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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
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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.
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Afterthoroughly 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
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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.
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