Government of Karnataka

The State Government of Karnataka is a democratically elected body with the governor as the constitutional head. The
governor who is appointed for five years appoints the chief minister and on the advice of the chief minister appoints his
council of ministers. Even though the governor remains the ceremonial head of the state, the day-to-day running of the
government is taken care of by the chief minister and his council of ministers in whom a great amount of legislative powers
are vested.

Administrative divisions
 Government of Karnataka

Seat of Government Vidhana Soudha,

Bengaluru and
Suvarna Vidhana
Soudha, Belagavi

Legislative branch
A map showing the 31 districts of Karnataka

Assembly Karnataka State

Assembly

Karnataka State has been divided into four revenue divisions, 49 sub- Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde
divisions, 31 districts, 237 taluks and 747 hoblies/revenue circles and Kageri
6022 gram panchayats for administrative purposes.[2] The state has 281
Members in 225
towns and 7 municipal corporations. Bangalore is the first largest urban Assembly
agglomeration out of 23 metropolis, urban agglomerations and cities in
India. It is among the fastest growing cities in the world. Council Karnataka Legislative
Council

Chairman Basavaraj Horatti

Political and administrative reorganisation
…
Deputy Chairman M. K. Pranesh
Karnataka took its present shape in 1956, when the states of Mysore and Members in Council 75
Executive branch
Coorg (Kodagu) were merged with the Kannada-speaking districts of the
former states of Bombay and Hyderabad, and Madras. Mysore state was Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot
made up of 10 districts: Bangalore, Kolar, Tumkur, Mandya, Mysore,
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai
Hassan, Chikmagalur (Kadur), Shimoga and Chitradurga; Bellary had been
transferred from Madras state to Mysore in 1953, when the new Andhra Chief Secretary P. Ravikumar IAS [1]
State was created out of Madras' northern districts. Kodagu became a
Judiciary
district, and Dakshina Kannada (South Kanara) district was transferred
from Madras state, Uttara Kannada (North Kanara), Dharwad, Belgaum High Court Karnataka High Court

District, and Bijapur District from Bombay state, and Bidar District,
Chief Justice Satish Chandra
Kalaburgi District, and Raichur District from Hyderabad state. Sharma (acting)

In 1989, Bangalore rural district was split from Bangalore and, in 1997,
Bagalkot district split from Vijayapur, Chamrajnagar district split from Mysore, Gadag district split from Dharwad, Haveri
district split from Dharwad, Koppal district split from Raichur, Udupi district split from Dakshina Kannada,Yadgir District
from Kalaburagi and Davanagere district was created from parts of Bellary, Chitradurga, Dharwad, and Shimoga. In 2020,
The State Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, gave in-principle approval for creation of the
Vijayanagar district, which will be carved out of Ballari district, to become the 31st district in the state.Hence the world
heritage site of Hampi, the erstwhile capital of Vijayanagar empire, will soon be part of a new district.

E-Governance

Department of Higher Education

…
 The department has launched two YouTube channels Vijayeebhava (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0eyBcb33uhY
u7E9HHWAbzA) and Jnananidhi (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8X6rEFU-vJ1BE-d3NKJfLQ) as a part of e-
learning initiative.[3]

Higher education department launched a free, crash course app called GetCETGo (https://play.google.com/store/apps/d
etails?id=com.digilearn.karnatakacet.android) on April 20, 2020, to prepare students for Common Entrance Test and
National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate).[4] The Joint Entrance Examination course has been added in 2021
on GetCETGo portal.[5]

The department launched an online affiliation portal on Online Affiliation by Universities to Institutes of Higher Learning
on June 30, 2020.[6]

Department of Rural development and Panchayat raj

…
Department of Rural development and panchayat raj has launched Kayaka Mitra (https://play.google.com/store/apps/detail
s?id=com.effiatech.kayakamitra) app on April 30, 2020, through which MNREGA job card holders can submit demand for
work.[7]

Revenue Department
…

Directorate of Atal Janasnehi Kendra

…
E-kshana is a project aimed at delivering instantaneous over-the-counter digitised caste, income, and residence
certificates. The project is Aadhar linked and ration card database based, that maps nearly five crore population with their
residence, caste and income. It has been created by IAS officer Mr. Munish Maudgil, Commissioner of Survey Settlement
and Land Records. The database belongs to Atal Janasnehi Kendra (AJSK) of the Revenue Department.[8][9][10]

