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Time of India
7 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Karnataka govt identifies 11.8 lakh potentially fraudulent social security pension beneficiaries
The Karnataka government has uncovered over 11.8 lakh potentially fraudulent social security pension beneficiaries, including income tax payers and government employees. A campaign has been launched to update outdated land records, with over 52.55 lakh land holdings still registered under deceased farmers' names. The Bhu Suraksha project aims to digitize land records, enhancing accessibility and preventing tampering. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads The Karnataka government has identified over 11.8 lakh potentially fraudulent beneficiaries of social security pensions across the state, including 13,702 income tax payers , 117 government employees as per preliminary findings, Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda at a review meeting on Wednesday, Gowda said Aadhaar verification also revealed thousands receiving old-age pensions despite not meeting the minimum age criteria. Furthermore, complaints have emerged of able-bodied individuals availing disability pensions using forged certificates, prompting orders for his observation, the Uttara Kannada district in-charge minister stated that steps will be taken at the state government level to bring an end to such anomalies with decisive steps in the coming days. In Uttara Kannada district alone, 11,956 such suspicious cases were flagged, including 351 income tax payers, he also said that the state has launched a campaign to update outdated land records. Over 52.55 lakh land holdings still exist in the names of deceased farmers, rendering them ineligible for central schemes such as PM-Kisan. Officials have begun door-to-door campaigns to transfer ownership to legal heirs. In the past month alone, 20,000 such land title transfers have been Uttara Kannada, 1.90 lakh land parcels remain in the names of 57,000 deceased farmers. Revenue officials have been directed to transfer these titles free of charge within six government is also fast-tracking digitisation under the Bhu Suraksha scheme to prevent record Bhu-Suraksha Project was launched in 2024 by the Karnataka Revenue Department with the goal of digitising and securing land records across the the targeted 100 crore pages of land documents, 33.1 crore have been scanned, with a six-month deadline to complete the remaining. Citizens will be able to access digitised land records online, eliminating the need to visit taluk offices, Gowda later told reporters on the sidelines of the review meeting.
New Indian Express
7 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Karnataka identifies 11.8 lakh 'potentially fraudulent' social security pension beneficiaries
KARWAR: The Karnataka government has identified over 11.8 lakh potentially fraudulent beneficiaries of social security pensions across the state, including 13,702 income tax payers, 117 government employees as per preliminary findings, Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said. Speaking at a review meeting on Wednesday, Gowda said Aadhaar verification also revealed thousands receiving old-age pensions despite not meeting the minimum age criteria. Furthermore, complaints have emerged of able-bodied individuals availing disability pensions using forged certificates, prompting orders for re-verification. In his observation, the Uttara Kannada district in-charge minister stated that steps will be taken at the state government level to bring an end to such anomalies with decisive steps in the coming days. In Uttara Kannada district alone, 11,956 such suspicious cases were flagged, including 351 income tax payers, he said. Gowda also said that the state has launched a campaign to update outdated land records. Over 52.55 lakh land holdings still exist in the names of deceased farmers, rendering them ineligible for central schemes such as PM-Kisan. Officials have begun door-to-door campaigns to transfer ownership to legal heirs. In the past month alone, 20,000 such land title transfers have been completed. In Uttara Kannada, 1.90 lakh land parcels remain in the names of 57,000 deceased farmers. Revenue officials have been directed to transfer these titles free of charge within six months. The government is also fast-tracking digitisation under the Bhu Suraksha scheme to prevent record tampering. The Bhu-Suraksha Project was launched in 2024 by the Karnataka Revenue Department with the goal of digitising and securing land records across the state. Of the targeted 100 crore pages of land documents, 33.1 crore have been scanned, with a six-month deadline to complete the remaining. Citizens will be able to access digitised land records online, eliminating the need to visit taluk offices, Gowda later told reporters on the sidelines of the review meeting.
Time of India
19-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Bhu Suraksha: Karnataka goes paperless for land records
Bengaluru: The Karnataka revenue department has fully transitioned to digital issuance of land records since July 1 under the state govt's ambitious Bhu Suraksha scheme. As part of the move, no physical copies of land documents are being issued, and citizens can now access certified land records online via the Bhu Suraksha portal. "If the documents people require are not digitised so far, the department will digitise them on priority and issue them to the applicants within seven days," revenue commissioner P Sunil Kumar said. For the land records already digitised, applicants will receive the documents on the same day of requisition. The shift is aimed at reducing the dependency on govt offices and ensuring quick and easy access to documents. You Can Also Check: Bengaluru AQI | Weather in Bengaluru | Bank Holidays in Bengaluru | Public Holidays in Bengaluru Revenue minister Krishna Byre Gowda said all certified A and B category records are now available digitally at nadakacheris. "Category A records are very important documents of lands that should be stored permanently, and category B records should be stored for up to 30 years," he added. Gowda added the department will soon extend the digital document issuance service to Bapuji Seva Kendras located in gram panchayats to ensure accessibility across rural areas. "We will make necessary arrangements to issue the digitised land documents at Bapuji Seva Kendras in rural areas within the next six months," he said. Taking a serious note of the poor performance, Gowda criticised the district authorities. "Under the Bhu Suraksha scheme, Bengaluru Urban district issued only 27 pages. Being the capital of IT industries, it is shameful," the minister told officials at a recent review meeting. He instructed the revenue commissioner to issue a notice to the Anekal tehsildar for failing to implement the scheme and not issuing a single document despite a clear directive. Citizens unable to access the portal directly can still approach nadakacheris or taluk offices to obtain the digitised records. The department has also planned assistance programmes to help those not familiar with online services. As of Thursday, 53 individuals applied online and received 217 pages of documents. The govt aims to expand the reach by linking the service with all taluk and gram-level service centres.
