Title Deeds for one lakh persons: Minister

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Government would distribute Title Deeds or possession certificates to one lakh occupants of revenue and forest land within one year, Revenue Minister K.M. Mani said.

Talking to newspersons here, he said the United Democratic Front(UDF)Government had distributed title deeds to 51,120 landless persons and possession certificates to 20,000 persons during the past four years.

Mani said in the case of those settled in forest land before January 1, 1977, about 25,000 title deeds had been issued. The Minister said all the remaining applications would be processed soon. He said in the tsunami-hit region, the construction work on 3,692 houses had been taken up, out of which 102 units had already been handed over to the beneficiaries.

The Asian Development Bank(ADB) had promised Rs 250 crore for the tsunami rehabilitation activities, he said. Man