Standing panel report flags issues in drone-based land mapping

The parliamentary standing committee on rural development and panchayati raj department has raised concerns in the implementation of drone-based mapping of land parcels in rural areas. Standing panel report flags issues in drone-based land mapping In a report tabled in the Lok Sabha on December 12, the committee –– headed by Congress MP Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka –– noted the slow progress in drone-based land mapping under the SVAMITVA scheme which was launched in 2020. “.The committee also observed that in rural areas there are so many complications on the title of the property due to joint or undivided families and common or community land ownership by the tribal society. Also, certain confusion remains regarding the implementation due to the lack of proper information dissemination.” The committee also noted that as of July 2024, ₹20 crore out of the ₹70 crore allocated had been utilized, “reflecting slower than anticipated progress”.