Lok Sabha Question No. 104 (STARRED), answered on 2025-02-11
Subject: Implementation of SVAMITVA Scheme
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Dr. Mallu Ravi, Shri Maddila Gurumoorthy

## GOVERNMENTOF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO - *104

ANSWERED ON 11.02.2025

## IMPLEMENTATION OF SVAMITVASCHEME

## *104. SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY: DR. MALLU RAVI:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

(a) the details of current status of the implementation of the Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA) scheme particularly in the Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh and the State of Telangana;

(b) the details of total funds allocated and spent so far for the implementation of the SV AMITVA scheme of the said States;

(c) the details of number of beneficiaries of villages and rural areas covered under the SVAMITVA scheme in the said States;

(d) the progress made in providing property cards to landowners;

(e) the details of measures taken to ensure the timely completion of the SVAMITVA scheme and the extent to which rural residents benefitted in terms of property rights, financial inclusion and access to Government schemes?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

(SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

(a) to (e) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

(a) to (d): SVAMITVA Scheme was launched by the Hon'ble Prime Minister on National Panchayati Raj Day, 24 th April 2020 with the primary objective of providing formally recognized 'Record of Rights' to owners of residential properties in inhabited abadi areas in villages. The scheme is a collaborative effort of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, State Revenue Departments, State Panchayati Raj Departments, and Survey of India and aims at economic empowerment of people in rural areas.

As on 6 th February 2025, 31 States/UT have been onboarded on SVAMITVA Scheme, drone survey has been completed in 3.18 lakh villages and 2.38 crore property cards have been prepared for 1.59 lakh villages. State/UT-wise status of drone survey and property cards prepared is given at Annexure-I.

In Andhra Pradesh, MoU for implementation of SVAMITVA Scheme was signed on 8 th Dec 2020, and as on 6 th Feb 2025, drone survey has been completed in all 13,321 notified inhabited villages. The State is finalizing the format for property cards for issuing to the property owners in rural residential properties. In Tirupati District, Drone survey has been completed in 1045 Villages. District-wise status of completion of SVAMITVA Scheme in Andhra Pradesh as on 06.02.2025 is given at Annexure-II.

In Telangana, MoU for implementation of SVAMITVA Scheme was signed on 19 th April 2022 for survey of 5 villages only during the pilot phase. Drone survey of 5 villages namely Arli (Khurd) (Adilabad Dist.), Godumakunta (MedchalMalkajgiri Dist.), Saraswathiguda (Ranga Reddy Dist.), Ghanpur (Jangaon Dist.), and Domakonda (Kamareddy Dist.) was completed and Maps were handed over to the State for Ground Truthing. Thereafter, State has neither taken any action for preparation of property cards in these villages nor it has extended the scheme beyond the pilot phase.

Under the Scheme, funds are provided to Survey of India for Large Scale Mapping (LSM) using drones and establishing Continuous Operating Reference Stations (CORS) for States/UTs which have onboarded the Scheme, including Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Details of funds released to Survey of India till now are as follows:

| For CORS   | ₹ 116.54 crores   |
|------------|-------------------|
| For LSM    | ₹ 249.53 crores   |

Funds amounting to ₹ 35 crores have also been released to NIC (through NIC-Services Inc.) till date to support the National Project Monitoring Unit (NPMU), enhancements to the Spatial Planning Application 'Gram Manchitra', central infrastructure, and other technical and software requirements.

Further, funding is also provided to the States/UTs for Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) activities and establishing State Project Monitoring Units (SPMUs). Since the inception of the SVAMITVA scheme, of ₹ 26.7 lakhs has been released to Andhra Pradesh under IEC and SPMU components. Telangana has not requested any fund for IEC and SPMU.

e) To ensure timely completion of SVAMITVA Scheme, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj has set targets for drone survey and property cards. The States and Union Territories (UTs) are expected to complete the drone survey by March 2025 and the preparation of property cards for the rural Abadi areas by March 2026 . Steps taken by the Ministry to achieve the targets are:

- I. Regular review meetings with all stakeholders ensure issues are identified and addressed promptly.
- II. A four-tiered monitoring system, from national to panchayat level for comprehensive oversight.
- III. An online dashboard (svamitva.nic.in) provides village-level progress updates.
- IV. The Ministry offers dedicated "handholding" support to states and UTs for smooth implementation.

The SVAMITVA scheme involves demarcation of the inhabited (Abadi) villages in rural areas using latest drone technology with the objective of preparing record of rights and property cards for the residential properties in these village Abadi areas. This Scheme facilitates property monetization and access to institutional credit/bank loans by providing legally recognized property cards as proof of ownership for mortgage, reduces/settles property disputes, and enables comprehensive village-level planning, ultimately contributing to Gram Swaraj and Atmanirbhar rural India.

