NEW DELHI: Residents of 31 villages in the national capital will soon receive ownership rights for their residential land within ‘Lal Dora’ limits, announced South Delhi BJP MP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri on Monday.
Bidhuri stated that property cards will be distributed to these landowners, enabling them to secure bank loans.
‘Lal Dora’ land pertains to village habitation areas (Abadi) in Delhi that lack formal registrations.
Bidhuri had previously written to Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, ML Khattar, regarding this matter, which was subsequently referred to the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
The MP shared a letter from the Panchayati Raj ministry indicating that while Delhi does not have a gram panchayat system, the ‘SVAMITVA Scheme’ has been implemented in the capital with special permission from the Minister of Panchayati Raj.
This initiative includes a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Delhi government and the Survey of India, identifying 31 villages for inclusion in the scheme, as per Bidhuri’s comments.
Drone mapping of these villages has been completed, and the resulting maps have been submitted to the relevant officials, as stated in the Panchayati Raj ministry’s letter.
The Delhi Government is currently developing the necessary regulations for this process, and residents of the identified villages can expect to receive their property cards soon, according to Bidhuri.
Once the property cards are issued, residents will find it easier to apply for bank loans, he noted.
Bidhuri criticized previous Congress governments at the Centre for neglecting to regularize ‘Lal Dora’ land, claiming that in the name of development, villagers’ land was acquired with insufficient compensation, leading banks to reject loans against such properties.
