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๸ಸൽೕಯ ವ౲ವ๻ರಗำ ಮൡ౨ ๎ಸನ ರಚච ಸ೉฿ಲಯ

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๸ಒ౲: ๸ವ౲๎ಇ 17 ๎ಸನ 2026, ൽකಂಕ: 01.09.2026

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

2026 ಇದಃౙ 2026ರ ๲දౣಂಬฑ ൟಂಗಳ 1ඡ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ฃಜ౲ඩಲರ ಒඪ౭ಡ අฉൟൿ౪,

๬෥ನ౲ ൟำವัಃಛಜ ಇದඝ౬ 2026ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ ๸ಒ౲: 34 ಎಂ්ർಜ

ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ౲ಪತ౳ದ เ๕ಷ ๸೉ಃಯย౵ (ූಗ-IVA) ಪ౳ಕഔಸ෎ಃಂൿ ಆඃ๏ಸมಜං,-

2026ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ ๸ಒ౲: 34

(2026ರ ๲දౣಂಬฑ ൟಂಗಳ 1ඡ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ౲ಪತ౳ದ เ๕ಷ ๸೉ಃಯย౵ ෮ದฤ ಪ౳ಕಟ฿ಜං)

ಕකბಟಕ ಛ౳ಮ ಸ౷ฃ೴ ಮൡ౨ ඵೈಯ൬ ฃ೴ (ಎರಡඡ ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2026

(2026ರ ๲දౣಂಬฑ ൟಂಗಳ 1ඡ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ฃಜ౲ඩಲคಂದ ಒඪ౭ಡಯඝ౬ ಪഷಯมಜං)

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

ൟൿ౪ಪല ෥ಡฤ ಒಂൿ ಅඌඛಯಮ.

ಇย౵ ಇඝ౬ ෨ಂං ಉഴಬฆವ ಉං౪ೕಶಗัಛಜ ಕකბಟಕ ಛ౳ಮ ಸ౷ฃ೴ ಮൡ౨

ඵೈಯ൬ ฃ೴ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1993 (1993ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ 14)ඝ౬ ಮತ౨๠ౣ

ൟൿ౪ಪല ෥ഴโൿ ෷ಕ౨฿ಜฆโದคಂದ:

ಇൿ ූರತ ಗಣฃಜ౲ದ ಎಪ౭൤౨ೕಳඡ ವಷბದย౵ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ౲ เඋನ

෱ಡಲൽಂದ ಈ ෨ಂൽඦ൤ ಅඌඛಯ෦ತ฿ಗย:-

¨sÁUÀ – 4J

Part – IVA

ಮಂಗಳ®ಾರ, 01,

, 2026 (¨sÁzÀæ¥ÀzÀ 10,

, 1948)

BENGALURU, TUESDAY, 01 SEPTEMBER, 2026 ( BHADRAPADA 10, SHAKAVARSHA, 1948)

. 790

No. 790

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

ಸ౷ฃ೴ ಮൡ౨ ඵೈಯ൬ ฃ೴ (ಎರಡඡ ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2026 ಎಂൿ

ಕฉಯತಕౙൿ౪.

(2) ಅನ౲൭ ಉಪීඌൿದඝ౬ัൿ, ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಉಪීಧಗำ, 2026ರ ೩ษ

16ඡ ൽකಂಕൽಂದ ೦คಡ ීൽฆโർಜ ූเಸತಕౙൿ౪.

