**Executive Summary:**
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj is implementing the SVAMITVA Scheme, which aims to provide Record of Rights to village property owners by demarcating inhabited land in rural areas using drone survey technology. As of July 24, 2025, drone surveys have been completed in 3.26 lakh villages, and 2.63 crore property cards have been prepared for 1.73 lakh villages. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for implementation of the scheme has been signed with 31 States/UTs.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **SVAMITVA Scheme Objectives:**
* Demarcate inhabited land (Abadi land) in rural areas using drone survey technology.
* Enable bank loans against property cards.
* Reduce property-related disputes.
* Facilitate comprehensive village-level planning.
* **Implementation Status (as of July 24, 2025):**
* Drone surveys completed in 3.26 lakh villages.
* 2.63 crore property cards prepared for 1.73 lakh villages.
* Drone surveys are saturated in Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Kerala and Ladakh.
* The scheme has been saturated in Haryana, Uttarakhand, Puducherry, Goa, Tripura, Dadra Nagar Haveli Daman, Lakshadweep and AN Island.
* **Tribal Areas:**
* The SVAMITVA Scheme does not maintain a separate database for conflict-prone tribal areas.
* **Panchayats Extension to Scheduled Areas Act, 1996:**
* 31 States/UTs, including those excluded under the Provisions of the Act, have signed MoUs for SVAMITVA implementation.
* Telangana has only undertaken a pilot survey of 5 villages and has not scaled up the SVAMITVA scheme
* The Scheme is on hold in Jharkhand.
**Impact Analysis:**
**Ministry of Panchayati Raj, State Revenue Departments, State Panchayati Raj Departments and Survey of India**
* *Impact:* Collaborative effort is required for implementation through drone survey technology.
* *Action Required:* Continue implementation of the SVAMITVA scheme through collaborative effort.
**Village Property Owners:**
* *Impact:* Will receive Record of Rights for their properties, enabling access to bank loans and reducing property disputes.
* *Action Required:* Engage with the scheme implementation process to ensure accurate property demarcation and documentation.
**States/Union Territories:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for identifying villages for drone surveys and property card generation based on State Acts and Rules.
* *Action Required:* Continue implementation of the SVAMITVA scheme, scaling up beyond pilot projects where applicable and resolving held implementations.
Key Entities Referenced
SVAMITVA Scheme: A scheme implemented by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj to provide Record of Rights to village property owners.
Ministry of Panchayati Raj: The Indian government ministry responsible for implementing the SVAMITVA Scheme.
Survey of India: An organisation involved in the collaborative effort for drone survey technology in the SVAMITVA Scheme.
Andhra Pradesh: A state in India where drone survey under SVAMITVA Scheme is saturated.
Madhya Pradesh: A state in India where drone survey under SVAMITVA Scheme is saturated.
Uttar Pradesh: A state in India where drone survey under SVAMITVA Scheme is saturated.
Chhattisgarh: A state in India where drone survey under SVAMITVA Scheme is saturated.
Panchayats Extension to Scheduled Areas Act, 1996: An act related to the extension of provisions to scheduled areas, mentioned in the context of SVAMITVA Scheme implementation.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRYOF PANCHAYATI RAJ
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 1416
ANSWEREDON 29.07.2025
DATAONLAND PARCELS
1416. ADV.ADOORPRAKASH:
WilltheMinisterofPANCHAYATIRAJbepleasedtostate:
(a) the implementation status of the SVAMITVA Scheme on land parcels which have been
mappedinthecountry,State-wise;
(b) the numberof conflict-prone tribal areasmappedunderthe SVAMITVAscheme,Stateand
district-wise,andyear-wise;and
(c)the detailsof the effortsare beingundertakentocoverScheduledAreas currentlyexcluded
undertheProvisionsofthePanchayats(ExtensiontoScheduledAreas)Act,1996?
ANSWERS
MINISTER OF STATEFOR PANCHAYATIRAJ
(PROF.S.P.SINGH BAGHEL)
a) Ministry of Panchayati Raj is implementing SVAMITVAScheme to provide Record
of Rights to village propertyowners. The scheme aimsto demarcate inhabited(Abadi)land in
rural areas through the latest drone survey-technology through the collaborative effort of the
Ministry of Panchayati Raj, State Revenue Departments, State Panchayati Raj Departments
and Survey of India. The scheme hasmultiple objectives enabling bank loan against property
card, reducing property related disputes and comprehensive village level planning. As on
24thJuly 2025, drone survey has been completed in 3.26 lakh villages, 2.63 crore property
cardshave been preparedfor 1.73lakh villages. Drone survey issaturated inAndhra Pradesh,
Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Kerala and Ladakh. The scheme has
been saturated in Haryana, Uttarakhand, Puducherry, Goa, Tripura, Dadra Nagar Haveli
Daman,LakshadweepandA&N Island. State/UTwise detailsat Annexure-I
1b) Under SVAMITVA, States/UTs identify villages for drone survey and property card
generation based on State Acts and Rules where Abadi or inhabited areas exist, which may
include tribal areas. However, the Scheme does not maintain a separate State-wise, district-
wise, or year-wise database specifically for conflict-prone tribal areas. Thus, no data is
maintained under the SVAMITVA Scheme specifically regarding the number of conflict-
prone tribal areasmapped, Stateanddistrict-wise, andyear-wise.
c) As on 24thJuly 2025, 31 States/UT have signed MoU for implementation of
SVAMITVA Scheme (Annexure-I) which includes states excluded under Provisions of the
Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 viz Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan. However,
Telangana has only undertaken pilot survey of 5 villages and has not scaled up the
SVAMITVASchemeandthe Schemeison-hold in Jharkhand.
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Annexure 1
2Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha UnStarred Question No. 1416
answered on 29.07.2025
State/UTwise Statusof SVAMITVAScheme
States/UTs Targeted Drone FlyingProperty CardsNumber of
villages Completed prepared(villages) Property Cards
Villages prepared
Dadra and Nagar Haveli 80 80 75 4397
andDamanandDiu
Goa 410 410 410 672646
Haryana 6260 6260 6260 2515646
Puducherry 96 96 92 2801
Uttarakhand 7441 7441 7441 278229
Andaman and Nicobar 186 186 141 7409
Islands
Andhra Pradesh 13321 13321 0 0
Arunachal Pradesh 5596 3630 0 0
Assam 1074 946 0 0
Chhattisgarh 15791 15791 1867 123491
Delhi 31 31 0 0
Gujarat 15052 14199 8882 1453879
Himachal Pradesh 15196 13920 364 5419
Jammu andKashmir 4429 4402 1294 43910
Jharkhand 757 240 0 0
Karnataka 30757 23338 4125 1027094
Kerala 597 597 0 0
Ladakh 232 232 225 18788
Lakshadweep Islands 10 10 10 13563
Madhya Pradesh 43014 43014 37931 4610793
Maharashtra 37819 37609 19858 3193881
Manipur 2555 209 0 0
Mizoram 550 433 27 2909
Odisha 3054 2724 43 1716
Punjab 12083 10461 178 24089
Rajasthan 36300 35929 14779 1248332
Sikkim 1 1 0 0
Tamil Nadu 3 3 0 0
Telangana 5 5 0 0
Tripura 898 19 893 571783
Uttar Pradesh 90573 90573 68377 10486961
Total 344171 326110 173272 26307736
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