New Indian Express
19-07-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
Revenue Minister Gowda takes tahsildars to task for ‘not being available' to people during office hours
BENGALURU: Slamming tahsildars and other officials of the revenue department in Bengaluru Urban and Bengaluru Rural districts for 'not being available' to people during office hours, Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said if they can't do their work, they should give it in writing. Taking the tahsildars to task at a meeting here on Friday, the minister said they can't give reasons such as 'attending court cases'. There are revenue inspectors to attend court cases. 'If you don't change your attitude, be ready to face the consequences,' he warned them. He said they should be in their office and help solve people's problems. 'If you can't do your duties, then give it in writing. At taluk offices, there are registers where you can mention the reasons for being away from office. If this order is violated, disciplinary action will be taken against you,' he said. The minister convened the meeting in view of the slow progress in the implementation of the government's ambitious Bhu Suraksha digitisation scheme in Bengaluru Urban and Rural districts. He said the digitisation work is progressing well across the state, except Bengaluru. He directed all tahsildars, including Grade I, Grade II and special tahsildars, to speed up the digitisation work. Action will be taken against them if they show no progress, he said. Byre Gowda said people across the state are getting online services, except Bengaluru. The minister told reporters that once the digitisation work is completed, people will get documents, especially those related to land, at their fingertips. 'We are spending crores of rupees on this initiative. So far, we have scanned 32.64 crore pages of documents across the state,' he said. Certified copies of documents can be obtained from 'So far, 1.99 lakh documents have been disbursed,'' he said. From Friday, people can apply online for documents at Atalji Janasnehi Seva Kendras. In the coming days, documents will be available at Bapuji kendras in gram panchayat offices. People need not go to such kendras if they have the Internet facility at home, he said.
Time of India
18-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Bhu Suraksha: Karnataka digitises 32 cr landrecord pages, targets 100 crore by Dec
Bengaluru: In a major push towards transparency and protection of land rights, the state revenue department has digitised over 32 crore pages of land records across the state under its ambitious Bhu Suraksha initiative. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The scheme, aimed at creating tamper-proof, accessible digital land documents, is expected to cover over 100 crore pages by Dec. With the distribution of the digitised documents already underway, the department said the scanning and storage process is being conducted securely to prevent illegal alterations. Officials believe the project will not only safeguard property rights but also eliminate common malpractices in the land documentation system. "For decades, we relied on fragile physical files stored in taluk and district record rooms. They are difficult to retrieve and prone to wear, errors, and even losses. Recognising these issues, we launched Bhu Suraksha to transform land record management," said a senior revenue official. Revenue minister Krishna Byre Gowda, who recently reviewed the scheme's progress, directed all deputy commissioners and tehsildars to ensure its effective implementation. During another review meeting Friday, the minister warned of disciplinary action against officials delaying the digitisation process. Revenue commissioner P Sunil Kumar told TOI: "We already scanned and digitally stored over 32 crore pages of documents. And we estimate that there are over 100 crore pages of records, and all the pages will be scanned and stored safely soon." He added that during the minister's inspection of record rooms, officials flagged the many challenges involved in protecting physical land documents. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now This reinforced the department's decision to scan and secure them digitally. Officials said that in the past, retrieving a single document often required tedious manual searches. "Now, Bhu Suraksha drastically reduces time and effort for both officials and citizens," said one officer. "The digitised records are encrypted, tamper-proof, and come with audit trails to log every access or update." To ensure accuracy, the department has adopted a multi-tier verification system. Data entered by data entry operators is checked by shirastedars, with random audits by tahsildars. Digitisation efforts are in full swing across all 31 districts. At least 14 districts have digitised over 1 crore pages each, with Belagavi topping the list with more than 2 crore pages scanned. —- Quote Farmers are struggling significantly to obtain their land records. They are facing the problem as many records are lost, and some records are being illegally altered. The Bhoo Suraksha scheme is being implemented to free farmers from all these exploitations. If this scheme succeeds, it can prevent several illegal activities -Krishna Byre Gowda, revenue minister ——- Gfx Top 10 districts District Pages digitised Belagavi 2 crore Vijayapura 2 crore Uttara Kannada 1.9 crore Dakshina Kannada 1.6 crore Tumakuru 1.5 crore Bagalkot 1.4 crore Hassan 1.3 crore Davanagere 1.2 crore Haveri 1.2 crore Mysuru 1.2 crore Source: Revenue department -- Eom
