Lok Sabha Question No. 620 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-03
Subject: Property Cards Issued under the SVAMITVA Scheme
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Shri Tharaniventhan M S

## GOVERNMENTOF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 620

ANSWERED ON 03.02.2026

## PROPERTY CARDS ISSUED UNDER THE SVAMITVA SCHEME

## †620. SHRI THARANIVENTHAN M S:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of property cards issued under the Survey of Villages Abadi and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA) Scheme in the country, State-wise, particularly Tamil Nadu;

(b) the number of villages where the survey and mapping under the SVAMITVA Scheme has been completed and the number of property cards pending for issuance in Tamil Nadu;

(c) the funds allocated, released and utilized for the implementation of the SVAMITVA Scheme so far in Tamil Nadu;

(d) the steps taken by the Government to ensure awareness among rural property owners, particularly in remote and backward areas of Tamil Nadu, regarding the benefits and process of obtaining property cards;

(e) whether the Government has any grievance redressal or dispute resolution mechanism for property owners facing delays or errors in property card issuance, if so, the details thereof; and

(f) the impact of the SVAMITVA Scheme on access to credit, property security and local governance in Tamil Nadu and any measures being taken to further strengthen the scheme, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

(a) and (b) As on 29.01.2026, Under SVAMITVA Scheme, 3.06 Crore property cards have been prepared across 1.86 lakh villages across the country. In Tamil Nadu, drone survey was completed in 3 villages on Pilot basis and no property cards have been issued as the State has decided not to implement the scheme beyond pilot villages due to existence of prior records of Natham areas (inhabited). State-wise details are at Annexure-I.

(c) No funds have been allocated to the State Govt. of Tamil Nadu so far.

(d), (e) and (f) in view of reply given in part (a) and (b) above, question does not arise

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha UnStarred Question No. 620 to be answered on 03.02.2026 regarding Property Cards Issued under the SVAMITVA Scheme

| States/UTs                               |   Property Cards prepared (villages) | Number of Property Cards prepared   |
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands              |                                  141 | 7409                                |
| Andhra Pradesh                           |                                  908 | 384336                              |
| Arunachal Pradesh                        |                                    0 | 0                                   |
| Assam                                    |                                    0 | 0                                   |
| Chhattisgarh                             |                                 2557 | 196757                              |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |                                   75 | 4397                                |
| Delhi                                    |                                    0 | 0                                   |
| Goa                                      |                                  410 | 672646                              |
| Gujarat                                  |                                10122 | 1658089                             |
| Haryana                                  |                                 6260 | 2515646                             |
| Himachal Pradesh                         |                                  364 | 5419                                |
| Jammu and Kashmir                        |                                 1294 | 43910                               |
| Jharkhand                                |                                    0 | 0                                   |
| Karnataka                                |                                 4930 | 1038215                             |
| Kerala                                   |                                    0 | 0                                   |
| Ladakh                                   |                                  225 | 18788                               |
| Lakshadweep Islands                      |                                   10 | 13563                               |
| Madhya Pradesh                           |                                39474 | 6565879                             |
| Maharashtra                              |                                22609 | 3758310                             |
| Manipur                                  |                                    0 | 0                                   |
| Mizoram                                  |                                   30 | 4041                                |
| Odisha                                   |                                   43 | 1716                                |
| Puducherry                               |                                   92 | 2801                                |
| Punjab                                   |                                  319 | 43922                               |
| Rajasthan                                |                                15163 | 1443423                             |
| Sikkim                                   |                                    0 | 0                                   |
| Tamil Nadu                               |                                    0 | 0                                   |
| Telangana                                |                                    0 | 0                                   |
| Tripura                                  |                                  893 | 571783                              |
| Uttar Pradesh                            |                                72938 | 11412927                            |
| Uttarakhand                              |                                 7441 | 278229                              |
| Total                                    |                               186298 | 306,42206                           |