Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has launched Mission Basundhara 3.0 in Guwahati to provide land rights to indigenous people. Under this, steps will also be taken to digitize various land-related services and publish maps for the benefit of the people of the state.
The Chief Minister also launched the Revenue Department’s Digidoc, a digital directory for non-registrable and optional registrable documents. The directory will streamline services, reduce processing time, and enhance public convenience and improve accessibility and efficiency. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that immediately after assuming office, his government decided to provide land rights to indigenous communities in Assam, an exercise undertaken after 75 years of independence. He said that with this purpose, Mission Basundhara was started in 2021. He further said that the Assam government disposed of eight lakh applications in nine months under Mission Basundhara 1.
