Exercise to grant ownership rights to occupants of plots falling within Lal Dora in rural areas continues: Mundian

Swamitva scheme to be completed by next year

Chandigarh, March 24

          Punjab Revenue and Rehabilitation Minister Hardip Singh Mundian said that the ‘Mera Ghar Mere Naam’ (Swamitva) scheme is being implemented in the state to grant ownership rights to the occupants of plots falling within the Lal Dora in rural areas of Punjab. This scheme will be completed by next year.

          Mr. Mundian, in response to a question raised by Amargarh MLA Prof. Jaswant Singh Gajjanmajra in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha today, said that Swamitva is a central scheme whose objective is to provide the rights of properties falling within the Lal Dora of villages to their owners.

          The Revenue Minister said that another objective of this scheme is to create computerized records of rights and GIS maps of the populated areas of the villages. For this purpose, the Punjab Population (Record of Rights) Act and Rules have been implemented in the year 2021, which gives legal recognition to the records of rights prepared under this scheme. GIS maps are prepared by the Survey of India using drone technology. A software/portal has been developed in this regard.