PROPERTY CARDS ISSUED UNDER THE SVAMITVA SCHEME

• SVAMITVA = Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas — a Central Sector Scheme that issues legal 'Record of Rights' (Property Cards / Title Deeds) to rural household owners of inhabited (abadi) land by mapping it with drone technology.
• Implemented by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) in partnership with Survey of India, State Revenue & Panchayati Raj Departments and the National Informatics Centre.
• UPSC-relevant as a flagship rural property-rights / governance / GS-II & GS-III initiative bridging land records, monetisation of rural assets, and Panchayati Raj capacity building.