<p>The Karnataka Social Welfare department on Monday picked four districts for a pilot project of providing homes or sites to Scheduled Caste families. </p>.<p>One district has been chosen from every division: Chitradurga from Bengaluru division, Chamarajanagar from Mysuru division, Raichur from Kalaburagi division and Haveri from Belagavi division. </p>.<p>This was decided at a meeting, chaired by Social Welfare Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary with department officials. </p>.<p>Karnataka has 5.46 lakh homeless and siteless families. The minister directed officials to visit the four districts and identify such SC families and provide them with shelter expeditiously. </p>.<p>A senior officer said the department is still working out the modalities. Existing housing schemes cover only a small number of SC beneficiaries, the officer added. </p>.<p>The new scheme is in line with the Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government’s plan to win over Dalits ahead of the 2023 Assembly polls. </p>.<p><em><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></em></p>
<p>The Karnataka Social Welfare department on Monday picked four districts for a pilot project of providing homes or sites to Scheduled Caste families. </p>.<p>One district has been chosen from every division: Chitradurga from Bengaluru division, Chamarajanagar from Mysuru division, Raichur from Kalaburagi division and Haveri from Belagavi division. </p>.<p>This was decided at a meeting, chaired by Social Welfare Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary with department officials. </p>.<p>Karnataka has 5.46 lakh homeless and siteless families. The minister directed officials to visit the four districts and identify such SC families and provide them with shelter expeditiously. </p>.<p>A senior officer said the department is still working out the modalities. Existing housing schemes cover only a small number of SC beneficiaries, the officer added. </p>.<p>The new scheme is in line with the Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government’s plan to win over Dalits ahead of the 2023 Assembly polls. </p>.<p><em><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></em></p>
