Tribune news service
New Delhi, October 11
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched the physical distribution of property cards under the “SVAMITVA” (property) scheme through video conferencing.
He said these cards would be delivered to every rural household in the country for the next 3-4 years.
He criticized opposition parties for opposing farm laws saying they do not want farmers to become self-sufficient. He praised the plan and said that the country had taken another important step towards realizing the dream of “Atmanirbhar Bharat”.
‘It will end disputes over land ownership’
This (issuance of property cards) will pave the way for villagers to use property as a financial asset to take loans and other financial benefits. This will also put an end to disputes between villagers over land ownership. —Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
One lakh of beneficiaries from Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh received legal documents from their homes today.
“The plan will help strengthen the panchayati raj system for which efforts have been made for the past six years,” Modi said. “It will facilitate the management of the villages for gram panchayats in line with the municipalities and municipal corporations,” he added.
“This will pave the way for villagers to use the property as a financial asset to take loans and other financial benefits, and will end disputes between villagers over land ownership,” he said.
A massive exercise has also started to bring fiber optics to all towns, he said.
He expressed his happiness at the distribution of property cards on the anniversary of the births of two great leaders, Jai Prakash Narayan (veteran socialist) and Nanaji Deshmukh (RSS origin).
Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat were also present on the occasion.
