Lok Sabha Question No. 690 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-03
Subject: Drone-Based Land Surveys and Digitisation of Property Records
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab, Shri Pradeep Purohit, Shri Chavda Vinod Lakhamshi, Shri Mukeshkumar Chandrakaant Dalal, Smt. Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah, Smt. Lovely Anand, Shri Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, Shri Shankar Lalwani, Shri Alok Sharma, Shri Pradeep Kumar Singh, Smt. Kamlesh Jangde, Shri Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi, Smt. Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam, Shri Jugal Kishore, Shri Yaduveer Wadiyar, Shri Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, Shri Damodar Agrawal, Dr. Manna Lal Rawat, Shri Janardan Mishra, Shri Rahul Singh Lodhi, Shri Khagen Murmu, Smt. Smita Uday Wagh, Smt. Aparajita Sarangi, Smt. Kamaljeet Sehrawat

## GOVERNMENTOF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 690 ANSWERED ON 03.02.2026

## DRONE-BASED LAND SURVEYS AND DIGITISATION OF PROPERTY RECORDS

†690. SMT. KAMLESH JANGDE:

SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI DAMODAR AGRAWAL:

SMT. APARAJITA SARANGI:

SMT. MALARAJYALAXMI SHAH:

SHRI PRADEEP PUROHIT:

SHRI MUKESHKUMAR CHANDRAKAANT DALAL:

SHRI VISHWESHWAR HEGDE KAGERI:

SHRI CHAVDAVINOD LAKHAMSHI:

DR. MANNALALRAWAT:

SHRI ALOK SHARMA:

SMT. POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM:

SHRI YADUVEER WADIYAR:

SMT. KAMALJEET SEHRAWAT:

SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:

SHRI SUKANTAKUMAR PANIGRAHI:

SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

SMT. LOVELY ANAND:

SHRI RAHUL SINGH LODHI:

SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA:

SMT. SMITA UDAY WAGH:

SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether the Ministry has conducted any assessment of the impact of drone-based land surveys and digitisation of property records under relevant schemes on reduction of land disputes and improvement in transparency of land governance;
- (b) the details of coverage of drone surveys are digitized records and outcome, State and districtwise including in Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha and Maharashtra and in the districts of Kandhamal and Jalgaon Lok Sabha Constituency;
- (c) the extent of time savings achieved and the steps proposed to further strengthen implementation of these initiatives and the number of land disputes resolved or settled before and after implementation at the national level, State-wise and in rural areas of Maharashtra, including Jalgaon Lok Sabha constituency;

(d) whether these initiatives have resulted in any measurable reduction in time required for land record verification, mutation and registration, if so, the details of the steps being taken to ensure faster and uniform implementation of these initiatives, State-wise including in all districts of Andhra Pradesh; and

(e) whether this initiative has improved land administration efficiency in tribal and hilly regions, if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Odisha?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

(a) The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has not conducted any study on the reduction of land disputes through drone-based land surveys and digitisation of property records and improvement in transparency of land governance.

(b) District-wise details of drone survey and property cards prepared in States of Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha and Maharashtra are at Annexure-I. It may be noted that in Odisha, scheme is being implemented only in 5 districts namely Rayagada, Jharsugada, Dhenkanala, Gajapati, and Nabrangpur. The scheme is not implemented in Kandhamal Lok Sabha Constituency. In Jalgaon Lok Sabha Constituency drone survey has been completed in 1475 villages out of 1484 villages and 1.77 lakh property cards have been prepared in 799 villages.

(c) Land and land administration are State subjects and the SVAMITVA Scheme is implemented through States/UTs as per their respective laws, which govern timelines for drone survey, ground verification, resolving claims and objections, and issuance of property cards. The Ministry of Panchayati Raj does not maintain data on time savings achieved or on the number of land disputes resolved or settled before and after implementation of the Scheme.

To strengthen implementation, the Ministry, in coordination with Survey of India and States/UTs, issues technical guidelines and standard operating procedures, undertakes capacity building, and conducts periodic reviews to ensure timely completion of surveys, verification and property card issuance.

(d) The Ministry of Panchayati Raj does not maintain data regarding reduction in time required for land record verification, mutation and registration. The timelines for land record verification, mutation, and registration vary across States/UTs and are governed by State-specific land and registration laws.

