Assam Launches Mission Basundhara 3.0 to Grant Land Rights to Indigenous Communities. National | Dated: 08 Nov 2024 Assam Chief Minister (CM) Himanta Biswa Sarma launched Mission Basundhara 3.0 in Guwahati to provide land rights to indigenous people, digitize land-related services, and publish maps for the benefit of the state's residents. 🎯 Key Highlights: - The CM also launched the Revenue Department's Digidoc, a digital directory for non-registrable and optional registrable documents, aimed at streamlining services, reducing processing time, and improving public convenience, accessibility, and efficiency. - Under this phase, members of Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Adivasi communities, Tea Tribes, and Gorkhas will be recognized as "sons of the soil" and exempt from proving three-generation ancestry to obtain land rights. - The premium rate for city dwellers has been reduced to 3% of the zonal valuation. 💡 Other Important Facts: (i) Mission Basundhara 3.0 will be the final phase of the initiative, with no plans for a Mission Basundhara 4.0. (ii) Mission Basundhara 1.0, launched in 2021, resolved 8 lakh applications in 9 months. (iii) Mission Basundhara 2.0, launched in 2022, granted land rights to over 2 lakh indigenous people within 1 year. 📚 Test Your Knowledge: Recently, which state launched Mission Basundhara 3.0 to grant land rights to indigenous communities? Correct Answer: Assam 🚀 Quick Recap: About Assam CM : Himanta Biswa Sarma Governor : Lakshman Acharya