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Bihar: Why are women flocking to Patna for 'Basera' land scheme amid confusion?
- •Thousands of women are arriving in Patna for Bihar's 'Basera Abhiyan' seeking 3 decimal land, despite local application processes.
- •Many believe land will only be granted if applications are submitted directly to the 'big government' in Patna, causing widespread confusion.
- •The Revenue and Land Reforms Department clarifies applications can be submitted at circle offices, panchayats, or online.
- •Campaign Basera-2 aims to provide homestead land to 30,000 landless families by November 2026, with 3 decimal land or 1 lakh rupees for private purchase.
- •The government urges people not to come to Patna, stating that misinformation is being spread by individuals or organizations.
Key Questions Answered
Campaign Basera-2 is an initiative by the Bihar Revenue and Land Reforms Department to provide homestead land to rural landless families for building houses. Under this scheme, eligible landless families from Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes, and Extremely Backward Classes receive 3 decimal land, or 1 lakh rupees to purchase private land if government land is unavailable.
Applicants do not need to travel to Patna; instead, applications can be submitted at local circle offices, online via the Bihar Bhumi Portal, or at special camps organized in all village panchayats. Officials are instructed to accept applications and provide an acknowledgement receipt.
Deep confusion spread in remote villages due to incomplete information and rumors claiming that applications for the 3 decimal land had to be submitted directly to the big government in Patna to secure approval. The Revenue and Land Reforms Department clarified that eligibility verification occurs strictly at the circle level and urged people not to travel to the capital.
