Expedite issuance of khatas in UBLs: GTD
Chairing the progress review meeting of Karnataka Development Programmes of Chamudeshwari assembly segment held at Zilla Panchayat hall in the city, he said on the city's outskirts urban local bodies like Hootagally City Municipal Council, Rammanahalli, Bogadhi, Srirampura and Bogadhi town panchayats now have greater responsibility after MDA transferred its properties to their limits. They not only should focus on mobilisation of resource and revenue by issuing khatas to its property owners, but also initiating development works as most of the newly developed layouts are coming up in large numbers to ensure civic amenities for its citizens.
As revenue to all these ULBs will be increased this year due to issuance of khatas, after MDA transferred its properties, officials of all these ULBs must prepare for action plan for development works utilising State Finance Commission (SFC), from its revenue generation funds for the fiscal year 2025-26, he said.
"They must also seek approval for this action plan in its council meeting, and start implementing the development works. Preference should be given to ease drinking water crisis, UGD, power supply works in their action plan. All measures have been taken to supply water to the households of all these ULBs under Kabini drinking water supply project. Drinking water to newly developed layouts like Sardar Vallabha Bai Patel Nagar, Vasanthnagar will be supplied from Rammanahalli Town Panchayat through German Press," he said.
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