Parliament Question: SVAMITVA scheme

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRYOF PANCHAYATIRAJ RAJYASABHA UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 2968 ANSWEREDON 18.03.2026 SVAMITVASCHEME 2968#ShriSubhashBarala:

ShriAshokrao ShankarraoChavan:

ShriKesridevsinh Jhala:

ShriAditya Prasad:

ShriBrij Lal:

Dr.ParmarJashvantsinh Salamsinh:

Smt.Seema Dwivedi:

ShriNarayana Koragappa:

ShriMasthan Rao Yadav Beedha:

ShriSadanandMhalu Shet Tanavade:

Dr.Bhagwat Karad:

ShriAmar PalMaurya:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATIRAJ be pleased to state:

(a) the number of property cards distributed under the Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA) Scheme so far, State-wise details thereof,includingUttarPradesh;

(b) the steps taken to ensure completion of property card distribution in all remaining unmappedvillages;

(c) details of the villages mapped using drone technology and the timeline for achieving full coverage;

(d) the manner in which the scheme has contributed to reduction of property-related disputes inrural areas; and

(e) the extent of share of women beneficiaries recognized as owners or co-owners under SVAMITVA? 1ANSWER THE MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRIRAJIVRANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

(a) Under the SVAMITVAScheme, as on 11thMarch 2026, drone survey has been completed in 3.29 lakh villages out of targeted 3.44 lakh villages. 3.10 crore property cards have been prepared for 1.87 lakh villages and 2.65 crore property cards have been distributed. In Uttar Pradesh, 1.15 crore Property Cards have been prepared and 1.01 crore Property Cards have been distributed. The State/UT-wise details of Property Cards prepared and distributed and are at Annexure-I.

(b) and(c)As on 11 March 2026,drone survey hasbeencompletedin3.29lakhvillages out of targeted 3.44 lakh villages. Ministry of Panchayati Raj provides funds to Survey of India for completion of drone survey and Maps preparation. Subsequent activities such as ground truthing, preparation and distribution of property cards are undertaken by States/UTs.

Ministry of Panchayati Raj is continuously engaging with States/UTs and Survey of India for monitoringthe progress of the Scheme andfor timelycompletionof the Scheme.

(d) The SVAMITVA Scheme aims to demarcate rural inhabited land using drone survey and Continuously Operating Reference Stations technologyto createhigh accuracymaps of abadi areasof villages. These highlyaccurate mapshelpreduce property-relateddisputes byclearly demarcating property boundaries and creating Record of Rights. Furthermore, transparent process of ground verification and dispute resolution ensures that ownership records are finalizedfairlyand accurately.

(e) Ministry of Panchayati Raj does not maintain gender-wise record of number of beneficiaries. However, some states have also provisioned for co-ownership of women in property cards such as Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, J&K, Puducherry, Daman& Diu andDadra Nagar Haveli.

*** 2Annexure-I Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Rajya Sabha Un Starred Question No. 2968 answered on 18.03.2026regarding ‘SVAMITVAScheme’ Summary S. States/Uts Notified Drone Number ofNumber ofNumber of No. Villages Flying villages forproperty property Completed which cards cards Villages property cardprepared distributed prepared 1 Andaman & Nicobar186 186 141 7409 7409 Islands 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 2557 196757 92545 6 Dadra Nagar Haveli &80 80 75 4397 4397 DamanDiu 7 Delhi 31 31 0 0 0 8 Goa 410 410 410 672646 672646 9 Gujarat 15025 14900 10122 1658089 1232223 10 Haryana 6260 6260 6260 2515646 2515646 11 HimachalPradesh 15196 13981 364 5419 5395 12 Jammu andKashmir 4429 4402 1294 43910 39418 13 Jharkhand 757 240 0 0 0 14 Karnataka 30715 26039 5032 1054754 336779 15 Kerala 597 597 0 0 0 16 Ladakh 232 232 225 18788 15623 17 LakshadweepIslands 10 10 10 13563 13563 18 Madhya Pradesh 43014 43014 39813 6576707 5418319 19 Maharashtra 37819 37612 22609 3785481 3785481 20 Manipur 2555 209 0 0 0 21 Mizoram 568 568 30 4041 1,155 22 Odisha 2724 2724 43 1716 1,716 23 Puducherry 96 96 92 2801 2,801 24 Punjab 12083 10458 386 53591 4581 25 Rajasthan 36,300 35929 15163 1443423 1443423 26 Sikkim 1 1 0 0 0 27 TamilNadu 3 3 0 0 0 28 Telangana 5 5 0 0 0 29 Tripura 898 19 893 571783 571783 30 Uttar Pradesh 90573 90573 73713 11582743 10131232 31 Uttarakhand 7441 7441 7441 278229 278,229 Total 3,44,001 3,29,374 1,87,665 3,10,10,24 2,65,70,115 9 *** 3