Lok Sabha Question No. 285 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-21
Subject: Survey under SVAMITVA Scheme
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Manoj Rajoria, Sumedhanand Saraswati

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. †*285

ANSWERED ON 21.03.2023

## SURVEY UNDER SVAMITVA SCHEME

- †*285.   DR. MANOJ RAJORIA: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any survey is being conducted by Geo-Spatial companies under Survey of Villages Abadi and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA) Scheme for mapping of villages and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the criteria  adopted for identification of a village or any area for survey under the said scheme;
- (c) the number of villages covered thereunder in the country, State-wise including Rajasthan; and
- (d) the details of steps taken by the Government for village land survey mapping campaign under the SVAMITVA Scheme?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

(SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

- (a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. * 285 ANSWERED ON 21.03.2023 REGARDING SURVEY UNDER SVAMITVA SCHEME

(a)Yes,  Sir.  Survey  of  Villages  and  Mapping  with  Improvised  Technology  in  Village  Areas (SVAMITVA) Scheme 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) 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). Under this scheme mapping of land parcels using drone technology is done by the Survey of India. States need to sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SoI for implementation of the scheme.

(b) The scheme aims to cover all the rural inhabited (Abadi) areas of the States which have signed MoU with SoI.

- (c) As on 15th March 2023, the status of implementation of the scheme is attached at Annexure.

(d) Setting up interim targets for the States/UTs and Survey of India, regular meeting with States/ Survey of India for monitoring, monitoring system at National, State, District and Panchayat, handholding of States/UTs, releasing funds to the State government for IEC Activities, interaction with media, awareness through social media etc. are some of the steps taken by the Government for village land survey mapping campaign under the SVAMITVA Scheme.

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## Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (c)  of  the  LokSabha  Starred  Question  No.  *285 answered on 21.03.2023 regarding 'SURVEY UNDER SVAMITVA SCHEME'.

## Status of Implementation of SVAMITVA scheme as on 15.03.2023

|   S.No. | States/UTs                               | Drone Flying Completed Drone Flying Completed in villages   |
|---------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh                           | 5,081                                                       |
|       2 | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 1,750                                                       |
|       3 | Assam                                    | 783                                                         |
|       4 | Chhattisgarh                             | 7,728                                                       |
|       5 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 81                                                          |
|       6 | Delhi                                    | 31                                                          |
|       7 | Gujarat                                  | 6,689                                                       |
|       8 | Haryana                                  | 6,260                                                       |
|       9 | Himachal Pradesh                         | 4,300                                                       |
|      10 | Jammu and Kashmir                        | 1,459                                                       |
|      11 | Jharkhand                                | 240                                                         |
|      12 | Karnataka                                | 3,198                                                       |
|      13 | Kerala                                   | 115                                                         |
|      14 | Ladakh                                   | 173                                                         |
|      15 | Lakshadweep Islands                      | 10                                                          |
|      16 | Madhya Pradesh                           | 43,014                                                      |
|      17 | Maharashtra                              | 35,168                                                      |
|      18 | Manipur                                  | 119                                                         |
|      19 | Mizoram                                  | 137                                                         |
|      20 | Odisha                                   | 2,051                                                       |
|      21 | Pondicherry                              | 96                                                          |
|      22 | Punjab                                   | 4,611                                                       |
|      23 | Rajasthan                                | 12,172                                                      |
|      24 | Sikkim                                   | 1                                                           |
|      25 | Tamil Nadu                               | 2                                                           |
|      26 | Telangana                                | 5                                                           |
|      27 | Uttar Pradesh                            | 90,847                                                      |
|      28 | Uttarakhand                              | 7,441                                                       |
|      29 | Andaman and Nicobar                      | 186                                                         |
|      30 | Goa                                      | 410                                                         |
|      31 | Tripura                                  | 3                                                           |