SWAMITVA is a Central Sector Scheme that aims to provide the ‘Record of Rights’ to village household owners possessing houses in inhabited areas (Abadi) in villages with the issuance of legal ownership rights (Property cards and Title deeds).
Under the scheme, the land parcels in rural inhabited areas of all the villages of the country are surveyed.
After the successful launch of the scheme during 2020-21 in the pilot states of Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Andhra Pradesh in Phase 1, SVAMITVA Scheme was extended throughout the country from 2021-22.
The scheme is envisaged to be completed by March 2025. So far, the Property Cards have been prepared in around 31,000 villages in the country.
Setting up interim targets for the States and UTs and Survey of India, regular meeting with States/Survey of India for monitoring, four-level monitoring system at National, State, District and Panchayat, hand-holding of States and UTs, etc. are some of the steps taken by the Government to implement the scheme.
Implementing Authority of the SWAMITVA Scheme
SWAMITVA Scheme is being implemented with the collaborative efforts of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Survey of India (SoI), State Revenue Department, State Panchayati Raj Department, and National Informatics Centre.
States need to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Survey of India for the implementation of the scheme. So far 29 States and UTs have signed such MoUs with the Survey of India.
Financial outlay for the SWAMITVA Scheme
The total cost for implementation of the Scheme from 2020-to 2025 is Rs.566.23 crore. Under the scheme, funds to Survey of India are provided for two components – Large Scale Mapping (LSM) using drones and establishment of Continuous Operating Reference Station (CORS).
Funds on a limited scale are also provided to States for Information, Education, Communication (IEC) and setting up of State Project Monitoring Unit (SPMU).
Funds are also released to National Informatics Centre (NIC)for the Enhancement of Spatial Planning Application ‘Gram Manchitra’ and Central Infrastructure.
