Lok Sabha Question No. 414 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-04
Subject: Benefited from SVAMITVA Scheme
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Shri Yogender Chandolia, Shri Damodar Agrawal, Dr. Manna Lal Rawat, Smt. Kriti Devi Debbarman, Shri Suresh Kumar Kashyap, Shri Manish Jaiswal, Shri Alok Sharma, Shri Balabhadra Majhi, Dr. Bhola Singh, Shri Tejasvi Surya, Shri Kota Srinivasa Poojary, Shri Vijay Baghel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 414

ANSWER DATE 04.02.2025

## BENEFITED FROM SVAMITVASCHEME

## †414. Shri Tejasvi Surya:

Dr. Manna Lal Rawat:

Shri Damodar Agrawal:

Shri Yogender Chandolia:

Shri Vijay Baghel:

Smt. Kriti Devi Debbarman:

Shri Kota Srinivasa Poojary:

Dr. Bhola Singh:

Shri Manish Jaiswal:

Shri Balabhadra Majhi:

Shri Suresh Kumar Kashyap:

Shri Alok Sharma:

## Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to State:

(a) the number of rural property owners who have benefited from the SVAMITVA scheme and the manner in which Scheme improve access to institutional credit for rural proposals owners, State-wise;

(b) whether the said scheme has not yet been fully adopted and if so, the reasons for the delay in full implementation of the scheme and steps taken to ensure full implementation of such Scheme, State-wise including in West Bengal, Bihar, Nagaland, Jharkhand, Delhi and Meghalaya and the steps taken to expedite its rollout;

(c) the details of technological and drone mapping measures adopted to ensure the accuracy, transparency and security of drone-mapped property records; and

(d) whether the Government has proposes to integrate SVAMITVA records with other financial and legal systems to streamline property transactions and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

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

(a) As of January 28, 2025, over 2.38 crore SVAMITVA property cards have been prepared for 1.59 lakh villages. State-wise details of number of villages covered with drone survey and property cards generated are available in Annexure .

By providing them with legally recognized property cards, SVAMITVA Scheme improves access to institutional credit for rural property owners, which enables them to use their property as collateral for availing loans from banks and financial institutions.

(b) As of January 29, 2025, 31 States/UTs have onboarded the SVAMITVA Scheme. However, few States have not implemented Scheme due to various reasons like pre-existing records, existence of legacy data, or similar programs already being implemented in some of the States, etc. Sikkim and Tamil Nadu have participated only in the pilot phases with few villages but opted not to continue due to pre-existing records. Bihar, West Bengal, Meghalaya, and Nagaland have not yet signed the MoU for scheme implementation. West Bengal and Kerala has reported pre-existing records of rights of residential properties as a part of rural record of rights. Odisha and Assam are conducting surveys in a limited number of villages due to pre-existing records. The scheme is currently on hold in Jharkhand. Delhi has implemented the Scheme in 31 villages and property cards are yet to be prepared.

Ministry of Panchayati raj has been regularly following up with the States and survey of India for setting up the targets for early completion of the scheme and reviewing the same through regular meetings with stakeholders to address implementation challenges and provide assistance to States and UTs.

(c) SVAMITVA Scheme uses advanced Drone and Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) technology for survey and preparation of records of rights for village abadi areas and generation of 1:500 scale high-resolution maps of property parcels. State/UTs manage their land records under their Land Revenue/or Panchayati Raj Rules/Acts. Property ownership data and control of these property records reside with the respective State/UT governments.

(d) Records of rights prepared under SVAMITVA scheme and the ownership data is under the control of the respective State/UT governments. Several States/UTs have ensured integration to enhance the utility of these records:

(i) Madhya Pradesh: Banks can create charges on Property Cards through the Bhulekh portal, facilitating loan disbursement.

(ii) Maharashtra: Integration with the Registration Department enables seamless land record updates and charge creation for bank loans.

Such integration streamline the property transactions, improve accessibility and reliability. State/UT governments manage such integration within their respective legal frameworks, ensuring data security and adherence to local regulations.

## Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 414 answered on 04.02.2025 regarding 'Localized Weather Forecasts for Gram Panchayats'.

## State-wise details of number of villages covered with drone survey & property cards generated

|   S.No. | States/Uts                    | Notified   |   Drone Flying | Number of villages for which property card prepared   |   Number of property cards prepared |
|---------|-------------------------------|------------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands   | 186        |            186 | 141                                                   |                                7409 |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh*               | 13321      |          13280 | 0                                                     |                                   0 |
|       3 | Arunachal Pradesh             | 5596       |           3399 | 0                                                     |                                   0 |
|       4 | Assam                         | 1095       |            946 | 0                                                     |                                   0 |
|       5 | Chhattisgarh                  | 15791      |          15791 | 1200                                                  |                               67751 |
|       6 | Dadra Nagar Haveli &Daman Diu | 80         |             80 | 75                                                    |                                4397 |
|       7 | Delhi                         | 31         |             31 | 0                                                     |                                   0 |
|       8 | Goa                           | 410        |            410 | 410                                                   |                              672646 |
|       9 | Gujarat                       | 15052      |          13803 | 7199                                                  |                             1225716 |
|      10 | Haryana                       | 6260       |           6260 | 6260                                                  |                             2515646 |
|      11 | Himachal Pradesh              | 15196      |          13870 | 238                                                   |                                5395 |
|      12 | Jammu and Kashmir             | 4431       |           4398 | 1006                                                  |                               39204 |
|      13 | Jharkhand                     | 757        |            240 | 0                                                     |                                   0 |
|      14 | Karnataka                     | 30715      |          16855 | 3838                                                  |                             1002776 |
|      15 | Kerala                        | 1415       |            597 | 0                                                     |                                   0 |
|      16 | Ladakh                        | 230        |            230 | 148                                                   |                               15623 |
|      17 | Lakshadweep Islands           | 10         |             10 | 0                                                     |                                   0 |
|      18 | Madhya Pradesh                | 43014      |          43014 | 33929                                                 |                             3994343 |
|      19 | Maharashtra                   | 37819      |          37609 | 15708                                                 |                             2441286 |
|      20 | Manipur                       | 3856       |            209 | 0                                                     |                                   0 |
|      21 | Mizoram                       | 550        |            319 | 18                                                    |                                1754 |
|      22 | Odisha                        | 3054       |           2724 | 43                                                    |                                1500 |
|      23 | Puducherry                    | 96         |             96 | 92                                                    |                                2801 |
|      24 | Punjab                        | 12083      |          10498 | 178                                                   |                               24089 |
|      25 | Rajasthan                     | 36,352     |          35721 | 13,310                                                |                              861986 |
|      26 | Sikkim                        | 1          |              1 | 0                                                     |                                   0 |

| 27   | Tamil Nadu    | 3        | 3        | 0        | 0           |
|------|---------------|----------|----------|----------|-------------|
| 28   | Telangana     | 5        | 5        | 0        | 0           |
| 29   | Tripura**     | 893      | 19       | 893      | 571783      |
| 30   | Uttar Pradesh | 90573    | 90573    | 67408    | 10131232    |
| 31   | Uttarakhand   | 7441     | 7441     | 7441     | 278229      |
|      | Total         | 3,46,316 | 3,18,618 | 1,59,535 | 2,38,65,566 |

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