SVAMITVA Yojana

SVAMITVA, a Central Sector Scheme of Ministry of Panchayati Raj was nation-wide launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister on National Panchayati Raj Day, 24th April 2021 after successful completion of pilot phase of scheme ( 2020-2021) in 9 states. Scheme is a reformative step towards establishment of clear ownership of property in rural inhabited (“Abadi”) areas, by mapping of land parcels using drone technology and providing ‘Record of Rights’ to village household owners with issuance of legal ownership cards (Property cards/Title deeds) to the property owners. The Scheme is implemented with the collaborative efforts of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, State Revenue Department, State Panchayati Raj Department and Survey of India. The scheme covers multifarious aspects viz. facilitating monetisation of properties and enabling bank loan; reducing property related disputes; comprehensive village level planning, would be the stepping-stone towards achieving Gram Swaraj in true sense and making rural India Atmanirbhar. Panchayati Raj Ministry’s ‘SVAMITVA scheme’ uses drone technology to map land parcels, issue legal ownership cards (property cards/title deeds) to property owners and provide ‘record of rights’ to rural householders.

When did the scheme start?

March 2020

Plan of Action

2 years

objective

Creating accurate land records for rural development projects and reducing property related disputes.

Enable rural citizens of India to use their assets as financial assets for borrowing and other financial benefits, leading to economic stability.

Assess property tax, which will be available directly to rural panchayats where it is transferred or added to the state exchequer.

Creation of survey infrastructure and GIS mapping for use by any department.

Help prepare high quality Gram Panchayat Development Plans (GPDP) using GIS maps.

The scheme is a step towards establishing clear ownership of property in rural areas, where parcels of land will be mapped using drone technology and legal ownership cards (property cards/title deeds) will be issued to property owners and ‘rights records’ will be provided to village householders.

Approximately 6.62 lakh villages in the country will be covered under this scheme.

Accounts Payable and Financial Provisions (Year wise)

Article Head-2515 2575

Financial provision 2018-19 2.00 crores

2019-20 42.68 crores

2020-21 19.00 crores

Nature of benefits of the scheme

All income holders

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