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ಕකბಟಕ ಛ౳ಮ ಸ౷ฃ೴ ಮൡ౨ ඵೈಯ൬ ฃ೴ (ൟൿ౪ಪല) เඒಯಕ, 2022

(2022gÀ «zsÁ£À¸À¨sÉAiÀÄ «zsÉÃAiÀÄPÀ ¸ÀASÉå-22)

ಕකბಟಕ ಛ౳ಮ ಸ౷ฃ೴ ಮൡ౨ ඵೈಯ൬ ฃ೴ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1993ඝ౬ ಮತ౨๠ౣ

ൟൿ౪ಪല ෥ಡฤ ಒಂൿ เඒಯಕ.

ಇย౵ ಇඝ౬෨ಂං ಉഴಬฆವ ಉං౪ೕಶಗัಛಜ ಕකბಟಕ ಛ౳ಮ ಸ౷ฃ೴ ಮൡ౨

ඵೈಯ൬ ฃ೴ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1993ඝ౬ (1993ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ ๸ಒ౲ 14)

ಮತ౨๠ౣ ൟൿ౪ಪല ෥ഴโൿ ෷ಕ౨฿ಜฆโದคಂದ;

ಇൿ ූರತ ಗಣฃಜ౲ದ ಎಪ౭ൢ౱ರඡ ವಷბದย౵ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ౲ เඋನ

෱ಡಲൽಂದ ಈ ෨ಂൽඦ൤ ಅඌඛಯ෦ತ฿ಗย:-

1. ๸౾౹ಪ౨ ກಸฆ ಮൡ౨ ඩ౳ฏಭ.- (1) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮವඝ౬ ಕකბಟಕ ಛ౳ಮ

ಸ౷ฃ೴ ಮൡ౨ ඵೈಯ൬ ฃ೴ (ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2022 ಎಂൿ ಕฉಯತಕౙൿ౪.

(2) ಇൿ 22ඡ ಆಗ๺ౣ 2022 คಂದ ೦คಡ ීൽฆโർಜ ූเಸತಕౙൿ౪.

2. 121ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ ൟൿ౪ಪല.- ಕකბಟಕ ಛ౳ಮ ಸ౷ฃ೴ ಮൡ౨ ඵೈಯ൬ ฃ೴

ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1993ರ (1993ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ 14) (ಇย౵ ಇඝ౬ ෨ಂං ෩ಲ

ಅඌඛಯಮๅಂൿ ಉว౵ೕ಍ಸมಜං) 121ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣದย౵,-

(ಎ) (i)ඡ ಘಡದย౵ “ಎರഴ ಲౘಗಳඝ౬” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳ ಬದมಜ “ಎರഴ ಲౘ

෩ವൡ౨ ๬เರವඝ౬” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳඝ౬ ಪ౳ൟ෽ೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪; ಮൡ౨

¨sÁUÀ – 4 ಎ

Part – IV A

, 15

2022(

1944)

BENGALURU, THURSDAY, 15, SEPTEMBER, 2022(BHADRAPADA, 24, SHAKAVARSHA, 1944)

. 461

No. 461

(෈) (ii)ඡ ಘಡದย౵ “ಎರഴ ಲౘಗಳඝ౬” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳ ಬದมಜ “ಎರഴ ಲౘ

෩ವൡ౨ ๬เರವඝ౬” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳඝ౬ ಪ౳ൟ෽ೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪.

3. 160ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ ൟൿ౪ಪല.- ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ 160ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣದย౵,-

(ಎ) “ಇಪ౭ತ౨౾ౙಂತล ಕല෫ಯಲ౵ඈ൤ ವ౲౾౨ಗัರತಕౙൿ౪” ಎಂಬ ಪದಗಳ ಬದมಜ

“ಇಪ౭൤౨ೖದ౾ౙಂತล

ಕല෫ಯಲ౵ඈ൤

ಸದಸ౲คರತಕౙൿ౪”

ಎಂಬ

ಪದಗಳඝ౬

ಪ౳ൟ෽ೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪; ಮൡ౨

(෈) ಪฏൡಕದ ತฆ฿ಯ ಈ ෨ಂൽನದඝ౬ ๳คಸತಕౙൿ౪, ಎಂದฉ:-

“ಮൡ౨ ಪฏൡ, ಏำ ಲౘ౾ౙಂತ ກ೉౞ನ ಆದฉ ಒಂಬൡ౨ ಲౘದ ಐವൡ౨ ๬เರವඝ౬

෦ೕคರದ ಛ౳෦ೕಣ ಜನ๸ಒ౲ಯඝ౬ ຄಂൽฆವ ೧ว౵ಯ ๸ದಭბದย౵, ಇಪ౭൤౨ಂഖ

ೋක෵ತ ಸದಸ౲คರತಕౙൿ౪.”

