NAKSHA urban land survey pilot launched at Raisen, Madhya Pradesh, for 152 urban local bodies
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the NAKSHA pilot for geospatial survey of urban land records at Raisen, Madhya Pradesh, on 18 February 2025.
Summary
Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated the National Geospatial Knowledge-based Land Survey of Urban Habitations (NAKSHA) pilot of the Department of Land Resources at Raisen, Madhya Pradesh, on 18 February 2025, in a function presided over by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav. The pilot covers 152 urban local bodies in 26 states and 3 Union Territories, and launch events were held in parallel across them, with drones and GNSS rovers demonstrated. The Survey of India is the technical partner for aerial surveys and orthorectified imagery, the web-GIS platform is being built by the Madhya Pradesh State Electronic Development Corporation (MPSEDC), and storage is provided by NICSI. The pilot is expected to cost about ₹194 crore and is fully funded by the Government of India.
Key facts
- Launched
- 18 February 2025, Raisen, Madhya Pradesh
- By
- Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan; CM Mohan Yadav presided
- Coverage
- 152 urban local bodies in 26 states and 3 UTs
- Technical partner
- Survey of India (aerial survey, orthorectified imagery)
- Web-GIS platform
- MPSEDC; storage by NICSI
- Cost
- About ₹194 crore, fully funded by the Centre
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Where was the NAKSHA urban land survey pilot nationally launched on 18 February 2025?
Show answer
Correct answer: D — Raisen
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated the NAKSHA pilot at Raisen, Madhya Pradesh.
Which organisation is the technical partner for aerial surveys and orthorectified imagery under the NAKSHA programme?
Show answer
Correct answer: A — Survey of India
The Survey of India is the technical partner, conducting aerial surveys and providing orthorectified imagery to states and UTs.
Consider the following statements about the NAKSHA pilot launched in February 2025: 1. Its end-to-end web-GIS platform is being developed by the Madhya Pradesh State Electronic Development Corporation. 2. Its cost of about ₹194 crore is fully funded by the Government of India. 3. It is being piloted only in urban local bodies of Madhya Pradesh. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Show answer
Correct answer: D — 1 and 2 only
MPSEDC is building the web-GIS platform and the roughly ₹194 crore pilot is fully centrally funded; the pilot covers 152 urban local bodies in 26 states and 3 UTs, not only Madhya Pradesh, so only the first two statements are correct.