Narendra Singh Tomar releases SOP for e-Gram Swaraj Yojana platform and mobile App

Union Minister of Rural Development and  Panchayati Raj, Narendra Singh Tomar yesterday issued a detailed guideline of the SVAMITVA Scheme aimed at providing people residing in Rural parts with the right to document their residential properties. He also released a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) regarding the e-Gram Swaraj Yojana platform and mobile App, on this occasion. Both these schemes were inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on last Friday on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day. 

Speaking over SWAMITVA scheme , Mr. Tomar said , it would  help in streamlining planning and revenue collection in rural areas and ensuring clarity on property rights. He said , this would also help in resolving property related



disputes and would also enable creation of better-quality Gram Panchayat Development Plans . The pilot phase of the scheme will extend to six states namely Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand covering approximately one lakh villages.

While speaking about e-Gram Swaraj Yojana , Mr. Tomar informed that it will ensure that the funds given to the panchayats are not misused and transparency can be established . He said that this process will help in establishing a strong financial system as well in the rural parts of the country . He said the e-Gram Swaraj Yojana would be a single platform for all planning and accounting needs of the Village Panchayats.