4. ඛರಸನ ಮൡ౨ ಉั๯เಃಗำ.- (1) ಕකბಟಕ ಛ౳ಮ ಸ౷ฃ೴ ಮൡ౨ ඵೈಯ൬

ฃ೴ (ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඋ౲ඃಶ, 2022ඝ౬ (2022ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඋ౲ඃಶ ๸. 06) ಈ ෩ಲಕ

ඛರಸನತัಸมಜං.

(2) ಅಂಥ ඛರಸನโ ಏඡ ಒಳತಂലದ౪ง ಸದค ಅඋ౲ඃಶದ ෩ಲಕ

ൟൿ౪ಪല෴ඈ൤ ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಅലಯย౵ ಏඡ ෥ലದ౪ง ಅಥ฿ ෴โඃ

ಕ౳ಮವඝ౬ ಅತಂലದ౪ง ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಅലಯย౵ ൟൿ౪ಪല෴ඈ൤ ෩ಲ

ಅඌඛಯಮದย౵ ෥ಡมಜං ಅಥ฿ ಅತಳ౶มಜං ಎಂൿ ූเಸತಕౙൿ౪.

ಉං౪ೕಶಗำ ಮൡ౨ ౽ರಣಗಳ ຂัಃ

ಛ౳෦ೕಣ ಜನ๸ಒ౲ಯ ಆඋರದ ෬ว ೧ว౵ಗಳย౵ನ ೧ม౵ ඵೈಯ൬ ೋක෵ತ

ಸದಸ౲ฆಗಳ ಒഖౣ ๸ಒ౲ಯඝ౬ ಪคಷౙคಸฤ ಮൡ౨ ౽ಲ෦ൟ෽ಳಡ ಛ౳෦ೕಣ ಸ౩ัೕಯ

๸๲౩ಗัಡ ೋකವൕಯඝ౬ ನഷ๯โದ౽ౙಜ ಕකბಟಕದ ෥ನ౲ ಉಚ౟ ක౲෴ಲಯದ

คഡ ಅ೧ბ ๸.20426/2021ರย౵ನ ඛඃბಶನವඝ౬ ඩยಸฤ ಕකბಟಕ ಛ౳ಮ ಸ౷ฃ೴

ಮൡ౨ ඵೈಯ൬ ฃ೴ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1993 (1993ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ 14)ರ 121 ಮൡ౨

160ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣಗಳඝ౬ ൟൿ౪ಪല ෥ഴโൿ ಅವಶ౲ಕๅಂൿ ಪคಗ൐๭ං.

เಷಯโ ൡൡბಸ౷งಪർ౪ದ౪คಂದ ಮൡ౨ ಕකბಟಕ เඋನ෱ಡಲದ ಉಭಯ

ಸದನಗำ ಅඌๆಶನದย౵ ಇಲ౵ൽൿ౪ದคಂದ, ෬ยನ ಉං౪ೕಶವඝ౬ ๬ඌಸฤ ಕකბಟಕ

ಛ౳ಮ ಸ౷ฃ೴ ಮൡ౨ ඵೈಯ൬ ฃ೴ (ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඋ౲ඃಶ, 2022ඝ౬ (2022ರ ಕකბಟಕ

ಅඋ౲ඃಶ 06) ಪ౳ಌ౲ඪಸมಜൡ౨.

ಈ เඒಯಕโ ಅඋ౲ඃಶದ ಬದย เඒಯಕ฿ಜං.

ಆದ౪คಂದ ಈ เඒಯಕ.

ಆ൮ბಕ ೦ౢಪನ ಪತ౳

ಪ౳๬౨เತ ๎ಸකತ౱ಕ ಕ౳ಮโ ກ೉౞ನ ಆ൮ბಕ ๅಚ౞ඝ౬ ಒಳತಂലฆโൽಲ౵.

