16 lakh Slum- Dwellers to grant title deeds: Karnatak Cabinet

Bangalore: Karnataka state cabinet decided to grant title deeds to 16 lakh slum- dwellers deciding urban local body (ULB) areas, including in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike.

‘There are over 50,000 families that have been residing in 239 slums, spread over 683 acres in the BBMP limits. In the State, 3.13 lakh families, residing in 6,745 acres of 1,873 slums, will benefit from the decision’, said Housing Minister V. Somanna. This decision assumes importance in the light of the forthcoming elections to the BBMP.

Other than this, cabinet approved three Bills such as-
• The Karnataka Regulation of Stone Crushers (Amendment) Bill, 2020.
• The Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2020.
•  The Karnataka Land Reforms (Second) Amendment Bill, 2020.

The Cabinet also decided to release ₹65.48 crores for providing meals, shoes, and socks for pre and post-matric students from Scheduled Tribes residing in hostels. It also decided on releasing ₹265.2 crores for filling 50 tanks in K.R. Pet, besides ₹16.5 crores for the mini Vidhana Soudha in Chikkanayakanahalli. It also resolved to increase the share capital of the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Company from ₹1,000 crore to ₹1,250 crores.

Karnataka govt. to grant title deeds to over 16 lakh slum-dwellers