Lok Sabha Question No. 5406 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-05
Subject: SVAMITVA Scheme
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Sunil Baburao Mendhe

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5406

ANSWERED ON-05.04.2022

## SVAMITVA SCHEME

## 5406.  SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that SVAMITVA Scheme is a property survey programme to promote socio-economic  empowerment  and  a  more self-reliant  rural  India  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) the details of the funds allocated to the State of Maharashtra during the last three years under the various schemes of Panchayati Raj;
- (c) whether the Government  has expedited the village land survey mapping under SVAMITVA Scheme; and
- (d) the details of the steps taken by the Government for ensuring uniformity in revenue laws of States under this scheme?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a) The  Central  Sector  Scheme  'SVAMITVA'  aims  to  provide  the  'Record  of  Rights'  to village  household  owners  possessing  houses  in  inhabited  areas  (Abadi)  in  villages.  Under  the scheme, land parcels in rural inhabited area of all the villages of the country are surveyed. 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 scheme envisages socio-economic empowerment and more self-reliant rural people by facilitating monetization of properties through use of their property card.

(b) Under SVAMITVA scheme, funds on limited scale are provided to States for Information, Education, Communication (IEC) and setting up of State Project Monitoring Unit (SPMU). In Financial Year 2020-21, the State of Maharashtra was released Rs. 10,52,500/- for IEC and SPMU components under SVAMITVA scheme.

Under the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  (CSS)  of  Rashtriya  Gramin  Swaraj  Abhiyan  (RGSA) being implemented w.e.f 2018-19, funds have been provided to States/Union Territories (UTs) for strengthening  of  Panchayati  Raj  Institutions  (PRIs)  across  the  country.  Details  of  the  Annual Action Plan (AAP) approved and fund released to the State of Maharashtra during the last three years under the RGSA scheme is attached in Annexure .

(c) After  successful  launch  of  the  scheme  during  2020-21  in  the  pilot  States  of  Haryana, Karnataka,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Maharashtra,  Uttar  Pradesh,  Uttarakhand,  Punjab,  Rajasthan  and Andhra Pradesh in Phase 1, SVAMITVA Scheme was extended through-out the country from 2021-22. So far, the Property Cards have been prepared in around 31,000 villages in the country. The  scheme  is  envisaged  to  be  completed  by  March  2025.  Some  of  the  steps  taken  by  the Government to implement the Scheme are- setting up interim targets for the States/UTs and Survey of India, regular meeting with States/ Survey of India for monitoring, four level monitoring system at National, State, District and Panchayat, hand-holding of States/UTs etc.

(d) Land  and  Land  Records  is  a  State  subject.  The  States/UTs  incorporate  appropriate provisions  in  their  respective  Land  Revenue  Act/Rules/Codes  and/or  any  other  administrative document for implementation of SVAMITVA scheme and issue of property Cards. Hence, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj has not taken any initiative for uniformity of State Revenue Laws.

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|   Sl. No. | Year    |   AAP approved |   Fund Released |
|-----------|---------|----------------|-----------------|
|         1 | 2018-19 |         102.54 |           11.54 |
|         2 | 2019-20 |         119.71 |            8.44 |
|         3 | 2020-21 |         233    |           66.76 |

## Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5406 answered on 05.04.2022 regarding 'SVAMITVA SCHEME'.

## Details  of  the  Annual  Action  Plan  (AAP)  approved  and  fund  released  to  the  State  of Maharashtra during the last three years under the RGSA scheme

(Rs. in crores)