Belagavi, Dec 20: The government has finally decided to shift nine offices belonging to six departments to North Karnatakafrom Bengaluru.
The state cabinet, which met on Wednesday evening, reportedly took a decision on this matter and chief minister HD Kumaraswamy is expected to make a formal announcement in the assembly or council on Thursday.
The decision is in tune with the long-pending demand of people from the region. Around two months ago, the government had taken an informal decision in this regard and Wednesday’s cabinet meeting ratified the same.
The offices to be shifted are: Krishna Jala Bhagya Nigam, Karnataka Neeravari Nigama, Karnataka State Textile Infrastructure Board (Powerloom Development Corporation), Directorate of Sugar and Sugarcane Development Board, department of archaeology and museum. This apart, the government will divide the Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Board into two entities and shift one of them to North Karnataka.
The government will also get one member of the Karnataka State Human Rights Commission and one Upa Lokayukta to function out of the region. Similarly, two information commissioners will be shifted to North Karnataka, of which one will be based in Bengaluru and another in Belagavi.
Locations not finalised
Tho ugh the offices will be shifted, the decision on where they’d be located is yet to be taken. According to sources, majority opinion in the cabinet was to shift these offices to Suvarna Vidhana Soudha so that the building is put to proper use. However, a final call on this will be taken after consulting the speaker and chairman as they are the custodians of the secretariat.
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