Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday said the second list of appointments to state boards and corporations would be announced within the next two days, with the remaining positions to be filled subsequently.
Addressing a Children’s Day programme at the KPCC office’s Bharat Jodo Hall, organised to mark former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s birth anniversary, Shivakumar said the first list was intended to recognise and empower party workers.
He asked party workers to strengthen Bharat Jodo Yuva Sanghas at the panchayat and ward levels. Around 40,000 people had been appointed to Guarantee Committees, while appointments for another 20,000 were under way, he said.
Shivakumar also indicated that the government was considering a sixth guarantee focused on land, in addition to its existing five welfare schemes.
On the Special Summary Revision (SSR) of electoral rolls, he said the Congress had developed an app to help eligible voters whose names had been deleted seek their reinstatement.
Paying tribute to Nehru, Shivakumar highlighted his contributions to industrialisation, public sector enterprises, agriculture, education, healthcare and scientific development. He also recalled Nehru’s role in Karnataka’s development, including the foundation stone for Vidhana Soudha and support for the Tungabhadra Dam.