Parliament Question: Revenue Collected by Gram Panchayats

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 334 ANSWERED ON 11.08.2026 REVENUE COLLECTED BY GRAM PANCHAYATS *334. SHRI TANGELLA UDAY SRINIVAS:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has undertaken any assessment or examined any independent findings indicating that the SVAMITVA Scheme, under which Property Cards have been issued for a large number of rural properties, has significant potential to enhance the own-source revenue and property tax collection of Gram Panchayats, if so, the details thereof;

(b) the details of the own-source revenue collected by Gram Panchayats, including the amount collected through property tax, during the last five years, State/UT-wise;

(c) the details of the number of villages surveyed, Property Cards issued, and Gram Panchayats that have utilised SVAMITVA records for the assessment and collection of property tax, State/UT-wise;

(d) whether the Government has issued any guidelines for the integration of SVAMITVA records with the property tax administration of Gram Panchayats and, if so, the details thereof; and

(e) whether the Government has any proposal to expand the use of SVAMITVA data for strengthening the own-source revenue of Gram Panchayats and, if so, the details thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

(a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

1STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 334 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2026 REGARDING REVENUE COLLECTED BY GRAM PANCHAYATS

(a) The main objective of the SVAMITVA Scheme is to provide Record of Rights to property owners in rural inhabited areas. Under the Scheme, rural inhabited land is demarcated using drone survey and Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) technology to create high accuracy maps of abadi areas of villages. These highly accurate maps help reduce property- related disputes by clearly demarcating property boundaries and creating Record of Rights. The Scheme provides for ground verification and resolution of objections/disputes by the competent State authorities before issuance of Property Cards, ensuring transparency and fair demarcation of properties.

The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has conducted an impact evaluation of the Scheme through IIM Ahmedabad to assess the impact on bank loan uptake. The study found substantial increase in bank loan amounts availed against property cards issued under the SVAMITVA scheme. As on date, as per information available with the ministry, 11,147 loans worth Rs 1,713 Crore have been disbursed based on SVAMITVA property cards (State wise details at Annexure-I). This Ministry has not conducted any study on the impacts of SVAMITVA scheme on Panchayat’s own sources of revenue or Gram Panchayat’s property tax, as it is a State subject on which decisions are to be taken by the State Governments.

(b) In accordance with Article 243H of the Constitution of India, the Legislature of a State may, by law, authorize a Panchayat to levy, collect, and appropriate taxes, duties, tolls, fees, etc.

As per the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, Panchayat being "local government" is a State subject and therefore, the Ministry does not maintain data regarding the own sources of revenue (OSR) and property tax of Panchayats.

(c) As on date, under the SVAMITVA Scheme, drone survey has been completed in 3.30 lakh villages out of 3.38 lakh villages across the country. Further, 3.24 crore Property Cards have been prepared for 1.97 lakh villages, out of which about 2.72 crore Property Cards have been distributed to the property owners. State/UT-wise details are at Annexure-II. The Ministry does not maintain data on the number of Gram Panchayats that have utilised SVAMITVA records for assessment and collection of property tax, as assessment and collection of property tax are functions of the respective State Governments and Gram Panchayats.

(d) and (e) ‘Local Government’ being a State subject, this Ministry has not issued any guidelines for the integration of SVAMITVA records with the property tax administration of Gram Panchayats. Further, the Ministry has no separate proposal to expand the use of SVAMITVA data for strengthening the own-source revenue of Gram Panchayats. However, the geospatial data and property records prepared under the SVAMITVA scheme can be utilized at the level of the respective State Governments and Gram Panchayats to strengthen their revenue sources.

**** 2Annexure-I Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 334 answered on

11.08.2026 regarding ‘Revenue Collected by Gram Panchayat’.

State/UT wise bank loan Status State/UT No. of Loans Amount Disbursed (₹ Lakh) Madhya Pradesh 2202 17,777.37 Rajasthan 8808 1,51,967.83 Maharashtra 37 386.96 Ladakh 9 161.18 Mizoram 19 304.5 J&K 29 397.21 Gujarat 43 373 Total 11,147 1,71,368.05 3Annexure-II Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 334 answered on

11.08.2026 regarding ‘Revenue Collected by Gram Panchayat’.

S. States/Uts Notified Drone Number of Number of Number of No Villages Flying villages for property property . Completed which property cards cards Villages card prepared prepared distributed 1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 186 186 141 7409 7409 2 Andhra Pradesh 13321 13321 1067 530351 0 3 Arunachal Pradesh 3647 3647 0 0 0 4 Assam 946 946 0 0 0 5 Chhattisgarh 15791 15791 3921 320313 177378 6 Dadra Nagar Haveli & Daman Diu 80 80 75 4397 4397 7 Delhi 31 31 30 8575 0 8 Goa 410 410 410 672646 672646 9 Gujarat 14951 14900 11624 1862759 1271464 10 Haryana 6260 6260 6260 2515646 2515646 11 Himachal Pradesh 15196 14285 364 5419 5395 12 Jammu and Kashmir 4497 4497 2130 81305 81305 13 Jharkhand 757 240 0 0 0 14 Karnataka 27753 26098 5071 1060363 336872 15 Kerala 597 597 0 0 0 16 Ladakh 232 232 225 18788 15623 17 Lakshadweep Islands 10 10 10 13563 13563 18 Madhya Pradesh 43014 43014 40731 6819402 5418319 19 Maharashtra 37819 37729 23657 3970943 3970943 20 Manipur 2555 209 0 0 0 21 Mizoram 568 568 101 14962 1155 22 Odisha 2724 2724 43 3596 3596 23 Puducherry 96 96 92 2801 2801 24 Punjab 12083 10966 386 53591 25994 25 Rajasthan 36,277 35975 17085 1568136 1495974 26 Sikkim 1 1 0 0 0 27 Tamil Nadu 3 3 0 0 0 28 Telangana 5 5 0 0 0 29 Tripura 898 19 898 571783 571783 30 Uttar Pradesh 90573 90573 75424 12031301 10448949 31 Uttarakhand 7441 7441 7441 278229 278229 Total 3,38,722 3,30,854 197186 32416278 27229538 *** 4