Karnataka govt to hire 8,400 personnel to boost service delivery

Karnataka government is set to hire 8,400 personnel to strengthen operations of 'Nemmadi Kendras' (kiosks),which operate as a single window agency for all government services at the village level,Deputy Chief Minister K S Eshwarappa said today.

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Karnataka government is set to hire 8,400 personnel to strengthen operations of ‘Nemmadi Kendras’ (kiosks),which operate as a single window agency for all government services at the village level,Deputy Chief Minister K S Eshwarappa said today.

Eshwarappa,who holds portfolios of Revenue and Rural Development and Panchayat Raj,said these personnel would be appointed on contract the basis of reservation and merit.

As many as 1,400 engineers and technical officers each would be absorbed at a monthly salary of Rs 20,000 and Rs 12,500,respectively,while 5,600 computer operators would get Rs 6,500,he told reporters here.

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Eshwarappa said each hobli — a cluster of adjoining villages — would have a Nemmadi Kendra.

The minister said the government has decided to bring services offered in these kiosks under ‘Sakala’ which makes it mandatory for the staff to deliver services in a time-bound manner or be liable to be fined.

Eshwarappa also said there was “confusion” in implementation of MNREGA in Karnataka in 2008-09,including in third party inspection.

A senior official of the RDPR ministry has been asked to conduct an enquiry and he would do so in coordination with district officials,he said,adding,in many cases the workers had not been paid during that year.