2. ಪ౳ಕರಣ 2ರ ൟൿ౪ಪല .- ಕකბಟಕ ಛ౳ಮ ಸ౷ฃ೴ ಮൡ౨ ඵೈಯ൬ ฃ೴

ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1993 (1993ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ 14)ರ (ಇย౵ ಇඝ౬෨ಂං ෩ಲ

ಅඌඛಯಮๅಂൿ ಉว౵ೕ಍ಸมಜං), 2ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ (33)ඡ ಘಡಃౙ ಬದมಜ ಈ

෨ಂൽನದඝ౬ ಪ౳ൟ෽ೕ೧ಸತಕౙൿ౪, ಎಂದฉ:-

“(33) “๬ವბಜඛಕ ෈ೕൽ” ಎಂದฉ, ಛ౳෦ೕಣ ಸ౩ัೕಯ ๸๲౩ಗำ ಅಥ฿ ಸ౽ბರ

ಅಥ฿ ෴โඃ ๬ವბಜඛಕ ඩ౳ඌ౽ರಗಳ ෩ಲಕ ಪ౳෴ಣ ದರದ ෩ಲಕ฿ಗย

ಅಥ฿ ಇಲ౵ං෻ ඛವბ๼๯ൟ౨ฆವ, ๬ವბಜඛಕฆ ർคಯ ಹಕౙඝ౬ ຄಂൽฆವ

෴โඃ ෈ೕൽ, ರ๲౨ ೓ಕ, ൡಂഴ ෈ೕൽ, ಓ൐, ෥ಗბ ಅಥ฿ ಸ฿ค ർค ಮൡ౨ ಅൿ,-

(ಎ) ෴โඃ ๬ವბಜඛಕ ๳ൡๅಯ ෬ยನ ๸ೈರ ෥ಗბವඝ౬ ಅಥ฿

ಒഴ౥ർคಯඝ౬;

(෈) ෴โඃ ಅಂಥ ෈ೕൽ, ๬ವბಜඛಕ ๳ൡๅಡ ಅಥ฿ ಒഴ౥ർคಡ ಲಗ൞౨ಜฆವ

౽ฤർคಯඝ౬; ಮൡ౨

(๭) ෴โඃ ಅಂಥ ෈ೕൽ, ๬ವბಜඛಕ ๳ൡๅ ಅಥ฿ ಒഴ౥ർคಡ ಲಗ൞౨ಜฆವ

ಚฏലಗำ ಮൡ౨ ຄಂൽಆಂലฆವ ಸ౷ൡ౨ ಌಸಜ ಸ౷൞౨ಜರย ಅಥ฿ ಸ౽ბರಃౙ ಅಥ฿

ಛ౳෦ೕಣ ಸ౩ัೕಯ ๸๲౩ಗัಡ ๳คದ ಸ౷൞౨ಜರย, ಅದರ ಎว౵ಗಳವฉಡ ๸ೈರ ෥ಗბದ

ಎರവ ಬൽಗಳย౵ ಇฆವ, ෴โඃ චಲಗഔౣನ ౽ฤർค, ವฃಂಡ ಅಥ฿ ಇತರ

ರಚච෵ಂದ ಆไತ฿ಜฆವ ಅಥ฿ ಆไತ฿ಜಲ౵ൽฆವ ේ෦ಯඝ౬,

- ಒಳತำ౶ತ౨ං; “

3. ຄಸ ಪ౳ಕರಣ 63ಎ ๳ಪბഷ.- ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ 63ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ ತฆ฿ಯ

ಈ ෨ಂൽನದඝ౬ ๳คಸತಕౙൿ౪, ಎಂದฉ:-

“63ಎ.

