Lok Sabha Question No. 2541 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Digital Mapping
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2541 ANSWERED ON-02.08.2022

## DIGITAL MAPPING

## 2541.  SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government had launched a project of digital mapping of rural properties using drones and other such devices; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and progress made along with expenditure incurred, State-wise and district-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

(SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a) and (b) Yes Sir.The Central Sector Scheme 'SVAMITVA' aims to provide the 'Record of Rights' to village household owners possessing houses in inhabited areas (Abadi) in villages with issuance of legal ownership rights (Property cards/Title deeds). It is done with the help of drone technology. The scheme aims to cover 6.62 lakh villages in the country from Financial Year 2020-21 to Financial Year 2024-25. It is being implemented with the collaborative efforts of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Survey of India (SoI), State Revenue Department, State Panchayati Raj Department and National Informatics Centre (NIC). The progress made under the scheme and expenditure incurred is attached at Annexure I .

Total cost for implementation of the Scheme from 2020-2025 is Rs. 566.23 crore. Under the scheme, funds to Survey of India are provided for two components - Large Scale Mapping (LSM) using drones and establishment of Continuous Operating Reference Station (CORS). Funds on limited scale are also provided to States for Information, Education, Communication (IEC) and setting up of State Project Monitoring Unit (SPMU). Funds are also released to National Informatics  Centre  (NIC)  through  National Informatics  Centre Services Inc (NICSI)for  Enhancement  of  Spatial  Planning  Application  'Gram  Manchitra'  and  Central Infrastructure. Details of funds released under the scheme is given at Annexure II .

***

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  2541 answered on 02.08.2022 regarding 'Digital Mapping'.

Status of Implementation of SVAMITVA scheme as on 28.07.2022

| State                                    | Number of Villages in which Drone Flying is completed   |
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| Haryana                                  | 6,260                                                   |
| Uttarakhand                              | 7,581                                                   |
| Madhya Pradesh                           | 32,937                                                  |
| Uttar Pradesh                            | 72,379                                                  |
| Maharashtra                              | 23,697                                                  |
| Rajasthan                                | 4,582                                                   |
| Karnataka                                | 2,664                                                   |
| Punjab                                   | 1,648                                                   |
| Andhra Pradesh                           | 2,823                                                   |
| J&K                                      | 1,201                                                   |
| Ladakh                                   | 85                                                      |
| Himachal Pradesh                         | 1,672                                                   |
| Gujarat                                  | 1,494                                                   |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 80                                                      |
| Puducherry                               | 96                                                      |
| Arunachal Pradesh                        | 219                                                     |
| Odisha                                   | 895                                                     |
| Kerala                                   | 50                                                      |
| Lakshadweep                              | 10                                                      |
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands                 | 186                                                     |
| Goa                                      | 410                                                     |
| Assam                                    | 45                                                      |
| Chhattisgarh                             | 2,447                                                   |
| Jharkhand                                | 240                                                     |
| Mizoram                                  | 48                                                      |
| Tripura                                  | 1                                                       |
| Manipur                                  | 15                                                      |
| Sikkim                                   | 1                                                       |
| Tamil Nadu                               | 3                                                       |
| Telangana                                | 5                                                       |
| Delhi                                    | 21                                                      |
| Total                                    | 1,63,795                                                |

## Annexure II

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  UnStarred  Question  No.  2541 answered on 02.08.2022 regarding 'Digital Mapping'.

## Release of funds under SVAMITVA scheme as on 28.07.2022

| Organization / State / UT                | Funds released (Rs.)   |
|------------------------------------------|------------------------|
| Survey of India                          | 2,43,90,60,855         |
| NIC through NICSI                        | 8,45,40,987            |
| Andhra Pradesh                           | 26,70,000              |
| Arunachal Pradesh                        | 16,54,250              |
| Assam                                    | 54,74,750              |
| Chhattisgarh                             | 13,14,500              |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 2,19,750               |
| Haryana                                  | 21,61,270              |
| Himachal Pradesh                         | 41,15,250              |
| Karnataka                                | 7,75,125               |
| Madhya Pradesh                           | 92,77,500              |
| Maharashtra                              | 10,52,500              |
| Mizoram                                  | 2,77,750               |
| Odisha                                   | 11,50,000              |
| Punjab                                   | 7,80,000               |
| Tripura                                  | 3,87,000               |
| Uttar Pradesh                            | 1,44,75,000            |
| Uttarakhand                              | 15,10,000              |
| Total                                    | 2,57,08,96,487         |