SVAMITVA Scheme New Framework
Source : PIB
GS II : Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections

Why in News ?

New framework for implementation of the SVAMITVA Scheme and Coffee Table Book (CTB) to mark the nationwide roll-out of the SVAMITVA Scheme.

Key Facts

• The SVAMITVA Framework developed by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj provides a detailed roadmap and guidelines for the various States 
• It includes the Scheme objectives, coverage, various components involved, year-wise funding pattern, survey approach and methodology, stakeholders involved and their roles and responsibility, monitoring and evaluation, and deliverable.
• Coffee Table Book on SVAMITVA Scheme
  • An effort to condense the vast efforts of various stakeholders involved in the implementation of the Scheme learning and best practices that have emerged during the course of various challenges and success stories and provide a way forward.
• Updated that property cards have been distributed in more than 7400 villages and more than 7,00,000 beneficiaries have been benefited from the Scheme across the country.

SVAMITVA Scheme

• SVAMITVA is a Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
• The scheme aims to provide the record of rights to village household owners in rural areas and issue Property Cards.
• Under SVAMITVA the Union government aims to distribute 1.32 lakh property cards in 763 villages in six states namely Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Karnataka.
• As part of the pilot project of SVAMITVA, 101 villages in Maharashtra will be measured which includes 26 villages from Pune division, 25 in Nashik, 26 in Nagpur and 24 in Aurangabad division.

Implementation

• The Scheme is being implemented across the country in a phased manner over a period of four years (2020-2024) and would eventually cover around 6.62 lakh villages of the country.
• About 1 lakh villages in the States of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Karnataka, and few border villages of Punjab & Rajasthan, along with establishment of Continuous Operating System (CORS) stations’ network across Punjab & Rajasthan, are being covered in the Pilot phase (2020-21).

How the scheme benefits ?

• The technology helps in increasing the accuracy of measurement and reducing the time required.
• Generally, measuring a village requires 15-30 days.
• After this, enquiries about ownership and preparation of the property documents and supplying them to the owner takes several months.
• On average, the entire process takes about a year.
• In the new process, the property documents and maps can be provided to the owner within a month.
• The scheme will pave the way for using property as a financial asset by villagers for taking loans and other financial benefits.
• The process relies on modern technology and will bring speed as well as transparency to the process of measurement of land in rural areas.

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