LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1375
ANSWERED ON-27.07.2021
SWAMITVA YOJANA
1375. SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH VERMA
Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government is taking steps to digitize land resources in India especially in rural areas, if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether the swamitva yojana is being implemented in villages of Delhi and if so details thereof alongwith the steps being taken by the Government to expedite the implementation of the said scheme; and
(c) whether there is any progress in digitization of land records in villages of Delhi and if so, the details thereof?
(SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)
(a) Department of Land Resources is implementing Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP), the erstwhile National Land Records Modernization Programme to digitize and modernize land records. The scheme was launched in 2008-09 as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme and revamped as a Central Sector Scheme with effect from 1st April, 2016 with 100% funding by the Government of India. Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) is implementing SVAMITVA scheme with the aim to provide the ‘Record of Rights’ to village household owners possessing houses in inhabited rural areas in villages. Legal ownership rights (Property cards/Title deeds) are issued by mapping of land parcels using drone technology. The implementation of the Pilot Phase of SVAMITVA scheme started during 2020-21 in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. During 2021-2025, the Scheme would be implemented across the country in phased manner and would eventually cover all the villages of the country. States/Union Territories need to sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Survey of India for implementation of the SVAMITVA scheme. So far, 26 States/UTs have signed MoU.