Belthangady: “Janata darshan will be held at every taluk to speed up the process of clearing applications, so that social justice can be rendered to the people belonging to backward classes as well”, said Minister for Forests, Ecology and Environment and District-in-Charge Minister B Ramanath Rai.
He was addressing a gathering at Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Auditorium in Belthangady on Wednesday October 29, during the Janata darshan programme. The programme focuses on distribution of government provisions to the beneficiaries and to receive applications from the people.
The applications received during Janata darshan in Belthangady on Wednesday will be cleared by November 10, and the programme will be held again in Belthangady after three months, he informed.
The applications related to the regularisation of land under akrama sakrama, Rajiv Gandhi electrification scheme and financial assistance will be prioritized. Also, the provision of basic amenities for the rehabilitated people of Kudremukh National Park will also be given due importance along with others, he said.
Belthangady MLA Vasanth Bangera said that the government gives Rs 10 lakh to the people while evacuating them from Maoist-infested areas. However, the amount is meagre.
“The compensation amount should be hiked to Rs 50 lakh from Rs 25 lakh. The government should initiate action in this regard. If an adequate amount of compensation is paid, then the forest dwellers will be ready to come out of the forest within six months”, he stated.
Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim, Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Tulasi Maddineni and district and taluk level officials of government departments were present on the occasion.
About the Janata darshan programme
During Janata darshan, facilities under various government schemes were distributed to 269 beneficiaries. The various benefits and the number of people availing the benefits during Janata darshan are as follows: social security pensions – 152, National family assistance scheme – 4, cultivation chits-12, title deeds-41, natural calamity compensation-30, compensation under wildlife menace – 13, agricultural equipment -5, horticultural drip irrigation – 1, equipment given by gram panchayat – 11.
At Janata darshan, more than 250 applications were received, seeking regularisation of land under Akrama Sakrama, financial assistance under various schemes, and distribution of title deeds.
