Lok Sabha Question No. 787 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: SVAMITVA Scheme
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse, Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 787

ANSWERED ON-07.02.2023

## SVAMITVA SCHEME

## 787. SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE: SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the main objective of SVAMITVA scheme of Panchayati Raj Ministry along with its benefits to the Union and State Governments;
- (b) the extent to which this scheme is benefited for local citizens;
- (c) whether SVAMITVA scheme is running in the country and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (d) whether the details in SVAMITVA scheme is working only in Gram Panchayat areas and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether this scheme is applicable to urban areas also and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a) and (b) The Central Sector Scheme 'SVAMITVA' aims to provide the 'Record of Rights' to  village  household  owners  possessing  houses  in  rural  inhabited  areas  (Abadi).  Under  the scheme, land parcels in rural inhabited areas of all the villages of the country are surveyed. It helps in determination of clear ownership of property. The Scheme facilitates monetisation of properties  leading  to  ease  of  securing  bank  loans,  reduction  of  property  related  disputes, comprehensive village level planning and providing a basis for assessment of property tax, which would accrue to the Gram Panchayats directly in States where it is devolved.

(c)  The  SVAMITVA  scheme  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.  States  need  to  sign  Memorandum  of Understanding (MoU) with SoI for implementation of the scheme. So far 31 States/UTs have signed MoU with SoI. Detail is attached as Annexure .

- (d) The scheme is being run in rural inhabited (Abadi) areas.
- (e) No, Sir.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 787 answered on 07.02.2023 regarding 'SVAMITVA Scheme'.

|   Sl. No. | States/UTs which have signed MoU with SoI for SVAMITVA scheme   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh                                                  |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh                                               |
|         3 | Assam                                                           |
|         4 | Chhattisgarh                                                    |
|         5 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu                        |
|         6 | Delhi                                                           |
|         7 | Gujarat                                                         |
|         8 | Haryana                                                         |
|         9 | Himachal Pradesh                                                |
|        10 | Jammu and Kashmir                                               |
|        11 | Jharkhand                                                       |
|        12 | Karnataka                                                       |
|        13 | Kerala                                                          |
|        14 | Ladakh                                                          |
|        15 | Lakshadweep Islands                                             |
|        16 | Madhya Pradesh                                                  |
|        17 | Maharashtra                                                     |
|        18 | Manipur                                                         |
|        19 | Mizoram                                                         |
|        20 | Odisha                                                          |
|        21 | Pondicherry                                                     |
|        22 | Punjab                                                          |
|        23 | Rajasthan                                                       |
|        24 | Sikkim*                                                         |
|        25 | Tamil Nadu*                                                     |
|        26 | Telangana*                                                      |
|        27 | Tripura                                                         |
|        28 | Uttar Pradesh                                                   |
|        29 | Uttarakhand                                                     |
|        30 | Goa                                                             |
|        31 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                     |