Department of Stamps and Registration

…
 Maulya (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ksrsac.stampsandregis) app has been launched by
Department of Stamps and Registration to help citizens to know the guidance value of any immovable property.[11][12][13]

The department has launched Kaveri Online Services (https://kaverionline.karnataka.gov.in/) on 16 November 2018
aimed at making easy accessible and quick delivery of citizen services such as Encumbrance Certificate (EC) of the
immovable properties, registration and delivery of documents of sale of immovable properties, mortgage, lease, power of
attorney and marriage etc. as well as Certified Copies (CC) of the registered documents.[14][15][16]

Dishaank (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ksrsac.sslr) app will use user's location using GPS and
provides the survey number of a plot as well as details of ownership. The app superimposes the survey number of all
properties over satellite maps. The app was built by Karnataka State Remote Sensing Application Centre.[17][18][19][20]

Karnataka government has developed blockchain technology based system for online property documentation in
collaboration with IIT Kanpur which promises an immutable electronic storage of property data through blockchain. Thus,
eliminating the risks of impersonation and unauthorised tweaking of records. As

As per the new system, a property card similar to ATM Card that can be accessed through PIN Number will be given to
property holder. The content in the blockchain will be locked through this card and unless the card-based consent is
provided, nobody will be able to modify It will also remove the problem of storing hard copies of documents.[21] data.

Department of Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowment(Muzrai)

…
The department launched website PurePrayer.com (https://www.pureprayer.com/) and a mobile app PurePrayer (https://p
lay.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pureprayer) which allows devotees to book sevas, temple specific rituals and
pujas as per the prescribed charges by the temples.[22][23]
Department of Public Libraries
…
Department of Public Libraries launched web-based and app-based digital library for the public in February 2020. The web
portal www.karnatakadigitalpubliclibrary.org (https://www.karnatakadigitalpubliclibrary.org/) and the app e-Sarvajanika
Granthalaya (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.staging.mintbook) allows public to freely access digital
content.[24]

Department of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood …

The department launched Skill Connect Forum (https://skillconnect.kaushalkar.com/) on 29 June 2020, a portal that
connects employers and potential job seekers.[25]

Department of Primary and secondary education

…
Department of Primary and secondary education launched Shikshaka Mitra (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?i
d=com.markteq.eeds) app for the teachers across state to avail services online regarding getting loans, PF advances,
availing leaves, and transfers etc. without visiting the Department.[26][27]

Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre

…
Sidilu (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moserptech.sidilu) is an app launched by Karnataka State
Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) and the revenue department in association with U.S based firm Earth
Networks on 13 April 2018 to alert people about lightning strikes 45 minutes in advance.[28][29][30][31]

Bengaluru Megha Sandesha (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moserptech.meghasandesha) is an

app launched Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre in collaboration with Indian Institute of Science to give
rainfall and weather updates of Bengaluru.[32]
Department of Agriculture
…
Bele Darshak (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.crop.officercsreports) is an app by agriculture
department that will let farmers to know the data related to crop survey done on their farms.[33]

University of Agriculture, Raichur has developed a web based hand-held device named e-SAP (https://play.google.com/st
ore/apps/details?id=com.tene.eSAP) that captures high quality images of pests and their symptoms and then guides
user in identifying the pest. The idea behind this is to help the extension worker who is not an expert to send it to
scientists and expert in real time.[34]

Zoos Authority of Karnataka

…
Zoos Authority of Karnataka launched an app Zoos of Karnataka (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ki
mzuka.zak) which lets people to make donations to Zoos in Karnataka and adopt animals as well as book entrance and
safari tickets.[35]

Karnataka State Human Rights Commission

…
Karnataka State Human Rights Commission has launched an app named Manava Hakku Rakshane (https://play.google.c
om/store/apps/details?id=com.kshrc.mobile&hl=en_IN) which can be used to complaint online and also to seek
information regarding Human Rights.[36]

Others
…
"e-spandana" is a hi-tech video conferencing video conferencing initiative of the Karnataka Government which provides
one-to-one interaction between gram panchyats and district headquarters. It has been launched as a part of "Government
at the doorstep of rural masses".[37][38]

