The revenue ministry has introduced many reforms, including reducing the pendency of cases with revenue officials for the benefit of the public, said revenue minister Krishna Byre Gowda.
Addressing a press conference after hoisting the national flag on the occasion of Karnataka Rajyotsava celebrations in Hassan on Saturday, Mr. Byre Gowda said that as per the rule, the tahsildars have to clear the cases received by them within 90 days. However, when he took charge of the department two-and-a-half years ago, the number of cases pending before tahsildars after 90 days was 10,774. Through sustained efforts, the pendency of more than 90 days was reduced to 696, clearing more than 94% of the pending cases.
Similarly, Deputy Commissioners had to clear cases within six months. The number of cases pending before them for more than a year was 59,339. After the efforts of the department, the number has been reduced to 12,633, which is 80% of the cases cleared. Of the pending cases, 32,737 were pending for more than five years. Some cases have been pending for 10 to 12 years. “Now the number of pending cases has reduced to 4030 after five years,” the minister said.
The state government has appointed special assistant commissioners to clear the pending cases. In Hassan district alone, 906 cases were heard in the courts of Assistant Commissioners. The number was reduced to 112. Similarly, 732 cases were heard before the Deputy Commissioner in Hassan and the number was reduced to 194. “Revocation of parole and early disposal saves the public a lot of expense,” said Mr. Byre Gowda.
Crop loss
Mr. Byre Gowda said that during the kharif season, the average rainfall in the state was slightly above normal. However, due to a heavy downpour within a short period of time, there was damage in certain parts; the ministry has collected details of crop losses and damage to public structures, he added.
According to reports, 18.5 million farmers suffered crop loss and crops grown on 14.5 million hectares were damaged. The state government has started the process of distributing relief to farmers and as per the State Disaster Response Fund norms, the state had to distribute a compensation of ₹1,550 crore, the minister said. However, the government has decided to distribute another ₹1,248 crore, he added. “We are distributing a total of ₹2,798 crore. The amount is credited directly to farmers’ accounts. Within a week or 10 days, the farmers would get the amount,” assured Mr. Byre Gowda.
“The rain has not only damaged crops but also basic infrastructure, public buildings and roads. The government has put the value of the damage at ₹ 3,450 crore. As per the National Disaster Response Force norms, the Center had to give ₹ 1,545 crore to restore the damaged structures. It is the Centre’s duty to ask for an application and we have prepared the amount. Karnataka ranks first among states in per capita tax payments The last time the Center did not provide during the drought compensation, we moved the Supreme Court and obtained funds,” he elaborated.
Lok Sabha Member Shreyas M. Patel, Deputy Commissioner KS Lathakumari, Superintendent of Police Mohammed Sujeetha, Zilla Panchayat CEO BR Poornima and others were present.
Published – 01 Nov 2025 21:24 IST
