KPSC KAS Prelims and Mains Exam
KARNATAKA Increase in number of visitors to mini and small zoos in Karnataka Even as the Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK) is in the process of finalising master plans for the remaining zoos in the State according to the Central Zoo Authority’s directive — making way for their planned development — mini and small zoos … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka forms committee to make Karnataka the electrical vehicle capital of India The state government formed a high level committee under additional chief secretary for commerce and industries, DV Prasad to prepare a roadmap and incorporate the world’s best practices to create a suitable environment for making Karnataka the Electrical Vehicle capital of the country. … Read more
Information sharing and transparency in government and Right to information act 2005 Transparency and accountability in administration as the sine qua non of participatory democracy, gained recognition as the new commitments of the state towards its citizens. It is considered imperative to enlist the support and participation of citizens in management of public services. Traditionally, … Read more
Citizen charter The Citizens’ Charter is an instrument which seeks to make an organization transparent, accountable and citizen friendly. A Citizens’ Charter is basically a set of commitments made by an organization regarding the standards of service which it delivers. Every citizens’ charter has several essential components to make it meaningful; the first being the … Read more
Unicameral and Bicameral legislations– Functions and crisis of accountability, delegated legislation, Legislative procedure and committees of legislature Bicameral Legislatures A bicameral legislature is comprised of two chambers, often described as the lower house and the upper house. Usually, the composition of the lower chamber (with such names as the House of Representatives, House of Commons, … Read more
Utilization of public fund Intergovernmental transfers from the centre to the states takes place through three channels: statutory and other transfers mandated by the Finance Commission, formula-based transfers for State Plan Schemes through the Planning Commission, and other discretionary transfers by the Planning Commission/ various central Ministries. The entire tax sharing is a part of … Read more
KARNATAKA Govt to restore 2kg wheat under Anna Bhagya for North Karnataka With just six months to go for the assembly polls, the government has decided to reintroduce wheat supply under the Anna Bhagya scheme in order to woo North Karnataka voters. The move will be implemented in 13 districts of the region. Beneficiaries will … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka plans ‘safe selfie’ campaign Concerned over the growing number of ‘selfie deaths’, the Karnataka government has decided to launch an online campaign warning that “self-photography could cost you your life” and urge people to take a pledge to take selfies responsibly. The state tourism department will simultaneously launch a statewide drive … Read more
Delivering public services in a time bound, decentralised and citizen friendly manner has been one of the major challenges facing the administration wing of the government.Right to Service legislation in India comprises statutory laws which guarantee time-bound delivery of various public services rendered to citizens and provides mechanism for punishing the errant public servant if … Read more
The state secretarial consists of departments of state government which are headed politically by the ministers and administratively by the secretaries. The chief secretary Is the head of the entire state secretariat while a secretary is a head of one or two departments. Functions of State Secretariat: ? the secretariat of the state determines the … Read more