The government will soon begin a drone survey for property digitisation in all 31 districts at a cost of Rs 287 crore.
Revenue minister R Ashoka on Thursday told reporters the move is in line with the Centre’s flagship Digital India programme. He said the department has already begun a pilot project in five districts, including Ramanagara, under the central government scheme.
“Following the discovery of benefits of this drone survey, several district administrations expressed increased interest. As a result, we’ve decided to expand the programme to all districts,” he added.
Ashoka said the government will be reaching the doorsteps of 45-50 lakh farmers to provide one-time information about their land records.
“There are thousands of farmers who are unaware of the fact that their land continues to be registered in their father’s or grandfather’s names. There are cases where, without their knowledge, the landowners have changed titles. To ensure that every farmer knows the details of land records as registered with the revenue department, the government will be reaching the doorstep of every farmer in the state and provide their land records,” said the minister.
Ashoka said the documentation will be provided to farmers free of cost and that he along with chief minister Basavaraj Bommai will soon launch the exercise. While the initial launch was scheduled for January 26 to coincide with Republic Day, he said they have decided to defer it for some time due to spike in Covid-19 cases.
The revenue minister also said the Centre has released funds of Rs 504 crore under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) against the claims of Rs 841 crore raised by Karnataka for the flood damage in 2021.