Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to Inaugurate NAKSHA Land Survey Program Across 152 ULBs

Union Minister of Rural Development and Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan will inaugurate the National Geospatial Knowledge-based Land Survey of Urban Habitations (NAKSHA) in 152 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) across 26 States and 3 Union Territories at Raisen, Madhya Pradesh today.

The centrally funded program, worth 194 crore rupees, is also being organised in four selected Urban Local Bodies of Jammu and Kashmir, including Bishnah in Jammu, Katra in Reasi, Awantipora in Pulwama, and Pattan in Baramulla districts. The occasion will be marked by the flying of drones, the launch of the Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) booklet, a video and flyer on the NAKSHA Programme, the flagging of the WDC Yatra, the screening of



the WDC video, and the playing of the Watershed Anthem.

The NAKSHA program aims to create and update land records in urban areas to ensure accurate and reliable documentation of land ownership. This initiative will empower citizens, improve ease of living, enhance urban planning, and reduce land-related disputes. The IT-based system for property record administration will foster transparency, and efficiency and support sustainable development. 

States and Union Territory governments are scheduled to conduct field surveys and ground truthing using the orthorectified imagery, ultimately leading to the final publication of urban and semi-urban land records