Karnataka government’s ambitious Village Forest initiative, which seeks to eliminate middlemen and provide services of various departments in rural areas of 12 districts, will be launched on Republic Day.
These centers will be similar to Bangalore Forest and Karnataka Forest Centres.
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai held a virtual meeting on Monday to review the preparations for the launch of the initiative. “It will be implemented in 12 districts of the state from January 26. About 3,000 Gram Van Seva Kendras will be opened for this,” he said. “For now, it will be launched in 12 districts and it will cover all districts in the coming days. I have directed the officers to ensure that the services of key departments are easily available to the people in rural areas.
The government will start Village Van Centers in the districts of Bidar, Koppal, Ballari, Belagavi, Haveri, Vijayapura, Davangere, Shivamogga, Tumakuru, Chikkamagaluru, Udupi and Kodagu in the first phase. About 100 services related to revenue, food, health and labor departments will be available through Village Van Sewa Kendras. They will be provided with uninterrupted power and internet connectivity,” said an official.
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“Now people need not visit government offices at taluka and district level as they can avail services in village forest offices. It is envisaged to make Village One a single-point support center for all citizen-centric activities at the village level,” said an official of the e-governance department working on the project. The services also include banking services and RTI filing facilities, the official said.
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