෴โඃ

෈ೕൽಯඝ౬ ๬ವბಜඛಕ ෈ೕൽಯක౬ಜ ಳೕ๞๯ವ

ಅඌ౽ರ.- (1) ಚฏല ๳คඈ൤ ෴โඃ ಌಸಜ ෈ೕൽ෷ ๬ವბಜඛಕರ ๯ರౘ൤ ಮൡ౨

ಆฌೕಗ౲ಃౙ ಅඩಯ฿ಞ๋ಥ ๭౩ൟಯย౵ದ౪ฉ ಕ෦ೕಷನฑ ಅಥ฿ ೉ೕෆ ಆඹೕಸฑ ಆ

ಌಸಜ ෈ೕൽಡ ๸ීඌ๭ඈ൤ ൞ඡ ಸ౷൫ ಅಥ฿ ಸದค ಌಸಜ ෈ೕൽಯ ෥ยೕಕರ ಅಥ฿

ಅಂಥ ෈ೕൽಯ ෨ಂූಗದย౵ฆವ ಅಥ฿ ຄಂൽಆಂലฆವ ಕಟౣಡದ ಅಥ฿

ේ෦ಗಳ ෥ยೕಕರ ಆೕคಃಯ ෬ฉಡ ๬ವბಜඛಕ ඣೕഔೕ๯ ಮൡ౨ ಅಂಥ ෥ยೕಕคಡ

ඣೕഔ๺ ඛೕഴವ ෩ಲಕ ಸದค ಌಸಜ ෈ೕൽ ಅಥ฿ ಅದರ ූಗವඝ౬ ๬ವბಜඛಕ

෈ೕൽಯක౬ಜ ಳೕ๞๯ವ ಅದರ ಉං౪ೕಶವඝ౬ ൟัಸತಕౙൿ౪. ಆඦತರ, ಅಂಥ ෥ยೕಕฆ

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ಅಥ฿

෴ช

๼൞ಸ౾౨෷ಳ౶

ವ౲౾౨෷

ಸದค

ಉං౪ೕಶದ

เฆದ౫

෴โඃ

ಆಃ౹ೕಪൕಗืකದฆ ಇದ౪ฉ ಅಂಥ ๬ವბಜඛಕ ඣೕഔ๺ ೦ค ෥ലದ ൽකಂಕൽಂದ

ಒಂൿ

ൟಂಗಳ

ಒಳಡ

ಆಃ౹ೕಪൕಗಳඝ౬

ಸย౵ಸಬ๾ൿ.

ಅඌಂತ

ඩ౳ඌ౽ರโ

ಆಃ౹ೕಪൕಗืකದฆ ಇದ౪ฉ, ಅโಗಳඝ౬ ಪค๏ೕย๭ದ ತฆ฿ಯ ಅಂಥ ෈ೕൽ ಅಥ฿

ಅದರ ූಗವඝ౬ ๬ವბಜඛಕ ෈ೕൽ ಎಂ්ർಜ ಳೕ๞ಸಬ๾ൿ:

ಪฏൡ, ಌಸಜ ෈ೕൽ෷ ಒಂದ౾ౙಂತ ກ೉౞ನ ಛ౳ಮ ඵೈಯൟಗಳย౵ ಬฆವ

๸ದಭბದย౵, ๸ීಧಪಟౣ ಅඌಂತ ඩ౳ඌ౽ರโ ඣೕഔ๺ ඛೕಡತಕౙൿ౪ ಮൡ౨ ಆඦತರ

ತನ౬ ಅඌ౽ರ ฿౲ඪ౨ಡ ๸ීඌ๭ඈ൤ ಆ ෈ೕൽ ಅಥ฿ ಅದರ ූಗವඝ౬ ๬ವბಜඛಕ ෈ೕൽ

ಎಂ්ർಜ ಳೕ๞ಸತಕౙൿ౪:

ಇൿ ಸ౽ბರโ ౽ಲ౽ಲಃౙ ಅඌ๰೉ಸಬ๾ർದ ಅಂಥ ಪ౳ಕರಣ ಮൡ౨ ಅಂಥ

ಅವඌಛಜ ಅನ౷ಯ฿ಗತಕౙൿ౪:

ಮൡ౨ ಪฏൡ, ๬ವბಜඛಕ ෈ೕൽ෺ಂൿ ಳೕ๞๯ವ ಌಸಜ ෈ೕൽ෷ ๬ವბಜඛಕ

ರ๲౨ ಅಥ฿ ๬ವბಜඛಕ ෈ೕൽ෵ಂದ ๸ಪಕბ ຄಂൽರತಕౙൿ౪:

ಅಲ౵ඃ ಪฏൡ, ๬ವბಜඛಕ ැಕౙಸൽಂದ ඛඌಯඝ౬ ಬಳ๭ ෥ലದ ಮൡ౨

ඛ෦ბ๭ದ ರ๲౨ಯ ๸ීಧದย౵ ಸಹ ಅಂಥ ಳೕಷൕಯඝ౬ ෥ಡಬ๾ൿ.

