Mysuru: Karnataka with a population of about four crores is the seventh most rural populous State and the eighth biggest rural State by area in the country. Hence, there is a separate Department to cater to this big chunk of population and area, said Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister (RDPR) Krishna Byre Gowda.
Addressing a two-day progress review meeting of Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officers (ZP CEOs) and Deputy Secretaries in the Abdul Nazeer Saab auditorium at the ZP Office premises here this morning, Byre Gowda said that the responsibility of the people’s representatives and the bureaucrats to concentrate on development works in rural areas on a priority basis becomes important.
