MYSURU: The Chamarajanagar district administration is set to designate an additional 67 villages as revenue villages shortly. A final draft is currently under preparation and will be announced soon.
The district comprises 408 villages at present. Revenue department officials have pinpointed 67 human habitations, including Gollarahatti, Kuruburahatti, and Majare, for this designation. This move aims to facilitate development activities in these areas.
Additionally, this designation will enable residents to access government facilities and provide them with official records for their properties, which they have been deprived of for years due to the lack of formal recognition.
The district administration, along with revenue department officials, has compiled the necessary records of these villages and is awaiting final notification. The records are currently maintained under various survey numbers associated with nearby villages.
To qualify as revenue villages, it is required that each habitation has a minimum of 50 families and a total population of at least 250, with a minimum landholding of 100 acres. There are relaxed criteria for forest fringe villages located in hilly regions.
In Chamarajanagar taluk, 15 habitations have been identified, including Vadgalapuradahundi, Kagalwadimole, Nallurumole, Halepura, Saragurumole, Kaduvinakatte, and Panyadahundi. In Hanur taluk, 10 villages have been recognized, such as Naganatta, Kempaiahanahatti, Doddamalapura, Chennur, and K Gundapura. Kollegal taluk has 11 identified villages, including Mallanahallimala, Kajjihundi, Silkalpura, and Kunthurumole. Lastly, Gundlupet taluk has 12 identified villages, including Halahalli, Dadadahalli, Kodagapura, Mallammanahundi, Rangupura, Kadathal Katte Hundi, Ranganathapura, and Kurubarahundi.
In an interview with TOI, Chamarajanagar’s additional deputy commissioner T. Javaregowda stated that the administration has earmarked 67 human settlements for declaration as revenue villages. The revenue department has gathered comprehensive records for 51 of these villages and submitted them for government approval. The remaining village records have also been submitted, he noted.
Once the final notification is issued by the government, residents will receive RTCs, other land records, residential certificates, and property documentation. This declaration will legitimize these settlements as official villages, he added.
Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha’s Chamarajanagar district unit head, Honnur Honnappa, highlighted that recognizing these 67 settlements as revenue villages will allow residents to obtain property records, loans, and other government benefits. He also pointed out that many human habitations are still unrecognized and urged the state government and district administration to identify and declare these remaining settlements as revenue villages.