"e-Janaspandana (http://www.espandana.karnataka.gov.in/cms/portal/login.jsf) " is a Karnataka Government's Public

Grievance Redressal System which allows citizens to lodge complaint of any department under Sakala act.[39][40]
 "Spandana (http://dahassan.kar.nic.in:8080/hassanpgc/) " is a web portal based public grievance redressal system
launched to address the complaints of Hassan district people on January 1, 2018.[41]

Mahiti Kanaja (http://mahitikanaja.karnataka.gov.in/) is public information disclosure platform aimed at

standardisation of data pertaining to all 30,000 villages in the state in order to improve governance. Under this every
village, taluk, and district will get a common code.[42]

Pratibimba (http://www.pratibimba.karnataka.gov.in/) is a dashboard that showcases the performance of the

government

Legislature

The Vidhana Soudha

The state legislature is bicameral and consists of the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council. The Legislative
Assembly consists of 224 members with one member nominated by the governor to represent the Anglo-Indian community.
The term of office of the members is five years and the term of a member elected to the council is six years.[43] The
Legislative Council is a permanent body with one-third of its members retiring every two years.[44]

Ministry

The government is headed by the governor who appoints the chief minister and his council of ministers. The governor is
appointed for five years and acts as the constitutional head of the state. Even though the governor remains the ceremonial
head of the state, the day-to-day running of the government is taken care of by the chief minister and his council of
ministers in whom a great deal of legislative powers is vested..

The secretariat headed by the secretary to the governor assists the council of ministers. The council of ministers consists
of cabinet ministers, ministers of state and deputy ministers. The chief minister is assisted by the chief secretary, who is
the head of the administrative services.

As of August 2021, the Government of Karnataka consists of 30 ministers including Chief Minister.

Chief Minister
…
The Chief Minister of Karnataka is the chief executive of the Indian state of Karnataka. As per the Constitution of India, the
governor is a state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the
Karnataka Legislative Assembly, the state's governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form
the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the
assembly. Given that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no
term limits.[45]
Cabinet
S.No Name Portrait Constituency Department Party

Chief Minister

Finance.

Department Personnel and Administrative Reforms.

Basavaraj Cabinet Affairs.

1. Shiggoan BJP
Bommai Bengaluru Development.

Intelligence (from Home)

All other unallocated portfolios.

Cabinet Ministers

2. Govind Karjol Mudhol Major and Medium Irrigation BJP

K. S.
3. Shimoga Rural Development and Panchayat Raj BJP
Eshwarappa

4. R. Ashoka Padmanaba Nagar Revenue (excluding Muzrai) BJP

Transport
5. B. Sriramulu Molakalmuru BJP
Schedule Tribes Welfare
6. V. Somanna Govindraj Nagar Housing BJP

Infrastructure development

Forest
7. Umesh Katti Hukkeri BJP
Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer affairs

8. Angara S. Sullia Fisheries, Ports and Inland Transport BJP

J. C. Madhu Law, Parliamentary affairs and Legislation

9. Chikkanayakanahalli BJP
Swamy Minor Irrigation

Araga
10. Tirthahalli Home Affairs. (excluding Intelligence Wing) BJP
Jnanendra

11. C. N. Malleshwaram Higher education. BJP

Ashwath
 Narayan IT & BT.

Science & Technology.

Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

12. C. C. Patil Nargund Public Works Department BJP

Tourism
13. Anand Singh Vijayanagara BJP
Ecology and Environment

Kota Srinivas Social Welfare

14. MLC BJP
Poojary Backward Classes Welfare

Prabhu
15 Aurad Animal Husbandry BJP
Chauhan

Murugesh Large and Medium Scale Industries. (Excluding Sugar,

16. Bilgi BJP
Nirani Public Enterprises)

Arbail
17. Shivaram Yellapur Labour BJP
Hebbar

S. T.
18. Yeshvanthapura Co-operation BJP
Somashekhar
19. B. C. Patil Hirekerur Agriculture BJP

Urban Development (including KUWSDB & KUIDFC,

Byrati excluding Bengaluru development, BBMP, BDA, BWSSB,
20. K. R. Pura BJP
Basavaraj BMRDA, BMRCI and Directorate of Town Planning, Urban
development department)