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## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 104 answered on 11.02.2025 regarding Implementation of SVAMITVA Scheme

## State/UT-wise status of drone survey and property cards prepared

| S. N o.   | States/Uts                    | Notifie d   | Drone Flying   | Number of villages for which property card prepared   | Number of property cards prepared   |
|-----------|-------------------------------|-------------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar Islands      | 186         | 186            | 141                                                   | 7,409                               |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                | 13,321      | 13,321         | 0                                                     | 0                                   |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh             | 5,596       | 3,399          | 0                                                     | 0                                   |
| 4         | Assam                         | 1,074       | 946            | 0                                                     | 0                                   |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                  | 15,791      | 15,791         | 1,200                                                 | 67,751                              |
| 6         | Dadra Nagar Haveli& Daman Diu | 80          | 80             | 75                                                    | 4,397                               |
| 7         | Delhi                         | 31          | 31             | 0                                                     | 0                                   |
| 8         | Goa                           | 410         | 410            | 410                                                   | 6,72,646                            |
| 9         | Gujarat                       | 15,052      | 13,949         | 7,237                                                 | 12,28,586                           |
| 10        | Haryana                       | 6,260       | 6,260          | 6,260                                                 | 25,15,646                           |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh              | 15,196      | 13,870         | 238                                                   | 5,395                               |
| 12        | Jammu and Kashmir             | 4,431       | 4,398          | 1,006                                                 | 39,204                              |
| 13        | Jharkhand                     | 757         | 240            | 0                                                     | 0                                   |
| 14        | Karnataka                     | 30,715      | 16,855         | 3,763                                                 | 10,03,991                           |
| 15        | Kerala                        | 1,415       | 597            | 0                                                     | 0                                   |
| 16        | Ladakh                        | 230         | 230            | 148                                                   | 15,623                              |
| 17        | Lakshadweep Islands           | 10          | 10             | 0                                                     | 0                                   |
| 18        | Madhya Pradesh                | 43,014      | 43,014         | 33,929                                                | 39,94,343                           |
| 19        | Maharashtra                   | 37,819      | 37,609         | 15,708                                                | 24,41,286                           |
| 20        | Manipur                       | 3,856       | 209            | 0                                                     | 0                                   |
| 21        | Mizoram                       | 550         | 319            | 27                                                    | 2,909                               |
| 22        | Odisha                        | 3,054       | 2,724          | 43                                                    | 1,500                               |
| 23        | Puducherry                    | 96          | 96             | 92                                                    | 2,801                               |
| 24        | Punjab                        | 12,083      | 10,458         | 178                                                   | 24,089                              |
| 25        | Rajasthan                     | 36,352      | 35,721         | 13,310                                                | 8,61,986                            |
| 26        | Sikkim                        | 1           | 1              | 0                                                     | 0                                   |
| 27        | Tamil Nadu                    | 3           | 3              | 0                                                     | 0                                   |
| 28        | Telangana                     | 5           | 5              | 0                                                     | 0                                   |
| 29        | Tripura                       | 893         | 19             | 893                                                   | 5,71,783                            |
| 30        | Uttar Pradesh                 | 90,573      | 90,573         | 67,408                                                | 1,01,31,232                         |
| 31        | Uttarakhand                   | 7,441       | 7,441          | 7,441                                                 | 2,78,229                            |
|           | Total                         | 3,46,18 3   | 3,18,7 65      | 1,59,507                                              | 2,38,70,806                         |

## Annexure-II

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 104 answered on 11.02.2025 regarding Implementation of SVAMITVA Scheme

District-wise status of completion of SVAMITVA Scheme in Andhra Pradesh as on 06.02.2025

| S.No   | District                    | Notified Villages   | Drone survey completed Villages   |
|--------|-----------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1      | Alluri Sitharama Raju       | 2                   | 2                                 |
| 2      | Anakapalli                  | 671                 | 671                               |
| 3      | Ananthapuramu               | 503                 | 503                               |
| 4      | Annamayya                   | 457                 | 457                               |
| 5      | Bapatla                     | 277                 | 277                               |
| 6      | Chittoor                    | 782                 | 782                               |
| 7      | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema | 310                 | 310                               |
| 8      | East Godavari               | 268                 | 268                               |
| 9      | Eluru                       | 572                 | 572                               |
| 10     | Guntur                      | 173                 | 173                               |
| 11     | Kakinada                    | 405                 | 405                               |
| 12     | Krishna                     | 495                 | 495                               |
| 13     | Kurnool                     | 456                 | 456                               |
| 14     | Nandyal                     | 447                 | 447                               |
| 15     | NTR                         | 300                 | 300                               |
| 16     | Palnadu                     | 349                 | 349                               |
| 17     | ParvathipuramManyam         | 558                 | 558                               |
| 18     | Prakasam                    | 792                 | 792                               |
| 19     | Srikakulam                  | 1,352               | 1,352                             |
| 20     | Sri PottiSriramulu Nellore  | 713                 | 713                               |
| 21     | Sri Sathya Sai              | 416                 | 416                               |
| 22     | Tirupati                    | 1,045               | 1,045                             |
| 23     | Visakhapatnam               | 85                  | 85                                |
| 24     | Vizianagaram                | 950                 | 950                               |
| 25     | West Godavari               | 295                 | 295                               |
| 26     | Y.S.R.                      | 648                 | 648                               |
|        | Total                       | 13,321              | 13,321                            |

Please note that no Property Card has been prepared as the Property card format is yet to be finalised by the State.

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