Udupi: District minister Rizwan Arshad has directed officials to address hurdles faced by residents of Udupi district in securing land grants and regularising houses built on govt land.
MLA Sunil Kumar said applications seeking regularisation of houses built on govt land under section 94C were being rejected by officials on various grounds. Following Arshad’s directions, Kataria said a technical committee from the revenue department would soon visit Udupi district to study issues related to land distribution and surveys and identify solutions. Regarding the grant of bagair hukum land, Kataria said a committee headed by the regional commissioner had been constituted to examine genuine applications.
He pointed out that most people who had built houses on govt land were economically disadvantaged and that applicants could not submit fresh applications once their requests were rejected. Arshad, who holds the food, civil supplies and consumer affairs portfolio, held a detailed meeting with forest minister Ramalinga Reddy, legislators from Udupi district and officials in Bengaluru on Tuesday to discuss issues concerning the forest and revenue departments.