Health and Family Welfare

21. K. Sudhakar Chikballapur BJP
Medical Education

 
Mahalakshmi
22. K. Gopalaiah Excise (from Finance) BJP
Layout

Shashikala Muzrai
23. Nippani BJP
Jolle Haj and Wakf

M. T. B. Small Scale Industries, Public Sector Industries

24. MLC BJP
Nagaraj Municipal Administration

K.C.   Youth Empowerment and Sports

25. Narayana Krishnarajpete BJP
Gowda Sericulture

Primary and Secondary Education

26. B. C. Nagesh Tiptur BJP
Sakala

27. V. Sunil Karkala Energy BJP

 Kumar Kannada and Culture

Mines and Geology (from Commerce & Industries)

Halappa
28. Yelburga Women, Child development and Disabled & Senior BJP
Achar
citizens empowerment

Shankar B Handloom and Textiles (from Commerce & Industries)

29. Navalgund BJP
Patil Sugarcane Development And Directorate of Sugar

 
Munirathna Horticulture
30. RR Nagar BJP
Naidu Planning, Program monitoring and Statistics

Karnataka Panchayat Raj

(Rule of Village Committee) is a three-tier system in the state with elected bodies at the village, taluk and district levels. It
ensures greater participation of people and more effective implementation of rural development programmes. There will be
a Grama Panchayat for a village or group of villages, a taluk level and the Zilla Panchayat at the district level.

All the three institutions will have elected representatives and there is no provision for nomination by the government to any
of these councils. s the first in the country to enact new Panchayat Raj Act incorporating all provisions of 73rd Amendment
to the Constitution. In 2014 Karnataka State Grama Panchayats Delimitation committee constituted By govt. of Karnataka.
Chairmen S G Nanjaiahna mutt and 6 members. joint secretary of the committee Dr.Revaiah Odeyar. Report Submitted 2014
October 30. This report implemented 2015 Gram Panchayath Elections.
Karnataka Panchayat Administrative Service, popularly known as KPAS, is the civil service of Karnataka state in India. The
Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department conducts exams to recruit candidates for the service. The KPAS officers
are usually appointed as Panchayat Development Officers known as PDO. They are trained under the Abdul Nazeer Sab
State Institute of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (ANSSIRD PR), Mysuru

THE KARNATAKA [GRAM SWARAJ AND PANCHAYAT RAJ] ACT, 1993[5] . Substituted by Act 44 of 2015 w.e.f. 25.02.2016.

CHAPTER XVI 1[Administration, inspection, supervision and creation of commissionerrate of Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj]

Section 232B Constitution of the Karnataka Panchayat Administrative Service, – The Government shall constitute a
Karnataka panchayat administrative service consisting of such category of posts from the rural development and
panchayat raj department, the number of posts, scale of pay, method of recruitment and minimum qualifications shall be
such as may be prescribed]. Inserted by Act 44 of 2015 w.e.f. 25.02.2016

Urban Local Governance

Urban areas in Karnataka are governed by different municipal bodies; 10 Municipal Corporations, 59 City Municipal
Councils, 116 Town Municipal Councils, 97 Town Panchayats and 4 Notified Area Committees.[46] The Municipal
Corporations are administered under the State under Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976, while the rest are under
the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964. The administration at Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike is overseen by the state
government directly, while the Directorate of Municipal Administration does it for the rest of the urban local governments in
Karnataka.[47] The categorisation of urban areas is done on the following basis:[48][49]
Categorisation of Urban Areas in Karnataka
Type of
Population Density
Type Governing Revenue Criteria Economic Criteria
Criteria Criteria
Body

10,000 to not less percentage of

20,000, than 400 employment in non-
inhabitants agricultural
Transitory Town or a Taluka
to one - activities is not less
Areas Panchayat Headquarter
square than 50% of the
is located in
kilometer of total employment
such area
area

not less
Town 20,000 to revenue generated for local administration from
than 1,500
Council 50,000 such area from tax and non-tax sources in the
Smaller inhabitants
year of the last preceding census is not less than
Urban to one
₹9 lakhs per annum or a sum calculated at the
Areas 50,000 to square
City Council rate of ₹45 per capita per annum, whichever is
3,00,000 kilometer of
higher
area

