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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRYOF PANCHAYATIRAJ
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 2892
ANSWEREDON 10.03.2026
IMPLEMENTATION OFTHE SVAMITVASCHEME
†2892.SHRITANGELLAUDAYSRINIVAS:
Will the Minister of PANCHAYATIRAJ be pleased to state:
(a) the status of implementation of the SVAMITVA Scheme in Andhra Pradesh since its
inception, including the number of villages covered, drone surveys completed and property
cardsissued;
(b) the detailsof funds requested, allocated andreleasedunderthe Schemeto Andhra Pradesh
during the last five years, year-wise;
(c) the funds provided to the Survey of India for Large Scale Mapping (LSM) using drones
and for establishing Continuous Operating Reference Stations (CORS) in Andhra Pradesh,
alongwith district-wise details of CORS established andoutcomesachieved;and
(d) whether it is a fact that no property cards have been issued in Andhra Pradesh despite
completionof drone surveys andif so, the reasons for the delayandthe correctivesteps being
taken,during the last five years?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ
(SHRIRAJIVRANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)
(a) Drone flying is completed in all 13,321 notified villages under SVAMITVA Scheme in
the State of Andhra Pradesh. The State has prepared 5.3 lakh property cards under
SVAMITVASchemein1067villages.
(b) In the Financial Year 2021-22, the state of Andhra Pradesh requested Rs 15 lakh for
Information, Education, and Communication(IEC) activities and Rs. 11.7 lakhs for
establishment of State Programme Management Unit (SPMU) under SVAMITVA scheme.
Accordingly, as requested by the State, Rs. 26.7 lakhs (Rs. 15 lakhs + Rs. 11.7 lakhs) were
released by the Ministry for IEC and SPMU components, respectively. Thereafter, the State
hasnot requested anyfunds.
(c) For Large Scale Mapping under SVAMITVAScheme, Rs 85.80 lakhs have been provided
to Survey of India (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana GDC). As the State has established 70
CORS through its own resources no funds have been provided to Survey of India for
establishment of CORS inthe State.District-wise detailsare at Annexure-I.
d) No property cards have been issued in Andhra Pradesh under SVAMITVAdue to changes
inpropertycardformat.
1Annexure-I
Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha UnStarred Question No. 2892
answered on 10.03.2026regarding ‘Implementation of the SVAMITVAScheme’
Sl.No District No. of CORS Stations
1 Srikakulam 4
2 Parvathipuram Manyam 3
3 Vizianagaram 1
4 Visakhapatnam 1
5 Anakapalli 2
6 Alluri SitharamaRaju 3
7 Kakinada 3
8 Konaseema 1
9 East Godavari 2
10 Eluru 2
11 West Godavari 1
12 NTR 3
13 Krishna 2
14 Guntur 1
15 Palnadu 1
16 Bapatla 2
17 Prakasam 5
18 SPSRNellore 5
19 Kurnool 2
20 Nandyal 3
21 YSRKadapa 3
22 Annamayya 4
23 Chittoor 3
24 Tirupati 3
25 SriSathyaSai 5
26 Ananthapuramu 5
Total 70
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