ಕකბಟಕ เඋನ ಸොಯ ౽ಯბ เඋನ ಮൡ౨ ನಡವัಃ ඛಯಮಗಳ 80ඡ

ඛಯಮದ (1)ඡ ಉಪඛಯಮದ ෩ಲಕ ಅಗತ౲ಪലಸมඈ൤ เವರ൏ತ౱ಕ ຂัಃ.

ಛ౳෦ೕಣ ಜನ๸ಒ౲ಯ ಆඋರದ ෬ว ೧ว౵ಗಳย౵ನ ೧ม౵ ඵೈಯ൬ ೋක෵ತ

ಸದಸ౲ฆಗಳ ಒഖౣ ๸ಒ౲ಯඝ౬ ಪคಷౙคಸฤ ಮൡ౨ ౽ಲ෦ൟ෽ಳಡ ಛ౳෦ೕಣ ಸ౩ัೕಯ

๸๲౩ಗัಡ ೋකವൕಯඝ౬ ನഷ๯โದ౽ౙಜ ಕකბಟಕದ ෥ನ౲ ಉಚ౟ ක౲෴ಲಯದ

คഡ ಅ೧ბ ๸.20426/2021ರย౵ನ ඛඃბಶನವඝ౬ ඩยಸฤ ಕකბಟಕ ಛ౳ಮ ಸ౷ฃ೴

ಮൡ౨ ඵೈಯ൬ ฃ೴ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1993 (1993ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ 14)ರ 121 ಮൡ౨

160ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣಗಳඝ౬ ൟൿ౪ಪല ෥ഴโൿ ಅವಶ౲ಕๅಂൿ ಪคಗ൐๭ං.

เಷಯโ ൡൡბಸ౷งಪർ౪ದ౪คಂದ ಮൡ౨ ಕකბಟಕ เඋನ෱ಡಲದ ಉಭಯ

ಸದನಗำ ಅඌๆಶನದย౵ ಇಲ౵ൽൿ౪ದคಂದ, ෬ยನ ಉං౪ೕಶವඝ౬ ๬ඌಸฤ ๬ඌಸฤ

ಕකბಟಕ ಛ౳ಮ ಸ౷ฃ೴ ಮൡ౨ ඵೈಯ൬ ฃ೴ (ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඋ౲ඃಶ, 2022ඝ౬ (2022ರ

ಕකბಟಕ ಅඋ౲ඃಶ 06) ಪ౳ಌ౲ඪಸมಜൡ౨.

ಈ เඒಯಕโ ಅඋ౲ඃಶದ ಬದย เඒಯಕ฿ಜං.

ಬಸವฃಜ ැ෥౱෵

෨ಖ౲ ෱ൟ౳

ಎಂ.ಃ. เ๎ม౾౹

౽ಯბದ๏ბ

ಕකბಟಕ เඋನಸො

ಅඝීಧ

ಕකბಟಕ ಛ౳ಮ ಸ౷ฃ೴ ಮൡ౨ ඵೈಯ൬ ฃ೴ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1993ರ

(1993ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ 14) ಉದ౫ೃತ ූಗ

121.ೋක෵ತ ಸದಸ౲ฆ.- ൞ล౵ಀ ඵೈ෵ൟಯ ೋක෵ತ ಸದಸ౲ರ

๸ಒ౲෷, ๬ಧ౲฿ದ๠ౣ ಮഔౣಡ, ಸ౽ბರโ ಛ౳෦ೕಣ ಜನ๸ಒ౲ಯ ಅಥ฿ ಅದರ

ಆඋರದ ෬ว ౽ಲ౽ಲಃౙ ಅඌ๰೉ಸಬ๾ർඈ൤ ൞ล౵౾ನย౵ฆವ ඩ౳ඃ๏ಕ

ೋකವ൏ ಃ౹ೕತ౳ಗัಂದ ಈ ಃಳಉഽ൤ ೋක෵ತ ಸದಸ౲ರඝ౬ ಒಳತಂലರತಕౙൿ౪,-

(i)

