India, May 7 -- India, took center stage at the prestigious World Bank Land Conference 2025, held in Washington D.C., reaffirming its global leadership in inclusive land governance and grassroots empowerment. Participating as a Country Champion in the Plenary Session on 6th May 2025, Shri Vivek Bharadwaj, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, delivered an address during the High-Level Plenary on "Good Practices and Challenges in Land Tenure and Governance Reform", articulating India's leadership in land rights, tenure reforms, and technology-driven spatial planning.

Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, India's pioneering SVAMITVA Scheme (Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas) ha...