Bengaluru: The State Government on Tuesday decided to form two cabinet sub-committees to see the implementation of the direction of the High Court at Datta Peeta, a cave temple in Bababuduliri Hill in Chikkamagaluru, and became the privatization of Mysore Mandya Sugar Factory.
Recently, the court directed the government to appoint a Hindu Imam at the temple after being forged by the government’s order in March 2018, which allowed a Muslim Priest to enter the holy place and distribute ‘Teertha’.
MySore sugar factory, or MySugar, ran into controversy after the government proposed privatizing IT and Sugar Baron and Now-Industry Minister Murugesh R Nirani showed an interest in controlling the closed facility.
After the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, the law and parliament of the Minister of JC Madhuswamy told reporters that the three members’ sub-committees would recommend modalities to implement court direction in Datta Peeta.
It will also be intentional whether the government must submit a written statement before the court.
Madhuswamy will lead this committee, which will include Revenue Minister R Ashoka, Kannada and Cultural Minister V Sunil Kumar and Minister of Muzarai Shashikala Jolle.
Other panels will study mysugar problems and recommend whether the government must run it or privatize.
Madhuswamy said that this panel will consist of Sugar Minister Shankar Patil Munenakoppa, Ashoka, Minister of Water Resources Govind Karjol, Affairs of Youth and Minister of Sports KC Narayana Gowda.
“There have been severe opposition to privatization proposals.
We are exploring him whether it can be run on the operating-and-maintaining model by the government.
Sub-committee will explore this option,” he said.
Late on Tuesday night, the government also issued orders for the constitution of the third cabinet sub-committee, which would see how various referrals issued by the court and court to share river water can be implemented.
The committee, led by the Chairman of the Minister of Basavaraj Bommai, will cover problems related to Krishna, Mahadayi and other river disputes.
It will also see land acquisition for the top III Krishna project.
The cabinet, meanwhile, agreed to a proposal to climb retirement from Rs 600 to Rs 800 for those over 60 and from Rs 1,000 to 1,200 Rs for people on the Sandhya Surakha scheme.
Madhuswamy said that the scheme would benefit around 36 lakh people and an additional fee of Rs 207 Crore to Fecka.
The cabinet decided to provide Rs 14.6 Crore for the modernization of the Bengaluru Police and reduced the cut-off year from five to four for the promotion of police personnel if the eligible candidate was not available for eight years of altitude.
The government also cleanses the RS 300 Crore for Kharland Works, an Rs 1.500 Crore project to build a Bunds in 20 to 26 rivers and flow in three Taluk Uttara Kannada to regulate the flow of seawater.