Title deeds: Fee waiver for slum-dwellers

For the benefit of slum residents, the State government has slashed the fee to be paid by dwellers of 1,873 slums to obtain title deeds for areas of their residences in all urban local bodies, includi

For the benefit of slum residents, the State government has slashed the fee to be paid by dwellers of 1,873 slums to obtain title deeds for areas of their residences in all urban local bodies, including in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike limits. As per the revised order issued by the Housing Department, the fee has been fixed at ₹4,000 for general category and ₹2,000 for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and psychically challenged category residents residing on sites not more than 600 sq. ft area in the BBMP and other city corporation limits, said the notification. The earlier fee was ₹10,000 for general category and ₹5,000 for SC/ST category residents.