Bengaluru, Nov. 9 -- Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday announced a 50 per cent reduction in the charges under Section 38B for regularisation of properties built on land acquired by the government before 2008, saying the move would provide relief to nearly one lakh property owners and enable them to secure ownership documents.

Addressing media persons on the occasion of Diwali, Shivakumar said the government had revisited the existing guidelines after finding that only around 600 people had applied under the earlier provision, despite an opportunity being extended to nearly one lakh property owners.

He said, "38B, in 2021, a law, for those who built houses on land acquired before 2008 (20 years), the previous government ha...