Lok Sabha Question No. 281 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-20
Subject: SVAMITVA Scheme
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: P. Ravindhranath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 281 ANSWERED ON 20.07.2021

## SVAMITVA SCHEME

## 281. SHRI P RAVINDHRANATH:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the  stauts  of  implementation  of  'Survey  of  Villages  and  Mapping  with  Improvised Technology in Village Areas' (SVAMITVA), Centrally sponsored scheme, State/UT-wise including Tamil Nadu;
- (b) whether  the  'Property  Card'  to  be  issued  under  this  scheme  to  the  land  owner  makes him/her eligible for getting bank loan; and
- (c) whether the SVAMITVA initiative is going to be the stepping-stone towards achieving 'Gram Swaraj' in true sense, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a) to (c) SVAMITVA Scheme aims to provide the 'Record of Rights' to village household owners possessing houses in inhabited areas in villages with issuance of legal ownership rights (Property cards/Title  deeds).  It  is  being  implemented  with  the  collaborative  efforts  of  the  Ministry  of Panchayati Raj, State Revenue Department, State Panchayati Raj Department and Survey of India (SoI). It helps in determining clear ownership of property by mapping of land parcels using drone technology. States need to sign Memorandum  of  Understanding (MoU)  with SoI for implementation of the scheme. So far, 24 States have signed MoU with SoI. State of Tamil Nadu is yet to sign MoU with SoI. The Scheme envisages to facilitate monetisation of properties leading to ease of securing bank loans, reducing property related disputes, comprehensive village level planning and determination of property tax, which would accrue to the Gram Panchayats directly in  States  where  it  is  devolved.  The  Scheme  also  envisages  the  establishment  of  a  network  of Continuously Operating Referencing System (CORS) stations across the country for determining accurate locations. CORS  network  established  under  the  scheme  will  have  far-reaching implications  as  it  would  also  facilitate  any  survey  related  activities  like  road  construction, irrigation works and infrastructure works etc. in future.  Thus, State Governments can leverage the infrastructure  established  and  data/information  generated  through  drone  survey  including  the property cards under the scheme in streamlining planning and collection of revenue in rural areas. The Scheme aims to cover all the villages across the country by March 2025 with estimated cost of Rs. 566.23 crores.  As on 14 th July, 2021, the status of implementation of the scheme is attached at Annexure- I.

## Annexure- I

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 281 answered on 20.07.2021 regarding 'SVAMITVA Scheme'.

## Status of implementation of SVAMITVA Scheme as on 14.07.2021

| State          | Villages in which Drone flying has been done   | Villages in which Property Cards have been distributed   | No. of Property Cards distributed   |
|----------------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh | 747                                            | -                                                        | -                                   |
| Haryana        | 6,273                                          | 1,623                                                    | 2,39,037                            |
| Karnataka      | 1,447                                          | 412                                                      | 10,121                              |
| Madhya Pradesh | 5,174                                          | 1,456                                                    | 1,03,353                            |
| Maharashtra    | 5,895                                          | 199                                                      | 23,000                              |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 24,834                                         | 2,987                                                    | 2,96,772                            |
| Uttarakhand    | 4,762                                          | 724                                                      | 65,938                              |
| Punjab         | 204                                            | -                                                        | -                                   |
| Rajasthan      | 89                                             | 39                                                       | 616                                 |
| TOTAL          | 49,425                                         | 7,440                                                    | 7,38,837                            |