Karnataka to Create Private-Style Layouts for SC/ST Groups
BELAGAVI: The state government has launched the ‘Buddha, Basava, Ambedkar Site Allotment Scheme’ to create residential layouts comparable to private developments. The scheme aims to develop fully serviced layouts with complete infrastructure, providing residential sites to individuals from Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) throughout the state. During the announcement, Public Works and Belagavi district in-charge Minister Satish Jarkiholi shared that the initiative will commence as a pilot project spanning 1,000 acres. After paying tribute to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s statue on his birth anniversary at Dr. B R Ambedkar Park in Belagavi, the minister emphasized that this is a…