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Decoded: How govt's SVAMITVA scheme aims to help rural property holders

Launched by Prime Minister Modi on Sunday, it is aimed at digitising all rural properties by 2024

A shepherd and his livestock walk through a neighborhood in Tikamgarh district. Photo: Bloomberg
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The legal record of property holders and issuance of ‘property cards’ to house owners based thereon would facilitate monetisation of rural residential assets for the purchase of credit and other financial services.

Arnab Dutta New Delhi
On Sunday afternoon, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation through a videoconference. His charismatic image, with the recently grown long beard, beamed live on TV and mobile screens like it does for most of his public speeches. But this time, what attracted many viewers’ attention was the saffron cotton towel (gamcha) casually wrapped around his neck. The Indian PM is known for dressing according to the occasion, and as expected, the gamcha had a close relation with the topic that he was discussing.

PM Modi formally inaugurated the Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improved Technology in Village Areas