🔆 NAKSHA Initiative 📍 Launch Details ✅ Launched by Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. ✅ Full Form: National Geospatial Knowledge-based Land Survey of Urban Habitations. ✅ Part of the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme (DILRMP). 📍 Purpose & Scope ✅ Aims to create a comprehensive geospatial database for urban land records using GIS technology. ✅ Enhances urban governance, property ownership records, and urban planning. ✅ Pilot project launched in 152 urban local bodies across 26 states, covering 4,142.63 sq. km. 📍 Need for the Initiative ✅ Addresses outdated/unstructured land records affecting governance & taxation. ✅ Seeks to digitize urban land records, improve property tax collection, reduce disputes, and streamline urban planning. 📍 Survey Process ✅ Uses drones, aerial photography, and high-resolution cameras. ✅ Conducted in three stages: 1️⃣ Area selection & drone survey planning. 2️⃣ Field survey to verify property tax, ownership & registration. 3️⃣ Publication of final land ownership records after claims resolution. 📍 Cost & Funding ✅ Centrally funded with a pilot cost of ₹194 crore. ✅ Unit costs: ₹25,000–₹30,000 per sq. km for simple cameras. Up to ₹60,000 per sq. km for advanced 3D cameras. 📍 Benefits ✅ Comprehensive digital urban land records. ✅ Reduction in land disputes & better urban planning. ✅ Improved property tax collection & governance.