The Hindu : CM compliments bureaucracy for 7.14 p.c. growth rate

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Tuesday, Jan 21, 2003

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Southern States - Karnataka

CM compliments bureaucracy for 7.14 p.c. growth rate

By Our Special Correspondent

Bangalore Jan. 20. The State's achievement of a growth rate of 7.14 per cent in 2001-2002 showed that there was something inherently strong in the administrative apparatus, the Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, said here today.

Complimenting the bureaucracy for this at the conference of divisional commissioners, deputy commissioners, and chief executive officers of zilla panchayats, Mr. Krishna said the growth rate was meaningful, in the backdrop of the recession and the global slow-down.

Mr. Krishna referred to the reforms introduced by the Government such as the Bhoomi project, which had even drawn international attention, and asked the officers to pay special attention to governance reforms and to ensure that the tools of science and technology reached the rural people.

The Chief Minister wanted the officers to take maximum advantage of several Central schemes and cited the case of Andhra Pradesh which was showing the way in this regard. No doubt, that State had some built-in advantages, but that did not mean that Karnataka could not make use of at least one-fourth of the funds from Central schemes regardless of limitations.

Earlier, Mr. Krishna said the need for contribution from the public might be one of the restraining factors in taking advantage of the schemes and added that if the deputy commissioners made up their mind, they should be able to deal with the situation.

Referring to the jala rakshan programme in this context, Mr. Krishna said about 80,000 applications had been received and, often, the deputy commissioners threw up their hands in desperation because people's contribution was not received and the scheme could not be implemented. But this was not an insurmountable problem, he said.

In his introductory remarks, the Chief Secretary, B.S. Patil, explained the steps taken to improve the administrative machinery to bring about greater discipline and to create a good working environment in government offices.

Mr. Patil said the Chief Minister had asked the ministers to hold meetings in the second and fourth week of every month starting next month to review the progress of the departments concerned.

Similarly, the Chief Secretary and the Additional Chief Secretary would review the working of various departments for two days in a month in the district headquarters. The meetings would be attended by the district in-charge ministers, legislators, and heads of departments, he added.

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