Lok Sabha Question No. 4220 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: SVAMITVA Scheme
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Dr. Shashi Tharoor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4220

ANSWERED ON 19.08.2025

## SVAMITVASCHEME

## 4220. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the number of farmers who have received their deeds under the Survey of Villages Abadi and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA) scheme, State-wise;

(b) whether the implementation of SVAMITVA schemes in tribal societies has faced any criticism, if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether the Ministry has devised a plan to overcome this problem, if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government has conducted an impact assessment of this scheme and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (PROF. S. P. SINGH BAGHEL)

(a) SVAMITVA Scheme aims to provide Record of Rights to villages property owners in rural inhabited (Abadi) farmers. As on date, 2.63 Crore property cards have been prepared in 1.73 lakh villages. State/UT wise details annexed at Annexure I.

(b) No, Sir; the Ministry has not come across any criticism regarding the implementation of the SVAMITVA scheme in tribal areas.

(c) In view of (b) above, the question does not arise.

(d) Yes sir, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj had undertaken impact evaluation of SVAMITVA Scheme in pilot phase (2020-2021) in six states namely Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand through National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP). The evaluation study emphasized the need for SVAMITVA Scheme in providing property rights and creating accurate land records for inhabited areas while enabling rural property owners to monetize residential assets. Therefore, the evaluation study of the pilot states concluded that SVAMITVA Scheme needs to be scaled up and rolled out across the country.

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## Annexure I

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4220 answered on 19.08.2025 regarding 'SVAMITVA Scheme'.

## Detail of Property Cards prepared under SVAMITVA scheme

| States/UTs                               |   Property Cards prepared (villages) |   Number of Property Cards prepared |
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands              |                                  141 |                                7409 |
| Andhra Pradesh                           |                                    0 |                                   0 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                        |                                    0 |                                   0 |
| Assam                                    |                                    0 |                                   0 |
| Chhattisgarh                             |                                 1867 |                              123491 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |                                   75 |                                4397 |
| Delhi                                    |                                    0 |                                   0 |
| Goa                                      |                                  410 |                              672646 |
| Gujarat                                  |                                 8882 |                             1453879 |
| Haryana                                  |                                 6260 |                             2515646 |
| Himachal Pradesh                         |                                  364 |                                5419 |
| Jammu and Kashmir                        |                                 1294 |                               43910 |
| Jharkhand                                |                                    0 |                                   0 |
| Karnataka                                |                                 4131 |                             1028671 |
| Kerala                                   |                                    0 |                                   0 |
| Ladakh                                   |                                  225 |                               18788 |
| Lakshadweep Islands                      |                                   10 |                               13563 |
| Madhya Pradesh                           |                                37931 |                             4610793 |
| Maharashtra                              |                                20236 |                             3271177 |
| Manipur                                  |                                    0 |                                   0 |
| Mizoram                                  |                                   27 |                                2909 |
| Odisha                                   |                                   43 |                                1716 |
| Puducherry                               |                                   92 |                                2801 |
| Punjab                                   |                                  178 |                               24089 |
| Rajasthan                                |                                14779 |                             1248332 |
| Sikkim                                   |                                    0 |                                   0 |
| Tamil Nadu                               |                                    0 |                                   0 |
| Telangana                                |                                    0 |                                   0 |
| Tripura                                  |                                  893 |                              571783 |
| Uttar Pradesh                            |                                68377 |                            10486961 |
| Uttarakhand                              |                                 7441 |                              278229 |
| Total                                    |                               173272 |                            26307736 |

Only pilot villages completed in Sikkim, Tamil Nadu and Telangana, these as states have decided not to scale up the scheme.

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