(e) The Ministry of Panchayati Raj does not maintain any data regarding improvement in land administration efficiency in tribal or hilly regions attributable to drone-based land surveys and digitisation of property records under the SVAMITVA Scheme, as land administration is a State subject governed by State laws. Hence, no such information is available with the Ministry.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha UnStarred Question No. 690 to be answered on 03.02.2026 regarding Drone-Based Land Surveys and Digitisation of Property Records

## State and District wise details of drone survey and property cards

## Andhra Pradesh

| District                 |   Targeted villages |   Drone Flying completed villages |   Property cards prepared villages |   No. of Property cards prepared |
|--------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| SRIKAKULAM               |                1352 |                              1352 |                                138 |                            36076 |
| VIZIANAGARAM             |                 950 |                               950 |                                103 |                            37131 |
| PARVATHIPURAM MANYAM     |                 558 |                               558 |                                 18 |                             3300 |
| VISAKHAPATNAM            |                  85 |                                85 |                                 15 |                             6123 |
| ANAKAPALLI               |                 671 |                               671 |                                 31 |                             8225 |
| ALLURI SITHARAMA RAJU    |                   2 |                                 2 |                                  1 |                               53 |
| KAKINADA                 |                 405 |                               405 |                                 25 |                             7481 |
| Dr.BR AMBEDKAR KONASEEMA |                 310 |                               310 |                                 38 |                            19748 |
| EAST GODAVARI            |                 268 |                               268 |                                 24 |                            27655 |
| ELURU                    |                 572 |                               572 |                                 21 |                             8852 |
| WESTGODAVARI             |                 295 |                               295 |                                 26 |                            13427 |
| KRISHNA                  |                 495 |                               495 |                                 28 |                             8837 |
| NTR                      |                 300 |                               300 |                                 10 |                             8458 |
| BAPATLA                  |                 277 |                               277 |                                  4 |                             3206 |
| GUNTUR                   |                 173 |                               173 |                                  9 |                             5166 |
| PALNADU                  |                 349 |                               349 |                                 17 |                             9421 |
| PRAKASAM                 |                 792 |                               792 |                                 14 |                             7165 |
| SPSR NELLORE             |                 713 |                               713 |                                 81 |                            37431 |
| TIRUPATI                 |                1045 |                              1045 |                                 26 |                             5441 |
| CHITTOOR                 |                 782 |                               782 |                                 46 |                            17394 |
| ANNAMAYYA                |                 457 |                               457 |                                 54 |                            27507 |
| YSR                      |                 648 |                               648 |                                 97 |                            33883 |
| ANATHAPURAM              |                 503 |                               503 |                                 14 |                             6938 |
| SRI SATHYA SAI           |                 416 |                               416 |                                 13 |                             3231 |
| KURNOOL                  |                 456 |                               456 |                                 50 |                            38065 |
| NANDYAL                  |                 447 |                               447 |                                  5 |                             4122 |
| Total                    |               13321 |                             13321 |                                908 |                           384336 |

Rajasthan

| District       |   Targeted villages |   Drone Flying completed villages |   Property cards prepared villages |   No. of Property cards prepared |
|----------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Dausa          |                1006 |                               995 |                                822 |                            52727 |
| Jaisalmer      |                 639 |                               625 |                                231 |                            25013 |
| Jodhpur        |                 964 |                               949 |                                623 |                            89596 |
| Jaipur         |                2046 |                              2046 |                               1594 |                           165975 |
| Pali           |                1027 |                              1027 |                                554 |                            57846 |
| Bundi          |                 828 |                               828 |                                731 |                            43492 |
| Tonk           |                1091 |                               929 |                                664 |                            71507 |
| Ajmer          |                1068 |                              1068 |                                756 |                           115400 |
| Sri Ganganagar |                1540 |                              1536 |                                999 |                            82718 |
| Jalore         |                 722 |                               720 |                                249 |                            22986 |
| Banswara       |                 592 |                               580 |                                525 |                            29068 |
| Pratapgarh     |                 821 |                               792 |                                337 |                            18854 |
| Sirohi         |                 427 |                               427 |                                158 |                            19866 |
| Hanumangarh    |                 754 |                               743 |                                537 |                            87813 |
| Dungarpur      |                 846 |                               846 |                                596 |                            57693 |
| Jhunjhunu      |                 952 |                               952 |                                593 |                            48593 |
| Nagaur         |                1448 |                              1444 |                                708 |                            61745 |
| Baran          |                1056 |                              1035 |                                782 |                            67768 |
| Bikaner        |                 832 |                               832 |                                 76 |                             8837 |
| Rajsamand      |                1059 |                              1056 |                                367 |                            27709 |
| Sawai Madhopur |                 696 |                               694 |                                134 |                             8396 |
| Bharatpur      |                1365 |                              1360 |                                832 |                            73313 |
| Bhilwara       |                1891 |                              1889 |                                174 |                            31042 |
| Barmer         |                1304 |                              1283 |                                543 |                            37603 |
| Churu          |                 851 |                               841 |                                264 |                            43089 |
| Udaipur        |                2042 |                              2034 |                                178 |                            15293 |
| Kota           |                 747 |                               747 |                                147 |                            14390 |
| Chhittorgarh   |                1585 |                              1573 |                                167 |                            20590 |
| Dholpur        |                 810 |                               810 |                                146 |                             8981 |
| Alwar          |                1911 |                              1897 |                                289 |                             9225 |
| Sikar          |                1074 |                              1072 |                                112 |                             6085 |
| Karauli        |                 831 |                               828 |                                 27 |                             2399 |
| Jhalawar       |                1475 |                              1474 |                                248 |                            17811 |
| Total          |               36300 |                             35932 |                              15163 |                          1443423 |

