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, 13 , 2023 ( , 22, , 1945)
. 320 No. 320 ¨sÁUÀ – 1 Part – I
BENGALURU, THURSDAY , 13, JULY, 2023 ( ASHADHA, 22, SHAKAVARSHA, 1945)
Proceedings of the Government of Karnataka
Sub: Creation of Revenue Commissionerate – reg.
Read: 1. Government Order No. RD 334 ASD 2017,
dated: 17.03.2018.
2. Report dated: 28.12.2018 of the Single
Member Committee.
3. Government Order No. RD 334 ASD 2017,
dated: 20.03.2020.
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In the Government Order dated: 17.03.2018 read at Sl.No.(1) above, it was ordered by constituting a Single Member Committee to examine and submit a report in order to take decision regarding creation of Revenue Commissionerate in consultation with the Regional Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners of Bengaluru, Mysuru, Belagavi and Kalburgi Revenue divisions which are already existing in Revenue Department and regarding the pros and cons which may arise if such Commissionerate is created and its jurisdiction.
In the Budget Speech of the State Government for the year 2019-20, it was announced that to carry out functions efficiently in Revenue Department and for simplification of processes of work in the
(1)2 interest of administration, it is considered necessary to examine the need to create a Commissionerate in the Revenue Department.
In the report of the Single Member Committee read at Sl.No.(2) above submitted to the Government on 28.12.2018, it was examined aboutcreation of a separate Commissionerate in the Revenue Department and made the following recommendations:
"The Commissionerate may be entrusted with the responsibilities of co-ordination between the Deputy Commissioner/Regional Commissioner and the Government, Disaster Management, Land Acquisition Processes, execution of training work, Supervision of Court cases, submission of consolidated information to the questions received from Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council, identification of work load including service matters. Apart from this, it is recommended to created Revenue Commissionerate at State level by delegation of power under some Acts".
The Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms was proposed to preparethe outlines regarding entrusting the responsibilities of co-ordination between the Deputy Commissioner/Regional Commissioner and the Government, Disaster Management, Land Acquisition Processes, execution of training work, Supervision of Court cases, submission of consolidated information to the questions received from Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council, identification of work load including service matters and also regarding composition of Commissionerate, its style of function (Modus Operandi), staff structure and headquarters required for the Commissionerate going to be created newly.
3Afterthoroughly examining the said recommendation, the Government has decided to create Revenue Commissionerate under Revenue Department in the State in order to co-ordinate the administration of all Districts and Revenue divisions at State level on the lines of neighbouring States.
Accordingly, in the Order dated:20.03.2020 read at Sl.No. 03 above, the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms has given its approval to prepare outlines in respect of composition, style of function (modus operandi), staff structure and Headquarters of the Commissionerate of Revenue Department. As a result of this, the Government, having realized the fact that creating a separate Commissionerate would facilitate to provide necessary support, supervision and observation for improving the standard of living of the rural people through mobilization of resources, arrangement of staff and implementation of schemes required to operate across the State and thereby implement the overall spirit of the Revenue Act effectively, has created the Revenue Commissionerate at first stage vide Government Order dated: 20.03.2020 as read at (3) above by utilizing the estimated cost of Rs.5.00 crores provided in the Budget during the year 2019-20. But, the said Revenue Commissionerate has not commenced so far.
In this backdrop, the Government has decided to create Revenue Commissionerate at State level to perform the work citizen friendly with the objective of simplifying the work process and increasing the efficiency and decentralizing the power in the interest of the Administration and to create a post of Commissioner (Revenue, Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement and Social Security) in R.N.I. No. KARBIL/2001/47147 POSTAL REGN. No. RNP/KA/BGS/2202/2017-19
Licensed to post without prepayment WPP No. 2974 the cadre of I.A.S. not below the rank of I.A.S super time scale/selection grade cadre. Hence the order:-
Government Order No. RD 334 ASD 2017,
Bengaluru, dated: 10.07.2023
In the facts explained in the Preamble, the Revenue Commissionerate has been created at State level with immediate effect.
It is ordered by creating the post of Revenue Commissioner (Revenue, Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement and Social Security) in I.A.S. cadre which is not below the rank of I.A.S. super time scale/selection grade cadre to the Commissionerate.
A separate order will be issued regarding Revenue, Composition of Commissionerate, work allocation, mode of recruitment of posts.
This order has been issued with the concurrence of Finance Department given vide its Unofficial Note No. FD 05 FRC 2023, dated: 23.06.2023 and with the consent of Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms given in Para 06 of File No. RD 286 ASD 2023.
By order and in the name of
the Governor of Karnataka,
(Rajender Kumar Kataria)
Principal Secretary to Government,
Revenue Department.