(2) ෈ೕൽ ಅಥ฿ ಅಂಥ ෈ೕൽಯ ූಗವඝ౬ ๼ಂൽನ ේ ෥ยೕಕඝ ವಛბವൕ

ಅಥ฿ ಹ๬౨ಂತರಣದ ඣೕಂർ෵ತ ಕ౳ಯಪತ౳ದย౵ ರ๲౨ಯක౬ಜ ൧ೕค๭ದ౪ย౵ ಮൡ౨

ಅದක౬ಧค๭

ಕಟౣಡದ

ඛๆಶನಃౙ

ຄಂൽಆಂലฆ๋൤

ේ

෥ยೕಕඝ

ຄಂൽಆಂലฆವ ಕಟౣಡ ඛๆಶನಗಳඝ౬ ෥ฃಟ ಅಥ฿ ವಛბವൕ ෥ഴವ ෩ಲಕ

ಅಂಥ ರ๲౨ ಅಥ฿ ෈ೕൽಯ ಪ౳෽ೕಜನವඝ౬ ಪഷൿಆಂലฆವย౵ ಮൡ౨ (1)ඡ ಉಪ

ಪ౳ಕರಣದ ෬ฉಡ ಅಂಥ ರ๲౨ಯඝ౬ ๬ವბಜඛಕ ෈ೕൽ෴ಜ ಳೕ๞๭ฆವย౵, ේ

෥ยೕಕඝ ಕකბಟಕ ಪಟౣಣ ಮൡ౨ ಛ౳෥ಂತರ ෽ೕಜච ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1961 (1963ರ

ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ 11)ರ 14෈ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ ෬ฉ ಅ෗ไൽ౫ ಹಀౙಗಳ ಪ౳෥ಣಪತ౳

๳คඈ൤, ේ๬౷ඌೕನ ಪ౳౾౳෺ಯย౵ ඩರದಶბಕ൤ ಮൡ౨ ක౲෽ೕ೧ತ ಪค๻ರ, ඬನฑ

ವಸൟ ಮൡ౨ ඬನฑ ವ౲ವ๲౩ ಹಀౙ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2013(2013ರ ಄ಂದ౳ ಅඌඛಯಮ 30) ಅಥ฿

෴โඃ ಇತฉ ౽ඞඛನ ಅലಯย౵ ෴โඃ คೕൟಯ ಪค๻ರಃౙ ಅಹბකಗತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵.”

4. ຄಸ ಪ౳ಕರಣ165-ಎ ๳ಪბഷ.- ෩ಲ ಅඌඛಯಮದ 165ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ

ತฆ฿ಯ, ಸ౽ბค ฃಜ౲ ಪತ౳ದย౵ ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮโ ಪ౳ಕಟൕ෴ದ ൽකಂಕൽಂದ ೦คಡ

ಬฆ๋൤, ಈ ෨ಂൽನದඝ౬ ๳คಸತಕౙൿ౪, ಎಂದฉ:-

“165-ಎ. ಮತർರ ඣೕಂದ൐ ಅඌ౽ค.- (1) ಮತർರ ඣೕಂದ൐ ಅඌ౽ค෷,

ඛಯ෦ಸಬ๾ർඈಥ เඋನದย౵ ಛ౳ಮ ඵೈ෵ൟಯ ಪ౳ൟ ೋකವ൏ ಃ౹ೕತ౳ಃౙ

๸ීඌ๭ඈ൤ ಮತർರರ ಪഔౣಯඝ౬ ๭ದ౪ಪലಸತಕౙൿ౪ ಮൡ౨ ನเೕಕคೕಸತಕౙൿ౪

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๻ಟ ಆತඝ ฃಜ౲ ೋකವ൏ ಆ෽ೕಗದ ෩ಲಕ ಅಂಥ ಅඌ౽ค෴ಜ ಸ౽ბರ ಅಥ฿

