Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday distributed title deeds (hakku patra) to the eligible beneficiaries of newly declared revenue villages in five districts of Kalaburagi, Yadgiri, Raichur, Bidar and Vijayapura districts at an event in Kalaburagi's Malked. About 1475 unrecorded habitations have been declared as New Revenue villages.
The issuance of title deeds to more than 50,000 beneficiaries, who are largely from marginalised communities, is a step to provide formal recognition from the government. The government will make the marginalised communities eligible to receive services like drinking water, electricity, roads, etc, said PM Modi.
After distributing title deeds, Prime Minister Modi while addressing a gathering at Malkhed said, "A party that has ruled this state for maximum time only focused on making a vote bank and never thought of the development of these families. Residents of Tanda have struggled for decades facing difficulties, but things have changed under the BJP government."
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The Prime Minister assured that the Banjara community will also be benefitted under the Centre's Swamitva scheme which the government is providing cards for rural households. "In Karnataka, the Banjara community will also be getting the benefit of this along with all social welfare schemes including pucca houses, water connection, and cooking gas connection among others," he said.
"Our Banjara community has faced several difficulties for decades, but times have changed and now a dignified life will be ensured for them," the PM added.