SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas) Scheme was launched by the Prime Minister on National Panchayati Raj Day (April 24) in 2020.
About SVAMITVA Scheme
- Nature: Central Sector Scheme of Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
- Objective: To drive the economic transformation of rural India by providing property owners in village Abadi areas with a “Record of Rights.”
- To bring financial stability to the citizens in rural India by enabling them to use their property as a financial asset for taking loans and other financial benefits.
- Key Features
- Legal ownership: Issuance of property cards to residents of abadi areas.
- Dispute resolution: Reduces land conflicts through accurate mapping.
- Digital Governance: Promotes transparent, tech-enabled rural land governance.
- Village planning: Supports Gram Panchayat Development Plans via GIS data
- Key achievements
- Drone Surveys: Completed in 3.20 lakh villages over 68,122 sq km.
- Property Cards issued: Over 2.42 crore cards for 1.61 lakh villages.
- Full Coverage achieved in: Lakshadweep, Ladakh, NCT of Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh.
