary-oriented schemes from all departments at the district level will be connected to the campaign.