Sub-committee to examine demand for shifting offices:Cabinet

The Karnataka cabinet today decided to set up a cabinet sub-committee to look into the demand for shifting some important government offices to other parts of the state, especially north Karnataka.

People have been raising the demand to avoid travelling to Bengaluru and get work done in their region itself.

"The cabinet has agreed in principle to shift Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigam Limited, Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Limited, Karnataka Sugarcane Development Directorate, Karnataka Powerloom Directorate, Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Board to north Karnataka," rural development and panchyatraj minister Krishna Byregowda.

The cabinet also decided to transfer a Karnataka Information Commissioner and a member of the Karnataka Human Rights Commission to north Karnataka.

"Though these topics were not in the agenda of the cabinet, the decision was taken after the chief secretary moved the proposal," Byregowda told reporters after a cabinet meeting.

It was also decided in the cabinet to allow private firms to purchase land from farmers to set up solar plants.

The government has plans to invest Rs 5,000 crore in the next four years to improve infrastructure and skill development as part of its project 'Healthy competition with China.'