BM Bureau, Jan 18 :The Karnataka government’s ambitious Grama One initiative that seeks to eliminate middlemen and provide various departments’ services in the rural areas of 12 districts will be launched on Republic Day. About 100 services related to revenue, food, health and labour departments will be available through Grama One service centres where power and internet connections will be supplied uninterrupted.
The decision was taken by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai during a virtual meeting on Monday. “It will be implemented in 12 districts of the state from January 26. About 3,000 Grama One service centres will be opened for the purpose,” he said. “For now, it will be launched in 12 districts and it will cover all the districts in the coming days. I have instructed the officials to ensure that services of prominent departments should be made easily available for people in rural areas,” he told media persons.
The scheme will be launched in Bidar, Koppal, Ballari, Belagavi, Haveri, Vijayapura, Davangere, Shivamogga, Tumakuru, Chikkamagaluru, Udupi and Kodagu districts in the first phase.
