Union Minister of Rural Development inaugurated the National Geospatial Knowledge-based Land Survey of Urban Habitations (NAKSHA) in 152 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) across 26 States and 3 Union Territories (UTs) at Raisen, Madhya Pradesh.
Key Highlights
- 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, efficiency and support sustainable development.
- The Survey of India is the technical partner for NAKSHA programme which is responsible for conducting aerial surveys and providing orthorectified imagery, through third party vendors, to state and Union Territory governments.
- The NAKSHA pilot program is expected to cost approximately ₹194 crore, fully funded by the Government of India.
(Source: PIB)
