Ganga Kalyan Scheme for Minorities

 

Ganga Kalyan Scheme – Directorate of Minorities, Government of Karnataka

The Ganga Kalyan Scheme aims to provide irrigation facilities to minority farmers in rural areas by supplying water through individual tube wells or lift irrigation systems. This is a fully subsidized scheme implemented by the Minorities Development Corporation.

Individual Tube Well Scheme

• Applicable in rural areas where running water systems are unavailable.

• A tube well or open well is drilled, and a pump set with electrification is installed to supply water to farmland.

• Beneficiary landholding: Between 1 acre 20 guntas (1.5 acres) and 5 acres
  (Minimum 1 acre for hilly districts like Kodagu, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, etc.)

• Project Cost:

  • ₹4.00 lakhs – for Bengaluru Rural, Kolar, Chikkaballapur, Ramanagara, and Tumakuru

  • ₹3.00 lakhs – for other districts

• Electrification deposit (₹75,000) will be paid by the Corporation directly to the power company (ESCOM).

Lift Irrigation Scheme

• Provides irrigation by lifting water from rivers or flowing sources through pipelines.

• Cost: ₹40,000 per acre (fully subsidized).

Eligibility Criteria

• Must belong to a religious minority community (Muslim, Christian, Jain, Buddhist, Sikh, or Parsi).

• Must be a permanent resident of Karnataka.

• Should be a small or marginal farmer.

• Must own 1.5 to 5 acres of agricultural land (minimum 1 acre in select districts).

• Annual family income: Not more than ₹6.00 lakhs.

• Minimum age: 18 years.

• Should not have availed any other loan/subsidy from the Corporation (except Arivu and Foreign Education Loan schemes).

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