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Panchayati Raj Day-6 Years of SVAMITVA | NATION

Key Objectives of the SVAMITVA Scheme

•n To facilitate the monetization of •n To formulate comprehensive
assets. rural-level plans, which constitute
the first step towards truly realizing
•n To simplify access to bank loans.
'Gram Swaraj' (Village Self-rule) and
•n To reduce property-related disputes. making rural India self-reliant.

Property Rights Cards Issued

States and Union Lakh+ villages
Territories covered notified for
31 under the scheme. 3.45 surveying.
3.29 3.10 2.65

Lakh villages Crore property Crore+
where drone cards prepared property cards
surveying work has for 1.87 lakh distributed.
been completed. villages.

*Note: Data as of March 11, 2026.*

The nation has resolved
that making villages and
the poor self-reliant is the
true hallmark of India’s
potential. The SVAMITVA
scheme plays a pivotal
role in the realization of
this resolve

Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

these very advantages in the various success stories is proving to be immensely beneficial for their com-
because of the scheme. The initiative is transforming munities. It is emerging as a transformative force for
centuries-old challenges regarding land ownership into self-reliance, improved planning, and a robust, unified
opportunities for development and empowerment. rural India.
It is resolving land disputes and converting the assets Following India’s independence, Article 40 of the
held by people in rural India into powerful instruments Constitution—enshrined within the Directive Principles
for economic progress. Ranging from high-tech drone of State Policy—stipulated that the State shall organize
surveys to digital property cards, this scheme extends Village Panchayats and endow them with such powers
far beyond mere maps and boundaries; it is elevating and authority as may be necessary to enable them to
dreams to new heights. As villages embrace this inno- function as units of self-government. From its inception,
vation-driven transformation, this government initiative self-government has been regarded as the very essence

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