Larger Municipal 3,00,000 not less revenue generated from such area for the local
Urban Corporation and above than 3,000 administration in the year of the last preceding
Areas inhabitants census is not less than ₹6 crores per annum or an
to one amount calculated at the rate of ₹200 per capita
square kilo per annum, whichever is highe
 meter of
area

The Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 mandates constituting both Ward Committees and Area Sabha in each
corporation.[49] The rules for setting these up are given in Karnataka Municipal Corporations (Wards Committees) Rules,
2016.[50] Ward Committees in the state have been defunct in cities where they have been formed, with the meetings being
erratic or not publicised to the ward members.[51][52][53] Since the provision for setting up Ward Committees was only given
in the municipal act meant for municipal corporations, only cities with population of 3 lakh or more were mandated to form
them. In January 2020, the Urban Development Department of the Karnataka Government announced that Ward
Committees would be formed in all urban local bodies in the state, irrespective of their population.[54]

Executive

A district of an Indian state is an administrative unit headed by a deputy commissioner or district magistrate, an officer
belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. The district magistrate or the deputy commissioner is assisted by a number
of officers belonging to Karnataka Civil Service and other Karnataka state services.

A Deputy Commissioner of Police, an officer belonging to the Indian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of
maintaining law and order and related issues of the district. The commissioner is assisted by the officers of the Karnataka
Police Service and other Karnataka Police officials. A Deputy Conservator of Forests, an officer belonging to the Indian
Forest Service, is responsible for managing the forests, environment and wildlife related issues of the district. He is
assisted by the officers of the Karnataka Forest Service and other Karnataka forest and wildlife officials. Sectoral
development is looked after by the district head of each development department such as PWD, Health, Education,
Agriculture, Animal husbandry, etc. These officers belong to the State Services.
 Police Administration

The state is divided into 30 police districts, 77 sub-divisions, 178 circles, State Police consists of 20 police districts, 6 Police
Commissioners at Bangalore, Mysore, Mangalore, belgaum Hubli-Dharwad and Kalaburgi cities, 77 sub-divisions, 178
circles, 927 police stations, and 317 police outposts. There are seven ranges: Central Range at Bangalore, Eastern Range at
Davanagere, Northern Range at Belagavi, Southern Range at Mysore and Western Range at Mangalore, North Eastern Range
Kalaburgi, Ballari range. The government Railway Police is headed by a ADGP of Police.[55]

Units that assist the state in law and order include Criminal Investigation Department (Forest Cell, Anti-Dowry Cell, etc.), Dog
Squad, Civil Rights Enforcement Wing, Police Wireless and Police Motor Transport Organization and special units. Village
Defence Parties protect persons and property in the village and assist the police when necessary. The police force is at
times supplemented by Home Guards.

Politics

Karnataka politics is dominated by the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP).

In recent election conducted in May 2018 BJP emerged as single largest party with 104 seats leaving behind INC with 79,
JDS with 38, BSP with 1 and other 2 independent seats. While B. S. Yeddyurappa went ahead with the intention of making
the government and requested the governor to allow him to form a government without the numbers though. Governor
allowed him to take oath as Chief Minister on 17 May 2018 although his happiness was short lived as SC struck down 2
weeks of time provided by the governor for the floor test to just 2 days. He was forced to resign unable to prove the
majority. After his resignation H. D. Kumaraswamy was sworn in as the Chief Minister on 23 May 2019 with absolute
majority support from Congress total of 117.
In later bypolls JDS+Congress combine won 4 out of 5 seats 3MP & 2 MLA seats making the numbers up by 119.

On 23 July 2019 the government headed by H. D. Kumaraswamy fell short of majority in the trust vote due to the resignation
of 17 MLAs from the Congress and the JDS.

B. S. Yeddiyurappa once again took oath as the chief minister for the 4th time on 26 July 2019.

Elections
…
Last assembly elections: 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election

The by-elections for the 15 constituencies : 2019 Karnataka Legislative Assembly by-elections

See also …
Karnataka

List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka

2019 Karnataka political crisis

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External links

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https://web.archive.org/web/20070311212509/http://www.kar.nic.in/kla/histry.htm

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Police
http://www.karnatakastatepolice.org/First.htm
Judiciary
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http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2003/roct2003/30102003/r301020037.html

http://karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in/
Transport
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