ಎರഴ

ಲౘಗಳඝ౬

෦ೕคದ

ಛ౳෦ೕಣ

ಜನ๸ಒ౲ಯඝ౬

ຄಂൽฆವ

൞ล౵ಀಗಳย౵ ಪ౳ൟ ಹච౬ರഴ ๬เರಃౙ ಕല෫ಯಲ౵ದ ಜನ๸ಒ౲ಡ ಒಬ౯ ೋක෵ತ

ಸದಸ౲ඝ ಇರತಕౙൿ౪;

(ii) ಒಂൿ ಲౘವඝ౬ ෦ೕคದ ಆದฉ ಎರഴ ಲౘಗಳඝ౬ ෦ೕคರದ ಛ౳෦ೕಣ

ಜನ๸ಒ౲ಯඝ౬ ຄಂൽฆವ ൞ล౵ಀಗಳย౵ ಪ౳ൟ ಹൡ౨ ๬เರಃౙ ಕല෫ಯಲ౵ದ

ಜನ๸ಒ౲ಡ ಒಬ౯ ೋක෵ತ ಸದಸ౲ඝ ಇರತಕౙൿ౪ ๻ಟ ಅย౵ ಕඛಷ౤ ಹඣ౬ಂൿ

ೋක෵ತ ಸದಸ౲คರತಕౙൿ౪; ಮൡ౨

(iii) ಐವൡ౨ ๬เರವඝ౬ ෦ೕคದ ಆದฉ ಒಂൿ ಲౘವನ౬ ෦ೕคರದ ಛ౳෦ೕಣ

ಜನ๸ಒ౲ಯඝ౬

ຄಂൽฆವ

൞ล౵ಀಗಳย౵

ಕඛಷ౤

ಒಂಬൡ౨

ೋක෵ತ

ಸದಸ౲คರತಕౙൿ౪;

(iv) ಐವൡ౨ ๬เರ౾ౙಂತ ಕല෫෵ฆವ ಛ౳෦ೕಣ ಜನ๸ಒ౲ಯඝ౬ ຄಂൽฆವ

൞ล౵ಀಗಳย౵ ಕඛಷ౤ ಏำ ೋක෵ತ ಸದಸ౲คರತಕౙൿ౪.”

16೦. ೋක෵ತ ಸದಸ౲ฆ.- ೧ม౵ ඵೈಯൟಯ ೋක෵ತ ಸದಸ౲ರย౵ ೧ว౵ಯ

൞ลಀಗัಂದ ೋක෵ತฃದ ಇಪ౭ತ౨౾ౙಂತล ಕല෫ಯಲ౵ඈ൤ ವ౲౾౨ಗัರತಕౙൿ౪,

ಪ౳ൟ෽ಂൿ ൞ล౾ඛಂದ ೋක෵ತฃಗತಕౙ ಸದಸ౲ರ ๸ಒ౲ಯඝ౬ ෩ವ൤౨ೖ ๬เರ

ಮൡ౨ ನಲವ൤౨ೖൿ ๬เರದ ಜನ๸ಒ౲ಯ ನഴವಣ ಪ౳ൟ෽ಂൿ ಜನ๸ಒ౲ಡ ಅಥ฿

ಅದರ ූಗಃౙ ಒಬ౯ ಸದಸ౲ඦ൤ ಸ౽ბರൽಂದ ඛಗൽಪലಸมಜං:

ಪฏൡ,

೉ಕౙಮಗิฆ

(ತคೕಃฉ,

ಕവฆ,

ಅಜౠಂඬರ

൞ล౵ಀಗಳඝ౬

ຄರൡಪല๭), ಉತ౨ರ ಕನ౬ಡ ಮൡ౨ ಆಡಞ ೧ว౵ಗಳ ๸ದಭბದย౵ ಪ౳ൟ ಹൽචಂഖ

๬เರൽಂದ ಇಪ౭൤౨ೖൿ ๬เರದ ನഴವಣ ಛ౳෦ೕಣ ಜನ๸ಒ౲ಡ ಅಥ฿ ಅದರ ූಗಃౙ

ಒಬ౯ ಸದಸ౲ඛರತಕౙൿ౪.

KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

FIFTEENTH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

THIRTEENTH SESSION

THE KARNATAKA GRAM SWARAJ AND PANCHAYAT RAJ

(AMENDMENT) BILL, 2022

(LA Bill No. 22 of 2022)

A Bill further to amend the Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj

Act, 1993.