ಸ౩ัೕಯ ඩ౳ඌ౽ರൽಂದ ತൡ౨ಪലಸತಕౙൿ౪ ಅಥ฿ කಮඛඃბ๏ಸತಕౙൿ౪.

(2) ಮತർರ ඣೕಂದ൐ ಅඌ౽ค෷, ඛಯ෦ಸಬ๾ർದ ಅಂಥ ඛಬბಂಧಃౙ

ಒಳಪഖౣ ೋක฿൏ ಃ౹ೕತ౳ಗಳ ಮತർರರ ಪഔౣಯඝ౬ ๭ದ౫ಪലಸฤ ಮൡ౨ ಪคಷౙคಸฤ

෋൬ ಮಟౣದ ಅඌ౽ค/ ෋൬ ಮಟౣದ ಅඌ౽ค ෬ย౷ೈರಕฃಜ ಸౘಮ ๭ಬ౯ಂൽಗಳඝ౬

ಅಥ฿

ಸ౽ბค

ඥಕರರඝ౬

ಅಥ฿

ಸ౩ัೕಯ

ඩ౳ඌ౽ರಗಳ

ඥಕರರඝ౬

ඛ෽ೕ೧ಸಬ๾ൿ.

(3) ฃಜ౲ ೋකವ൏ ಆ෽ೕಗโ ಮತർರ ඣೕಂದ൐ ಅඌ౽ค෷ ತನ౬

ಪ౳౽ಯბಗಳඝ౬ ඡರๆคಸฤ, ಸ๻ಯಕฃಜ ಒಬ౯ฆ ಅಥ฿ ກ೉౞ನ ವ౲౾౨ಗಳඝ౬

ಸ๻ಯಕ ಮತർರ ඣೕಂದ൐ ಅඌ౽คಯක౬ಜ ತൡ౨ಪലಸಬಹൿ.

(4) ಪ౳ൟ ಸ๻ಯಕ ಮತർರ ඣೕಂದ൐ ಅඌ౽ค෷, ಮತർನ ඣೕಂದ൐

ಅඌ౽คಯ ඛ฀ತ౳ಣಃౙ ಒಳಪഖౣ, ಮತർನ ඣೕಂದ൐ ಅඌ౽คಯ ಎม౵ ಅಥ฿

෴โඃ ಪ౳౽ಯბಗಳඝ౬ චರๆคಸฤ ಸౘಮකಜರತಕౙൿ౪.”

5. ൧ಂದฉಗಳ ඛ฿ರൕ.- (1) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಉಪීಧಗಳඝ౬ ೦คಡ ತฆವย౵,

෴โඃ ൧ಂದฉ ಉದ౯เ๭ದฉ, ๸ದಭბโ ಅಗತ౲ಪലಸಬ๾ർඈ൤, ൧ಂದฉಯඝ౬

ඛ฿คಸฤ

ಅವಶ౲ಕๅಂൿ

ಉഴಬฆವ

෴โದක౬ದง,

ಸ౽ბರโ

ಸ౽ბค

ฃಜ౲ಪತ౳ದย౵ ಆඃಶವඝ౬ ಪ౳ಕഔ๯ವ ෩ಲಕ ෥ಡಬ๾ൿ.

(2) ಈ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ ಅലಯย౵ ຄರലಸมದ ಪ౳ൟ෽ಂൿ ಆඃಶವඝ౬, ಅದඝ౬

ರ೉๭ದ ತฆ฿ಯ ಆದ๠ౣ ෎ಗඡ ฃಜ౲ เඋನ ෱ಡಲದ ಉಭಯ ಸದನದ ෨ಂං

෱ലಸತಕౙൿ౪.

