Karnataka assembly passes Land Revenue Bill

The Karnataka Assembly today passed

The Karnataka Land Revenue (Amendment) Bill, 2012 which arms

the government with powers for regularisation of unauthorised

construction of dwelling houses built on government land. All dwelling units unauthorisedly built on government land

prior to January one, 2012 will be covered under the law for

regularisation. However houses built unauthorisedly on government land

coming under Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (city

corporation), City Municipal Corporations and Town Municipal

corporations will not be regularised. Existing government approved conditions for eligibility

under 'Ashraya Housing scheme' shall apply in toto and the

area actually occupied by the built up house or built up area

upto 2400 sq feet, whichever is less, shall be regularised,

Minister for Revenue K S Eswarappa said while moving the bill

for consideration. Several members from the ruling BJP, Opposition Congress

and JDS wanted government to extend the benefit of

regularisation to those unauthorised dwellings in urban areas

including cities, but the government said it would bring in a

separate amendment for these sections. Congress leader Siddaramaiah and others wanted government

to provide at least 60 days from the date of notification of

this law to help people apply for regularisation.