Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda in a meeting with officers in Hassan on Saturday. | Photo credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda on Saturday directed officials in Hassan district to speed up processing of applications under the Darkhast Podi campaign, an initiative to formally demarcate agricultural land granted to farmers decades ago.
Speaking to reporters after a review meeting with district officials, the minister said that land surveying has been completed in 24,000 cases while another 20,000 are underway.
He said some cases involved discrepancies between the extent of land recorded in the documents and what was actually claimed on site, necessitating physical inspections on site. He said he had ordered officers to begin those checks immediately.
In addition, around 25,000 cases remained pending because beneficiaries lacked the mandatory three supporting documents. “I have directed officials to process cases where at least two required records are available after scrutiny by a committee headed by a deputy commissioner. The process will begin soon. In all, about 50,000 families who received land grants decades ago will receive their documents through this route,” he said.
Earlier, he also reviewed the progress in disposing of the applications received by the public during Janaspandan, the public grievance redressal programs held earlier in the four taluk centres. “So far Janaspandana has been held in Hassan, Arasikere, Sakleshpur and Belur taluks. The administration has received a total of 4,538 applications out of which 4,444 have been processed. The remaining 94 will be processed soon,” he added.
MP Hassan Shreyas M Patel, Deputy Commissioner KS Lathakumari, Zilla Panchayat CEO Shubham Shukla, SP Shubhanwita and others attended the meeting.
Published – 16 May 2026 19:26 IST