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

ฃ೴ (ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඋ౲ඃಶ, 2026 (2026ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඋ౲ඃಶ ๸ಒ౲ 01) ඝ౬ ಈ ෩ಲಕ

ඛರಸನತัಸมಜං.

(2) ಅಂಥ ඛರಸನದย౵ ಏඡ ಒಳತಂലದ౪ง, ಕකბಟಕ ಛ౳ಮ ಸ౷ฃ೴ ಮൡ౨

ඵೈಯ൬ ฃ೴ (ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඋ౲ඃಶ, 2026 (2026ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඋ౲ඃಶ ๸ಒ౲ 01)

ರലಯย౵ ෥ಡมದ ෴โඃ ౽ಯბ ಅಥ฿ ಅತಂಡ ෴โඃ ಕ౳ಮವඝ౬ ಈ

ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಅലಯย౵ ෥ಡมಜං ಅಥ฿ ಅತಳ౶มಜං ಎಂൿ ූเಸತಕౙൿ౪.

ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ౲ඩಲರ ಆඃ๎ඝ๬ರ

ಮൡ౨ ಅವರ ກಸคನย౵,

೧. ๏౳ೕಧฑ

ಸ౽ბರದ ౽ಯბದ๏ბ,

๸ಸൽೕಯ ವ౲ವ๻ರಗำ ಮൡ౨

๎ಸನ ರಚච ಇมಒ.

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PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND LEGISLATION SECRETARIAT

NOTIFICATION

NO. DPAL 17 SHASANA 2026, BENGALURU, DATED: 01.09.2026

ූರತ ๸เඋನದ ಅඝ೎౟ೕಧ 348ರ ಘಡ (3)ರ ಅലಯย౵ ฃಜ౲ඩಲคಂದ

ಅඌಂತತั๭ದ ಕකბಟಕ ಛ౳ಮ ಸ౷ฃ೴ ಮൡ౨ ඵೈಯ൬ ฃ೴ (ಎರಡඡ ൟൿ౪ಪല)

ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2026 (2026ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ ๸ಒ౲:34) ರ ූ๝ಂತರವඝ౬ ಅඌಂತ

ಆಂಗ౵ ಪಠ౲ๅಂൿ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ౲ಪತ౳ದ เ๕ಷ ๸೉ಃಯย౵ (ූಗ-IVA) ಪ౳ಕഔಸ෎ಃಂൿ

ಆඃ๏ಸมಜං.

KARNATAKA ACT NO. 34 OF 2026

(First Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 1st day of September 2026)

THE KARNATAKA GRAM SWARAJ AND PANCHAYAT RAJ

(SECOND AMENDMENT) ACT, 2026

(Received the assent of the Governor on the 1st day of September 2026)

An Act to further 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-seventh 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 (Second Amendment) Act, 2026.

(2) Save as otherwise provided, the provisions of this Act shall be deemed to

have come into force with effect from 16th day of July, 2026.

2. Amendment of section 2.- In the Karnataka Gram Swaraj and

Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1993) (hereinafter referred to as the

principal Act) in section 2, for clause (33), the following shall be substituted,

namely:-

“(33) “Public Street” means any street, road, square, court, alley,

passage or riding path over which the public have a right of way maintained

by the Rural Local Bodies or Government or by any public authorities,

whether a thoroughfare or not and includes,-

(a) the roadway over any public bridge or causeway;

(b) the footway attached to any such street public bridge or causeway;

and

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(c) the drains attached to any such street, public bridge or causeway

and the land, whether covered or not by any pavement verandah or

other structure which lies on either side of the roadway upto the

boundaries of the adjacent property, whether that property is private

property or property belonging to the Government or the Rural Local

Bodies.”

