Context: Recently, Assam Chief Minister unveiled Mission Basundhara 4.0, aiming to revolutionize land management and address issues in char areas.

• Mission Basundhara 4.0, targets the protection and reclamation of char areas in the Brahmaputra Valley, while establishing heritage belts to preserve the region's rich historical and religious tapestry. 

• This comprehensive approach aims to promote sustainable development and honor Assam's cherished cultural legacy.

About the Mission Basundhara 4.0

• The Mission Basundhara aims at transforming land management in Assam through systematic surveys and settlements.

Previous Missions

• Basundhara 1.0: Initiated in 2022, it provided 10 land-related services and resolved 8 lakh cases.

• Basundhara 2.0: Launched in 2022, it focussed on indigenous land rights, and settled over 13 lakh applications.

• Basundhara 3.0: It was a comprehensive land management approach that has reserved revenue villages with 100% ST and SC population and addressing the issue of land rights of tea garden communities and Adivasis.

• It provided land rights to organizations and cooperative societies that meets certain criteria.

Features of Mission Basundhara 4.0

• It aims to combat motobhari rule and ensure proper habitation.

• It focuses on surveying land within char areas.

• Char is a tract of land surrounded by the waters of an ocean, sea, lake, or stream.

• It will help establishing a modern land revenue system within 5 years.

• It will implement National Generic Document Registration System (NGDRS) in selected districts, which is a new service for digital geospatial maps.