Lok Sabha Question No. 1967 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: Distribution of Property Cards
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Kuruva Gorantla Madhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1967

ANSWERED ON 01.08.2023

## DISTRIBUTION OF PROPERTY CARDS

## 1967.  SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of families that have been distributed property cards, district-wise and State-wise; and
- (b) the reasons behind zero distribution of property cards in the State of Andhra Pradesh as on April, 2022?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

- (a) Survey  of Villages  and  Mapping  with  Improvised  Technology  in Village  Areas (SVAMITVA) Scheme is being implemented with the collaborative efforts of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, State Revenue Department, State Panchayati Raj Department and Survey of India (SoI). States need to sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SoI for implementation of the scheme. So far 31 States/Union Territories (UTs), including the State of Andhra Pradesh, have signed MoU with SoI. The preparation and distribution of Property Cards on the basis of maps generated by the Survey of India is the responsibility of the respective State Government. The Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj  maintains  the  State-wise  record  of  the  number  of  Property  Cards prepared, the list of which is attached as Annexure .
- (b) Andhra Pradesh signed MoU with SoI on 09.12.2020 to implement SVAMITVA scheme. The reasons for delay in property card distribution are that the State Government has to amend their 3 Acts namely AP Survey & Boundaries Act- 1923, AP Rights in Pattadar Pass Book Act1971, & AP Panchayat Raj Act 1994, to conduct Survey under SVAMITVA scheme. Further, the State Governments has decided to survey all lands irrespective of its usage in the village to issue certificate of ownership. As on 26.07.2023, 9,590 Property Cards have been prepared in 44 villages and 3,311 Property Cards have been distributed in 18 villages in the State of Andhra Pradesh.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha UnStarred Question No. 1967 answered on 01.08.2023 regarding 'Distribution of Property Cards'.

## State-wise record of the number of Property Cards prepared under SVAMITVA scheme as on 26.07.2023

|    | States/UTs                               | Property Cards prepared (villages)   | Number of Property Cards prepared   |
|----|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|  1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands              | 141                                  | 7,409                               |
|  2 | Andhra Pradesh                           | 44                                   | 9,590                               |
|  3 | Chhattisgarh                             | 326                                  | 17,556                              |
|  4 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 75                                   | 4,397                               |
|  5 | Goa                                      | 410                                  | 6,72,646                            |
|  6 | Gujarat                                  | 568                                  | 87,707                              |
|  7 | Haryana                                  | 6,260                                | 25,15,646                           |
|  8 | Himachal Pradesh                         | 80                                   | 1,200                               |
|  9 | Jammu and Kashmir                        | 286                                  | 10,116                              |
| 10 | Karnataka                                | 2,538                                | 7,30,067                            |
| 11 | Kerala                                   |                                      |                                     |
| 12 | Ladakh                                   | 93                                   | 2,796                               |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh                           | 17,773                               | 22,24,885                           |
| 14 | Maharashtra                              | 8,461                                | 13,06,444                           |
| 15 | Mizoram                                  | 2                                    | 420                                 |
| 16 | Odisha                                   | 29                                   | 1,187                               |
| 17 | Puducherry                               | 92                                   | 2,801                               |
| 18 | Punjab                                   | 53                                   | 5,347                               |
| 19 | Rajasthan                                | 1,118                                | 85,915                              |
| 20 | Uttar Pradesh                            | 43,959                               | 61,84,239                           |
| 21 | Uttarakhand                              | 7,441                                | 2,78,229                            |
| 22 | Total                                    | 89,749                               | 1,41,48,597                         |