Bengaluru (DHNS): The Revenue department has set itself a six-month deadline for issuing possession certificates to those who have applied for regularisation of houses built on government land in rural as well as urban areas.

Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Revenue Minister Kagodu Thimmappa (in pic) said circulars have been issued to officials concerned that applications received under the regularisation scheme as per section 94 C of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act (for rural areas) and section 94 CC  (urban areas) should be processed and possession certificates issued within six months.

Thimmappa said that around 15 lakh families, especially in rural areas, are likely to benefit from the scheme. The minister said the government is also thinking of slashing the regularisation fee that needs to be paid by the applicant.

At present, the regularisation fee (in rural areas) for houses constructed on 20x30 feet site is Rs 2,000, for houses constructed on sites up to a dimension of 40x60 feet it is Rs 4,000 and for sites of dimension up to 80x50 feet it is Rs 6,000.

Thimmappa said directions have also been issued to dispose off three lakh applications across the state for regularisation of Bagair Hukum land by March 2017. The same deadline has been set for applications received for regularisation of privileged lands such as Jamma Bane and Kumki land.

The minister said he will soon start touring districts to monitor the progress of the regularisation schemes.

The process of recruiting 1,300 surveyors would be taken up soon. The government was also thinking of direct recruitment of tahsildars, he said.