3. Insertion of new section 63-A.- In the Principal Act, after section 63, the

following shall be inserted, namely:-

“63-A. Power to declare any street as public street.- (1) If a private

street including the drains are in such a poor condition that endangers

public safety and health, an authority authorized by the Government may,

with respect to a private street, on his own accord or upon a request by the

owners of the said private street or the owners of the buildings and lands

fronting or abutting on such a street, by a public notice and notice to such

owners, inform the intention to declare the said private street or part

thereof, as a public street. Thereupon, such owners or anyone else

interested, may give objections, if any, against the said intention within

stipulated time specified in public notice by affixture. Upon considering the

objections if any, an authority authorized by the Government may, declare

such street or part thereof to be a public street:

Provided that, in case the private street falls in more than one Gram

Panchayat then the concerned authority authorized by the Government

shall issue the notice and thereupon declare the street or part thereof as a

public street in respect to his jurisdiction.

This shall be applicable in such case and for such duration as

notified by the Government from time to time :

Provided that, the Private Street to be declared as Public Street shall

have connectivity from the public road or Public Street.

Provided further that, such a declaration may also be made with

respect to a road which has been laid and constructed using funds from the

public exchequer.

(2) Where, street or part of such street which was shown by the

erstwhile land owner as road in the registered deed of transfer or

conveyance made by the land owner and based upon which the abutting

building sites were carved out by the land owner, who has obtained the

benefit of such road or street by making the sale or transfer of abutting

building sites and such a road is declared as public street under sub-section

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(1), in that event the land owner, shall not be eligible for any type of

compensation under Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land

Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (Central Act 30 of

2013) or any other law, including Development Rights Certificates under

section 14-B of the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961

(Karnataka

Act

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of 1963).”

4. Insertion of new section 165A.- In the Principal Act, after section

165, the following shall be inserted, with effect from date of publication of this Act

in the official gazette, namely:-

“165A. Electoral Registration Officer.- (1) An Electoral Registration

Officer shall prepare and renew the voters list with respect to each

constituency of a Grama Panchayat, in such manner as may be prescribed

and he shall be an officer of the Government or a local authority designated

or nominated as such by the State Election Commission.

(2) The Electoral Registration Officer may, subject to such restriction

as may be prescribed, depute competent officials or Government employees

or employees of local authorities as Booth level officer/Booth level officer

Supervisor to prepare and revise the voters the list of the constituencies.

(3) The State Election Commission may designate one or more persons

as Assistant Electoral Registration Officers to assist the Electoral

Registration Officer to discharge of his functions.

(4) Each Assistant Electoral Registration Officer shall, subject to the

control of the Electoral Registration Officer, is competent to discharge all or

any of the functions of the Electoral Registration Officer.”

5. Power to remove difficulties.- (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect

to the provisions of this Act , the Government may by order, published in the official

Gazette, as the occasion may require, do anything which appears to it to be

necessary to remove the difficulty.

(2) Every order made under this section shall, as soon as may be after it is

so made, be laid before the both House of the State Legislature.

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

(Amendment) Ordinance, 2026 (Karnataka Ordinance No. 01 of 2026) is here by

repealed.

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(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or deemed to have been done

or any action taken or deemed to have been taken under the Karnataka Gram

Swaraj and Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026 (Karnataka Ordinance

No. 01 of 2026) shall be deemed to have been done under this Act.

The above translation of ಕකბಟಕ ಛ౳ಮ ಸ౷ฃ೴ ಮൡ౨ ඵೈಯ൬ ฃ೴

(ಎರಡඡ ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2026 (2026ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ ๸ಒ౲: 34) be

published in the Official Gazette under clause (3) of Article 348 of the constitution

of India.

THAAWARCHAND GEHLOT

GOVERNOR OF KARNATAKA

By Order and in the name of

the Governor of Karnataka,

G. SRIDHAR

Secretary to Government

Department of Parliamentary

Affairs and Legislation

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