Hyderabad, Feb. 12 -- The 'Svamitva' scheme, aimed at providing property rights to villagers, has seen limited progress in Telangana, with surveys completed in only five villages, Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj, Rajeev Ranjan Singh informed.

The minister disclosed this information in response to a query from Congress MP Mallu Ravi in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, February 11.

The Telangana government had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in April 2022 to conduct surveys in a pilot project covering only five villages.

These villages include Arli (Khurd) in Adilabad district, Godhumakunta in Medchal-Malkajigiri district, Saraswatiguda in Rangareddy district, Ghanpur in Jangaon district, and Domakonda village in Kamareddy...