YSR Jagananna Saswatha Bhoomi Hakku-Bhoo Rakshana Scheme, Andhra Pradesh

CMO Andhra Pradesh, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched a scheme named YSR Jagananna Saswatha Bhoomi Hakku-Bhoo Rakshana. This scheme is launched for land protection of the residents of the state. It tends to protect the entitled ownership and rights of the residents. This scheme was initially announced and the pilot project was started in Krishna district in a village named Thakkellapadu. On December 21, 2020, CM officially laid the boundary stone for this pilot project. This scheme is basically launched to remove the irregularities and bring transparency in land matters. It is mainly a solution for maintaining the records related to ownerships of land properties. It will tend to reduce the property disputes which are prevalent. On April 22, 2021 CM held a review meeting regarding the scheme so as to ensure the process is corruption free and easy for farmers

Scheme Overview:

Scheme Objectives and Benefits:

• The scheme aims to claim ownership and maintain records of all the residential property owned
• Land titling card will be a proof of ownership to the property holders
• These cards can be produced as security and this will enable the holder to get loan
• Use of technology in villages will lead to rural and urban development
• It aims to reducing disputes in villages over property issues
• Property ownership will give the rural youth self-confidence thereby making them self-reliant

Key Points:

• YSR Jagananna Saswatha Bhoomi Hakku-Bhoo Rakshana Scheme is launched by the Andhra Pradesh government mainly for tracing property ownership and reducing the property disputes in rural areas
• This scheme is implemented through Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Modern Technology and Drone Technology
• Under this scheme land titling cards will be issued to the property owners after tracing the ownership
• The scheme was initially implemented in Thakkellapadu village in Krishna district, as a pilot project
• About 4500 survey teams are set up for this scheme
• Under this scheme, the property owner should reach out to the department with all the documents entitling the details of the land along with Aadhaar card, then proper location of the property will be traced and based on verification and social audit, the land title will be given to the owner
• With the implementation of this scheme the land owner will get the legal rights of his property even if he doesn’t have the papers/ documents to claim his property
• CM held a review meeting on April 22, 2021 on this scheme to ensure things are going well and the process is corruption free
• He also advised the officials to ensure accuracy during the survey
• Sub registrar offices will be set up in the villages where land survey is completed
• Currently land survey in 51 villages will be completed by the month of July
• Survey using drone is completed in 545 villages and will be completed by January, 2022
• Second phase of the land survey will start in February, 2022 and is planned to be completed by October, 2022
• Third phase of the land survey will start in November, 2022 and will be completed by April, 2023
• Once the survey under this scheme covering the entire state finish by 2023, thereby the property deed will be issued to the owners directly
• Due to this scheme land owners will be able to use their land as their assets and thereby can be used for taking loans from banks
• This scheme will denote ownership of the land and will avoid illegal capture of property by any third person.
• Property ownership will give the rural youth self-confidence thereby making them self-reliant