Current affairs: what is NAKSHA and DILRMP urban land mapping?
NAKSHA in News What is NAKSHA? NAKSHA stands for the National Geospatial Knowledge-based Land Survey of Urban Habitations, is a modern, GIS-based urban land parcel mapping initiative. Launched by the Department of Land Resources (DoLR) , under the Ministry of Rural Development , Government of India, the program operates under the broader framework of the Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP). Its sole objective is to prepare reliable digital land maps that support superior town planning, infrastructure management, and efficient public utility layouts.