MP CM Mohan Yadav Rolls Out Free Registries Under SVAMITVA
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Free land registrations, a weekly door-step dialogue, and a pledge of transparency for every citizen — Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav on Monday, 26 October 2026 laid out a two-pronged welfare push the state is running this year, using the Chief Minister's Office of Madhya Pradesh's official X account to address citizens directly from Ujjain.
The Chief Minister's Office announced that under 'Kisan Kalyan Varsh' (Farmer Welfare Year), the state is conducting free property registrations for rural landowners through the SVAMITVA Yojana — the central scheme that uses drone surveys to issue legally recognised property cards to village households. The statement read: 'प्रदेश सरकार द्वारा किसान कल्याण वर्ष में स्वामित्व योजना के अंतर्गत निःशुल्क रजिस्ट्रियां की जा रही है' — ('The state government is conducting free registrations under the SVAMITVA Yojana during the Farmer Welfare Year.')
SVAMITVA's Promise: From Dispute to Deed
Launched nationally in 2020, SVAMITVA — an acronym for Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas — was designed to end one of rural India's most stubborn problems: millions of households living on land they occupy but cannot legally prove they own. Without a title deed, villagers cannot access institutional credit, resolve boundary disputes in court, or transfer property cleanly across generations.
Madhya Pradesh's decision to waive registration fees during Kisan Kalyan Varsh removes a final friction point — the cost of formalising ownership once a property card has been issued. For farmers and rural landowners, a zero-rupee registry is the difference between a document on paper and a right they can bank on.
Every Friday, the CM's Office Comes to You
Alongside the SVAMITVA push, the post highlighted the Mukhya Mantri Jan Vishwas Abhiyan — a state-level weekly outreach programme in which officials engage directly with citizens every Friday to hear grievances and ensure 'swift resolution.' CM Yadav's framing was explicit: 'हम पारदर्शिता के साथ हर वर्ग के कल्याण और जनहित के लिए प्रतिबद्ध हैं' — ('We are committed with transparency to the welfare of every section and public interest.')
The Jan Vishwas Abhiyan model reflects a broader pattern across Indian states since the early 2020s: structured, scheduled public contact points designed to push grievance redressal out of district offices and onto citizens' doorsteps. The Ujjain mention places this particular outreach squarely in one of Madhya Pradesh's most historically significant cities — a signal that the programme reaches beyond state capital Bhopal.
Two initiatives, one message: the Madhya Pradesh government is betting that transparent land titling plus accessible weekly dialogue will define what governance looks like for its farmers and rural communities this year. Whether the tempo of free registrations and Friday dialogues translates into measurable outcomes will be the real test — and the numbers will matter far more than the announcements.