Physical distribution of Property Cards under SVAMITVA Scheme

Current Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched physical distribution of property card programme under SVAMITVA Scheme.

• SVAMITVA Scheme stands for Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA). 
• The scheme was launched in April 2020 with an aim to grant record of rights to document the residential properties to the owners of village households and to issue them property cards. 
• Now after the distribution of property cards, the owners will have the proof of owning their houses. 
• Until now, around 100,000 beneficiaries have received this property card as legal document. The beneficiaries are from states like Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. 
• Because of this property card, the beneficiaries can also opt for loans as loans are easily available from the bank on the basis of the record of the property. Also the property card will also provide a way to buy and sell the property without any dispute for the villagers. 

Questions: 

Q.1 Who among the following launched the physical distribution of property card programme under SVAMITVA Scheme?
a. Narendra Singh Tomar
b. Prime Minister Narendra Modi
c. Thaawar Chand Gehlot
d. Nitin Gadkari

Q.2 What does ‘I’ signifies in full form of SVAMITVA Scheme?
a. Institute
b. Information
c. Improvised 

d. Immediate