CM Bommai urges DCs to bring in change, work with team spirit
Bengaluru, Dec 31: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday urged Deputy Commissioners of districts to bring in change, instead of just thinking about it.
He asked DCs to work with team spirit and face the challenges unitedly to make the district administrations dynamic.
"Promptly implement the government's bold decisions taken to make the administration more responsive to people's plight, work proactively in the districts to give good administration, instead of just thinking about change, take the lead to bring the change yourself," Bommai said.
He was addressing the Deputy Commissioners' conference at Vidhana Soudha here.
Stating that the government has proved to be alive and responsive by reaching out to the people to redress their grievances, the Chief Minister said, Crop compensation has been paid within 48 hours of uploading the report in Parihara App.
"It has been made possible to provide relief to 83 per cent of affected farmers due to the efficiency of Deputy Commissioners," he said, appreciating their performance.
According to a CMO statement, Bommai instructed DCs to ensure speedy disposal of land disputes and cases which are pending for more than 5 years at the level of Tahsildars, Assistant Commissioners and DCs, and said, that "the government is ready to recruit additional Tahsildars and Assistant Commissioners to accomplish the task."
Bommai stressed the need for making the administration more responsive to take the welfare programmes to people's doors.
Revenue minister R Ashoka, who also addressed the conference, said periodic progress review of development works should be held compulsorily, and the DCs should reserve at least one day in a month for encroachment clearance drive.
A programme to take government services to people's doors in rural areas is being launched on January 26 which includes issuing documents at the doors of the people. DCs should make this programme a grand success, he said.
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Kumaraswamy accuses Cong govt of 'neglecting' farmers in Karnataka
Mysuru (PTI): Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Tuesday accused the Congress government in Karnataka of "neglecting" the farmers in the state and being involved in corruption.
The JD(S) leader took part in an event where President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the 1066th Jayanthi celebrations of Adi Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara Shivayogi Mahaswamiji at Malavalli in Mandya district, which comes under his Lok Sabha constituency.
"I saw a report that 2,800 farmers have died by suicide after this government came to power (in state). The government seems to be not concerned about the farmers. This government on coming to power said that it will give Rs 24,000 crore as loan to 32 lakh farmers for their farming activities, but till November, about Rs 12,000 crore has been paid to 24 lakh farmers, limiting to what was there earlier by managing the books of account," Kumaraswamy said.
Speaking to reporters here, he said, "These things show the failures of this government. Also, there is a corrupt system. I will not speak about it now. After December 20, I will speak to you in detail. There are a lot of issues to share with you."
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Responding to a question, the JD(S) leader, who turned 66 today, said there is no use of giving any documents. "I'm waiting for the right time."
Regarding the Congress government introducing a bill against "hate speech" in the Assembly, Kumaswamy said it is aimed at silencing the opposition in the state, but they won't be successful.
"What do Congress leaders have to say about their workers' comments against Prime Minister Narendra Modi?. He cited slogans -- 'Modi teri kabr khudegi, aaj nahi to kal khudegi' (Modi's grave will be dug.. if not today, then tomorrow) -- allegedly raised against Modi at a Congress rally in Delhi on Sunday.
