Karnataka govt launches Gram One programme in 12 districts

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai launched Gram One programme in 3026 Gram Panchayats spread over 12 districts yesterday. The scheme is aimed at taking government services to the doors of people at the grass-root level.

The programme will be launched across the state by the end of March. 

Gram One kiosks will provide Aadhar Card, Ration card, Caste certificates and other services related to the department of Agriculture, Horticulture, Revenue, Women and Child Welfare and Social Welfare.

A separate cell is set up with equipment and data entry operators in the offices of tahsildars to receive the



applications.

The e-governance department will be monitoring and reviewing the programme. This will prevent people in villages from going to Taluk offices and reduce corruption.

All the applications will be received through the kiosks and fed into the Government portal and processed online.

The Chief Minister has said that modern technology will play a key role in taking the villages from Gram Swaraj to Gram Suraj, a dream of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He disclosed that during the experimental stage of Gram One programme, about six lakh petitions were received and services provided without a hitch in four districts.