Union Minister for Rural Development and Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated the National Geospatial Knowledge-based Land Survey of Urban Habitations (NAKSHA) Pilot programme of the Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India at Raisen, Madhya Pradesh.
The Union Minister also launched the Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) Booklet, Video and Flyers on NAKSHA Programme, and flagged off WDC Yatra. WDC video was screened and Watershed Anthem was played on the occasion.
The NAKSHA launch functions have also been parallelly organized in 122 ULBs and some LSG / Revenue Department Headquarters across 26 States and 3 Union Territories. The occasion marked the demonstration of technological advancement in land surveying like use of drones, GNSS Rovers etc.
Drone flying was one of the main features at the national launch at Raisen and in other ULBs. The function was presided over by Dr Mohan Yadav, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. The event was also graced by Dr Chandrashekhar Pemmasani, Minister of State for Rural Development and Communications, Government of India, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel, Minister for Panchayati Raj and Rural Development, Madhya Pradesh, Shri Karan Singh Verma, Revenue Minister, Madhya Pradesh, Shri Narayan Singh Panwar, Minister for Fishermen Welfare and Fisheries Development Department, Madhya Pradesh, MLA, Sanchi, Shri Prabhu Ram Chaudhary, Shri Manoj Joshi, Secretary, Department of Land Resources, Government of India and other officers from Government of India and Madhya Pradesh State Government.
People from across Madhya Pradesh and other parts of the country was present at the function. The participating ULBs and departments across the States and UTs have given wide publicity to the NAKSHA programme for creating awareness about the aim, objective and the benefits of the programme, which includes creation and updation of land records in urban and peri urban areas thereby empowering citizens, improving ease of living, enhancing urban planning, and reducing land-related disputes.
The action under the programme also includes establishing IT-based system for property record administration to foster transparency, efficiency, and support sustainable development.