Lok Sabha Question No. 2731 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Localization of Sustainable Development Goals
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Anil Firojiya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2731

ANSWER ON 19.12.2023

## LOCALIZATION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

## 2731.  SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any discussion has been held on the bankability of 'Record of Rights' under the SVAMITVA Scheme;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of action taken for the Localization of Sustainable Development Goals (LSDGs) in Panchayats alongwith the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a) and (b): Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) is implementing SVAMITVA Scheme to provide Record of Rights (RoRs) to village property owners. The scheme aims to demarcate inhabited (Abadi) land in rural areas through the latest surveying drone technology.  It is a collaborative effort of MoPR, State Revenue Departments, State Panchayati Raj Departments and Survey of India. The scheme covers multifarious aspects, viz., facilitating monetization of properties and enabling bank loan; reducing property related disputes and comprehensive village level planning. It  is  the  stepping-stone  towards  achieving  Gram  Swaraj  in  true  sense  and  making  rural  India Atmanirbhar. MoPR has advocated the use of SVAMITVA property cards as an instrument for availing bank loan.  Details of discussions on the bank ability of 'Record of Rights' under the SVAMITVA Scheme are given at Annexure .

(c): The Ministry is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj  Abhiyan  (RGSA)  from  01.04.2022  to  31.03.2026.    It  extends  to  all  States  and  Union Territories  (UTs)  including  institutions  of  rural  local  government  in  non-Part-IX  areas,  where

Panchayats do not exist. The focus of the revamped scheme is on reimagining Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) as vibrant centres of local self-governance and economic growth, especially on Localization  of  Sustainable  Development  Goals  (LSDGs)  at  the  grassroot  level.    It  adopts  9 thematic  approaches  through  concerted  and  collaborative  efforts  of  Central  Ministries  and States/UTs line departments with 'whole of Government' approach at all levels. The 9 themes include  poverty  free,  healthy,  child  friendly,  water  sufficient,  clean  &  green,  self-sufficient infrastructure, socially secured, good governance and women friendly villages. These themes are inter-linked  and  inter-related  to  each  other  and  concern  all  Sustainable  Development  Goals (SDGs). A thematic approach of LSDGs has been taken as they easily relate to the Panchayats and the community, thereby help to provide vision for the Panchayats to achieve SDGs in rural areas for holistic development. MoPR  has  taken various initiatives including inter-ministerial consultations  with  the  Nodal  Ministries,  regional  workshops  with  States/UTs  and  consultative meeting with United Nations (UN) agencies to reinforce the collaborative endeavour for localizing SDGs through PRIs. MoPR is continuously working with the States/UTs and other stakeholders to take forward the LSDGs at the grassroot level.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) and (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2731 for 19.12.2023 regarding 'Localization of Sustainable Development Goals'.

## Details  of  discussions  on  the  bank  ability  of  'Record  of  Rights'  under  the  SVAMITVA Scheme

- i. MoPR issued advisory to the States/UTs at the behest of recommendations of DFS and banks for preparing robust property card formats by including several parameters (August 2022).
- ii. Meetings  were  held  with  SLBC/UTLBC,  DFS,  and  State  Revenue/Panchayati  Raj Departments of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya  Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab (August 2023).
- iii. Hon'ble Finance Minister informed MoPR that SLBC/UTLBC have been advised to take up the matter of bank loan on property cards in quarterly meetings (September 2023).
- iv. To bring the various stakeholders, viz., SLBC/UTLBC, Nationalized Banks, Registration Departments, Land Record Departments, Revenue Departments on a common forum; a round table discussion was organized by MoPR in collaboration with Bankers Institute of Rural Development (BIRD) in Lucknow in August 2023.

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