Parliament Question: SVAMITVA Yojana in West Bengal

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRYOF PANCHAYATIRAJ RAJYASABHA UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 1361 ANSWEREDON 11.02.2026 SVAMITVAYOJANAINWESTBENGAL 1361: SHRISAMIK BHATTACHARYA Will the Minister of PANCHAYATIRAJ be pleased to state (a) whether Government is aware that West Bengal has chosen not to implement the Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology inVillage Areas (SVAMITVA) Yojana citingthe existence of prior rural Abadi records; (b) whether maintenance of such legacy records is a valid ground under the scheme guidelinesfor non- implementation; (c) whether Government has assessed the accuracy, digitisation and legal robustness of these recordsvis-à-visSVAMITVApropertycards; and (d) whether the Union Government has advised the State to integrate or upgrade existing recordsunderthe SVAMITVAframework toensure uniform propertyrightsandbenefits? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRIRAJIVRANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH) (a) to (d) Yes sir, the Government is aware that the State of West Bengal has not taken up implementation of the SVAMITVA Scheme, citing the availability of existing rural Abadi- related records maintained by the State. ‘Land’ is a State subject, and the consent of the State Government to the implementation of SVAMITVA scheme is necessary. The preparation and distribution of property cards prepared under SVAMITVA Scheme in States thatare implementingit isthe responsibility of theStateGovernment alongwith the accuracy, digitizationandlegal robustness of records. ***