Whereas, it is expedient further to amend the Karnataka Gram Swaraj and

Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1993) for the purposes hereinafter

appearing;

Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the seventy third year of

the Republic of India, as follows:-

1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the

Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act, 2022.

(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 22^nd day of

August, 2022.

2. Amendment of section 121.- In section 121 of the Karnataka Gram

Swaraj and Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1993) (hereinafter

referred to as the Principal Act),-

(a) in clause (i), for the words “two lakhs” the words “two lakh thirty

thousand” shall be substituted; and

(b) in clause (ii), for the words “two lakhs” the words “two lakh thirty

thousand” shall be substituted.

3. Amendment of section 160.- In section 160 of the Principal Act,-

(a) for the words “not less than twenty persons” the words “not less than

twenty five members” shall be substituted; and

(b) after the proviso, the following shall be inserted, namely:-

“Provided further that, in case of a district having rural population of more

than seven lakhs but not more than nine lakhs fifty thousand there shall be twenty

eight elected members.”

4. Repeal and savings.- (1) The Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj

(Amendment) Ordinance, 2022 (Karnataka Ordinance 06 of 2022) is hereby

repealed.

(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under

the principal Act, as amended by the said Ordinance, shall be deemed to have been

done or taken under the principal Act, as amended by this Act.

STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS

It is considered necessary to amend sections 121 and 160 of the Karnataka

Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1993) to revise the

total number of elected members of the Zilla Panchayat in the districts on the basis

of rural population and to comply with the direction of the Hon’ble High Court of

Karnataka in W.P No: 20426/2021 to conduct the election to the rural local bodies

within the time limit.

As the matter was urgent and both Houses of the State Legislature were not

in a session, the Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj (Amendment)

Ordinance, 2022 (Karnataka Ordinance 06 of 2022) was promulgated to achieve

the above object.

This Bill seeks to replace the said Ordinance.

Hence the Bill.

FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM

There is no extra expenditure involved in the proposed legislative measure.

Explanatory Statement as required by sub-rule (1) of rule 80 of the Rules

of procedure and conduct of Business in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.

It is considered necessary to amend sections 121 and 160 of the Karnataka

Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1993) to revise the

total number of elected members of the Zilla Panchayat in the districts on the basis

of rural population and to comply with the direction of the Hon’ble High Court of

Karnataka in W.P No: 20426/2021 to conduct the election to the rural local bodies

within the time limit.

As the matter was urgent and both Houses of the State Legislature were not

in a session, the Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj (Amendment)

Ordinance, 2022 (Karnataka Ordinance 06 of 2022) was promulgated to achieve

the above object.

This Bill seeks to replace the said Ordinance.

BASAVARAJA BOMMAI

Chief Minister

M.K. VISHALAKSHI

Secretary

Karnataka Legislative Assembly

ANNEXURE

EXTRACT FROM THE KARNATAKA GRAM SWARAJ AND PANCHAYAT RAJ

ACT, 1993 (KARNATAKA ACT 14 OF 1993)

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121. Elected Members.- The number of elected members of a Taluk

Panchayath as far as possible shall consist of members elected from the territorial

constituencies in the Taluk as may be notified from time to time by the Government

on the basis of rural population or thereof, as below,-

(i) Taluks having a rural population exceeding two lakhs, there shall be one

elected member for every population of not less than twelve thousand;

(ii) Taluks having a rural population exceeding one lakh, but not exceeding

two lakhs there shall be one elected member for every population of not less than

ten thousand and there shall be a minimum of eleven elected members;

(iii) Taluks having a rural population exceeding fifty thousand but not

exceeding one lakh, there shall be a minimum of nine elected members; and

(iv) Taluks having a rural population less than fifty thousand, there shall be

a minimum of seven elected members.

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160. Elected members.- The elected members of the Zilla Panchayat shall

consist of not less than twenty persons elected from the Taluks in the district, the

number of members to be elected from each Taluk being fixed by the Government

in accordance with the scale of one member for for every population between thirty

five thousand and forty-five thousand or part thereof of the population

Provided that, in case of Chikkamagalur (excluding Tarikere, Kaduru,

Ajjampura Taluks) Uttara Kannada and Kodagu Districts it shall be one member

for every rural population between eighteen thousand to twenty five thousand or

part thereof.

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