D. Devaraj Urs Backward Classes Community Development Corporation has invited applications from eligible small and micro farmers belonging to Backward Class Community — Category-1, 2A, 3A, 3B (barring Vishwakarma, Uppara, Ambiga, Savita, Madiwala, Kadugolla, nomadic and semi-nomadic communities, Vokkaliga, Lingayat, Maratha and other sub castes) — for availing loans and subsidies under Ganga Kalyana Scheme for the year 2021-22.

Applicants must have a minimum of 2 to 5 acre land and their  annual income should not exceed Rs. 40,000. They must own at least one acre of land in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Kodagu, Hassan, Chikkamagalur or Shivamogga without any irrigation facilities.

An amount of Rs. 2.50 lakh loan is fixed for 24 districts for sinking borewell out of which Rs. 2 lakh is financial assistance  and Rs. 50,000 is the loan amount with 4 percent interest. For sinking borewells in Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Ramanagara, Chikkaballapura, Kolar and Tumakuru Districts, Rs. 4 lakh is the fixed loan amount out of which Rs. 3.50 lakh is the financial assistance and Rs. 50,000 is the  loan amount with 4 percent interest under the Ganga Kalyana Scheme.  For individual borewells in Coastal and Malnad districts irrigation facility will be provided through open wells under the prescribed cost. For details, log on to https://dbcdc.karnataka.gov.in/english  or contact helpline: 080-22374832 or District Office on Ph: 0821-2341194.