From Our Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network - Bangalore

Bangalore, Sep 16: With 375 services across various government departments are currently under the Sakala Scheme, the State Government plans to add 240 more services soon to ensure time-bound service to the public under the Karnataka Sakala Services Act 2011.

Karnataka’s Law and Parliamentary Affairs and Animal Husbandry Minister T B Jayachandra on Monday released August month’s report on implementation of the Sakala scheme in the State.

“We are planning to add 240 services under Sakala soon,” he announced.

A total of 22.19 lakh applications were disbursed in August.

Jayachandra said all 177 taluks and 30 district offices, taking the total to 207, would have Sakala help desks by next month.

While the districts of Uttara Kannada, Kolar and Chamarajanagar took the top positions in implementing Sakala last month, he said Gudibande in Chikkaballapur district which stole the limelight for being most consistent among taluks, followed by Kumta and Ankola tauks.

Kolar has shown tremendous commitment to move from the 20th rank in July month to second rank in August.

Chamarajangar, after a two month holding to the first rank has been consistent to remain in the top number 3 in August, he said.

Chikmagalur, Bellary and Belguam secured 30th, 29th and 28th rank respectively in Auugst, he said.

Sakala Mission Director and DPAR Principal Secretary Shalini Rajneesh said a team of governors from Afghanistan came over to understand Sakala services, after the first grop went back inspired.

She said noted educationist from IIM Ahmedabad, Anil Gupta, came to document Sakala case study for IIMA graduates.

The Sakala model has been adopted by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Personnel Grievances (DARPG) for country-wide ‘training of trainers’ module to help all administrators in improving service delivery.

More than 50 per cent of the state’s population had utilised Sakala services, officials said.