Hakku Patra

The word ‘Hakku’ means “the right”, and ‘Patra’ means a “paper” or “document”. It is a legal document that states an individual's rightful inheritance of a property.

  • It is issued to the nation's underprivileged section, including scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, urban slum dwellers, handicapped, and other disadvantaged populations.
  • In most cases, the land on which the Hakku Patra is issued is government-owned with a specific set of conditions attached.
  • Hakku Patra distribution drive: It is a part of the Ambedkar Rural Housing Scheme of Karnataka.