To make women Land Owners, the Karnataka State Government launched the Karnataka Land Ownership Scheme (Bhoo Odetana Scheme), which is also known as the Land Purchase Scheme. This is a welfare scheme that is implemented by the Karnataka Development Corporation, such as the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Schedule Tribes Development Corporation, Karnataka Adi Jambava Development Corporation and Dr B. BR Ambedkar Development Corporation of Karnataka. In this scheme, women who are landless, are agricultural labourers, and belong to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe will be eligible to get the benefits of the scheme.
In this scheme, all the SC and ST Landless women will get financial assistance from the government to purchase land in their own Name. So if you are also women and belongs to the Karnataka State, then you must have to know more about this scheme. Here I am going to describe the complete information like Eligibility Criteria, Documents Required, and Application Process.
Karnataka Land Ownership Scheme
The state government of Karnataka launched this scheme in favour of Agricultural Labourer women who belong to the Scheduled Caste and Schedule tribe to make them landowners of the state. Under this scheme, the Government has a unit cost of Rs.25 lakhs for one unit, i.e. Bangalore Urban, Rural and Chikkaballapur District.
Then Rs.20 Lakhs will be for the other 26 districts of the state of Karnataka. Government will provide a 50% subsidy of the total unit cost, and 50% is a term loan, which is borne by the corporation.
Which means the unit cost i.e. subsidies and loan ration having 50%. The land will be purchased from people who are landowners but do not belong to the SC and ST Community and then directly registered in the name of the eligible beneficiaries.
Overview of Karnataka  Land Ownership/Purchase Scheme
| Scheme Name | Karnataka Land Ownership Scheme / Land Purchase Scheme / Bhoo Odetana Scheme |
| Beneficiaries | Women |
| Eligibility | Must be agricultural labourers and belong to SC/ST |
| Benefits | Land ownership |
| How to apply | Online |
| Motive | To provide them financial support |
Objective of Land Ownership Scheme
By providing land ownership in the name of the women, the government wants to empower the women who belong to the marginal communities of the state. It will also help with women’s empowerment. As the land which is purchased in this scheme can be registered only in the name of the woman.
Financial Benefits
| Shared Financial Burden | The land will be bought with a 50% subsidy and a 50% term loan as the total cost of the land. |
| Interest Rate | The interest rate is very low, i.e. 6% per annum. |
| Repayment Period | The loan under this scheme can be repaid over the relaxed tenure. The half-yearly instalment can be paid in 10 years. |
Karnataka Land Allocated Limits
| Type of Land | How Much Land |
| Dry Land | Upto 2 Acres |
| Wet Land | Upto 1 Acres |
| Garden Land | Upto 0.5 Acres i.e. 10 Guntas |
Eligibility Criteria For SC/ST Agriculturist Women
| Category of Beneficiaries | The women who are agricultural labourers and belong to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are beneficiaries of the scheme. |
| Residency | Applicant can be the permanent residents of the Karnataka State or having their residency in the state for at least 15 years. |
| Employment | The women beneficiaries can be working as agricultural labourers, and their family members are not in government or semi-government employment. |
| Conditions of Land Seller | The land can be purchased from the person who don’t belongs to the SC and ST Community on fixed land price. |
NOTE: If any of the beneficiaries is found to be ineligible during the verification or selection time, then their application form will be rejected.
Documents to be submitted by Women
- Application Form of the Karnataka Land Ownership Scheme
- Citizenship Proof of Karnataka State
- Category certificate like SC or ST
- Income certificate of the Family
- Women Aadhaar Card
- Landless Agricultural Labourer Certificate as issued by the concerned authority
Instructions
- The purchased land under this scheme can not be sold, mortgaged or leased to anyone within 15 days from the date of registration of the land.
- In this scheme the land can be purchased from Non SC and ST Category person.
- The price of the land can be finalised by the District Deputy Commissioner.
Karnataka Land Ownership Scheme Portal
If you also think that you are eligible for the scheme and now want to apply for this scheme, then you need to choose the dedicated portal according to your category.
- Karnataka Seva Sindhu Portal: This is the Social Welfare Department portal for the multiple Schemes of the state. If you want to apply for this scheme, then visit sevasindhu.karnataka.gov.in.
- Corporation Portal: There are corporation portals like Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki ST Development Corporation, Dr B.R. Ambedkar Development Corporation, and Karnataka Adi Jambava Development Corporation available. You can choose as per your choice.
NOTE: You can also visit Grama One, Karnataka One or Bangalore One to apply offline.
Karnataka Land Ownership/Purchase Scheme For Women Application Steps
- First of all, you need to choose the portal as per your choice and then create the account by registering yourself with the help of Aadhaar number and Mobile Number.
- Here after registered on the portal you have to select the name of the scheme and then form will be available in front of you.
- Now fill the application form with the applicant details like Name, Address, Age of the woman, and family details and then enter the certificate numbers.
- Need to upload all the documents as listed above with the form.
- Review the application and then submit. Download the acknowledgement receipt, which contains the unique number.
Verification and Selection of the Beneficiaries
- When the beneficiaries submit the digital application, they need to go through multiple verification levels.
- First, the field inspection can be done by the Local District Manager for the land that is going to be purchased. Then they collect the complete report from the Tehsildar and the Agriculture Department about the land title, Validity, groundwater level, and fertility.
- Then they also know about the legal clearance of the land. They also ensure that the land does not belong to the SC/ST community people.
- After finalising the report, the committee approve the purchase of the land. And finalise the final price of the land.
- At the same time, the government approved the subsidy, i.e. 50% and the rest is settled on 50% Land.
- And then the land will be registered directly in the name of the women beneficiaries in the office of the Sub-Registrar.
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