Credit: DH File Photo
Bengaluru: The government has decided to establish a separate secretariat for the backward Kalyana Karnataka region, Law & Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil said on Tuesday.
Addressing reporters after a special Cabinet meeting, Patil said: “There had been a demand for a separate secretariat for Kalyana Karnataka (Hyderabad Karnataka) region. The Cabinet has approved a separate secretariat. Modalities will be worked out and mentioned in the order to be issued”.
Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) Minister Priyank Kharge, who belongs to the region, hailed the decision.
He posted on X: “With an intention to implement development initiatives more effectively and supervise development works, the Cabinet has approved a secretariat for the region. This will lead to more development of the region”.
Priyank said more jobs would be created in Kalyana Karnataka Regional Development Board and offices of DCs in 7 districts.
The D M Nanjundappa committee report, submitted in 2002, had identified 114 backward taluks (39 most backward, 40 more backward & 35 backward). Of the 39 most backward taluks, 26 were in North Karnataka (Kalyana Karnataka & Kittur Karnataka).