Odisha

| District     | Targeted villages   |   Drone Flying completed villages | Property cards prepared villages   | No. of Property cards prepared   |
|--------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Rayagada     | 2347                |                              2347 | 43                                 | 3112                             |
| Jharsugada   | 320                 |                               320 |                                    |                                  |
| Dhenkanala12 |                     |                                12 |                                    |                                  |
| Gajapati     | 21                  |                                21 |                                    |                                  |
| Nabrangpur24 |                     |                                24 |                                    |                                  |
| Total        | 2724                |                              2724 | 43                                 | 3112                             |

## Maharashtra

| District                  |   Targeted villages |   Drone Flying completed villages |   Property cards prepared villages |   No. of Property cards prepared |
|---------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Akola                     |                 839 |                               835 |                                723 |                           136081 |
| Amravati                  |                1521 |                              1528 |                               1103 |                           229928 |
| Buldhana                  |                1233 |                              1212 |                                980 |                           232668 |
| Yavatmal                  |                1795 |                              1797 |                               1397 |                           294956 |
| Washim                    |                 689 |                               679 |                                362 |                            90162 |
| Thane                     |                 773 |                               772 |                                605 |                            84034 |
| Palghar                   |                 850 |                               831 |                                669 |                            68793 |
| Ratnagiri                 |                 654 |                               657 |                                270 |                            17072 |
| Raigad                    |                1755 |                              1696 |                                995 |                           116455 |
| Sindhudurg                |                  57 |                                55 |                                 12 |                             1085 |
| Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar |                1298 |                              1229 |                                808 |                           128936 |
| Jalna                     |                 947 |                               947 |                                406 |                            75056 |
| Dharashiv                 |                 725 |                               725 |                                287 |                            47394 |
| Nanded                    |                1431 |                              1424 |                                871 |                           155793 |
| Parbhani                  |                 828 |                               828 |                                501 |                           103670 |
| Beed                      |                1350 |                              1350 |                                332 |                            47977 |
| Latur                     |                 869 |                               910 |                                562 |                            90919 |
| Hingoli                   |                 652 |                               652 |                                353 |                            82876 |
| Gadchiroli                |                1519 |                              1509 |                               1004 |                            73623 |
| Gondia                    |                 866 |                               880 |                                645 |                            90264 |
| Chandrapur                |                1396 |                              1391 |                               1127 |                           207664 |
| Nagpur                    |                1553 |                              1544 |                               1291 |                           167953 |
| Bhandara                  |                 792 |                               791 |                                614 |                           107768 |
| Wardha                    |                 869 |                               894 |                                693 |                           111893 |
| Ahilyanagar               |                1572 |                              1563 |                                894 |                            95452 |

| Jalgaon   |   1484 |   1475 |   799 |   177791 |
|-----------|--------|--------|-------|----------|
| Dhule     |    605 |    607 |   101 |    19980 |
| Nandurbar |    666 |    668 |   363 |   105154 |
| Nashik    |   1940 |   1852 |  1068 |   152880 |
| Kolhapur  |   1223 |   1224 |   668 |   110057 |
| Pune      |   1647 |   1654 |   783 |   101626 |
| Sangli    |    737 |    737 |   415 |    81509 |
| Satara    |   1592 |   1598 |   376 |    92044 |
| Solapur   |   1092 |   1093 |   461 |    85968 |
| Total     |  37819 |  37609 | 22538 |  3785481 |