New Delhi, July 25 -- The Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj has flagged the slow progress of the SVAMITVA scheme, which verifies legal ownership of rural residential land through precise mapping and issues property cards to owners.

The panel, which has submitted its report to Parliament, noted that achieving full coverage by 2025 may face delays, as 30,000 villages across Indian states and Union territories have yet to be surveyed.

The committee, headed by Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, Lok Sabha member from Odisha's Koraput, urged the government to accelerate drone surveys and issue property cards by providing targeted technical and logistical support to states.

Drone surveys have been completed in nearly 318,000 vil...