From Our Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network
Bengaluru, Dec 16: Karnataka government’s secretariat in Vidhana Soudha would be brought under Sakala programme for speedy and time-bound disposal of public grievances, said State Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar, who is in charge of the Sakala programme.
He was speaking to reporters in Bengaluru on Monday after releasing three reports on disposal of applications in 30 districts.
The minister said Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has given the green signal for the proposal to bring the Secretariat under Sakala.
Top performing districts in disposal of applications in October are Chikballapura, Chamarajangara and Udupi while the poor performing ones are Bengaluru Urban (30th rarnk), Bidar (29th rank) and Raichur (28th rank).
In November 2019, top performing districts were: Yadgir, Chikkaballapura and Raichur while bottom of the table are Vijayapura, Bengaluru Urban and Koppal.
The Sakala aims to ensure time-bound service to the public under the Karnataka Sakala Services Act 2011.
The number of services under the Mission has increased from 151 of 11 departments in 2012 to 1033 services from 91 departments in 2019.
The pendency of applications pertaining to revenue and khata certificates is a matter of concern” for the poor track record of Bengaluru Urban district.
The poor performance of the city’s civic agency, BBMP, is said to be another reason for the below mark performance of the district, he explained.
The minister said Bidar district has recorded 19.23% rejection applications in October.
A team of officials would be send to Bidar to identify reasons for the rejection of applications by officials in the district and taluks.
In the taluk-wise category for October, Aurad taluk in Bidar again topped the list in rejection of applications (48.51%) followed by Bidar (22.98%) and Kampli (20.64%). Kottur (37.5%), Aurad (17.58%) and Ramangaram (16.68%) were toppers in rejection of applications in November.
Rejection of applications is said to be the main reason for direct citizens directly approaching the Ministers and elected representatives such as MPs and MLAs. The officials would identify on grounds officials rejected applications, Kumar said.