Vinay Kumar Sorake Minister For Urban Development ,Government Of Karnataka He was born on 5th Jan 1955. His Educational Qualification is B.SW.LLB.
Friday, 11 September 2015
Thursday, 27 August 2015
MYSORE'S STILL MESMERIZES WITH OLD WORLD CHARM.
Having said that keeping it that way requires a lot of persistence. Development should be planned with care while not disturbing the very essence that makes this city special. And who else can relate to this better than the citizens who are soaking up the adulation of living in the number one city in the country.
It is one thing to bag a'clean city' tag, and another to
retain it, and it would not be possible without the citizens coming forth, be it
newer development project or the cleanliness of the city, after meeting up
with few citizen forums and the authorities i was convinced that Mysore will
not let go of its position easily.
Being a Heritage city, infrastructure need to planned. In this
direction foundation stone for a road between Bannimantap 'A' Industrial Layout
(Metagalli Road) and Outer Ring Road at B M Shri Nagar is laid to help
industries thrive. The road is being developed at a cost of Rs 6.60 crore.
Another road between the railway track in the area to Jodi Tenginamara will be
developed at Rs 9.6 crore.
The Mysore Zoo that attracts a large number of tourists has also gone through a drastic infrastructure development and modernization.
Another burning issue which is being addressed is the regularization of unauthorized
constructions on revenue land in urban areas as per the Karnataka Land Revenue
Act, 1964. A New Housing
schemes is initiated to help people realize their dream of owning a house under
which the Centre will provide Rs 1.5 lakh subsidy. The state government will
provide Rs 2 lakh loan along with the Basava Vasati Yojane.
Key to any city with bustling development is water supply; there seems to be no shortage of water for Mysore except that the distribution system needs to be made efficient and the Urban Development department has set goals to achieve this.
Sunday, 23 August 2015
Jana Mana
Does the Government Scheme really benefit the people? and if it does to what extent and above all does it equate to the objective they were conceived. This was one of the objectives in organising " Jana Mana"., also a one-to-one platform to interaction with people who are actual beneficiaries, it set the tone to assess the success of initiatives while welcoming suggestions and reflect upon constructive criticism…
Interactions such as these
provide a better perspective for effective implementation and result oriented
schemes that are focused and beneficial.
Article by THE HINDU below
give a snap shot of the concluded 'Jana Mana'
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/sorake-promises-boiled-rice-under-anna-bhagya-scheme-in-udupi-district/article7571303.ece
Sorake promises boiled rice under Anna
Bhagya scheme in Udupi district
‘Provide
subsidised diesel to farmers for mechanised tillers’
Minister
for Urban Development Vinay Kumar Sorake said on Saturday that the government
would take steps to provide boiled rice under the Anna Bhagya scheme in Udupi
district shortly.
He
was speaking at the ‘Jana Mana’, an interactive session with beneficiaries of
various government schemes, organised by the district administration here.
Earlier,
Roopesh, a farmer from Kalya village, said that people in Udupi and Dakshina
Kannada districts do not eat raw rice. They use boiled rice for their meals.
Raw rice is used only while preparing idli and dosa. So the government should
supply boiled rice to people under the Anna Bhagya scheme.
Mr.
Sorake said that the matter had been considered earlier by the government and
boiled rice from Andhra Pradesh was being supplied to fair price shops.
But
people did not like the taste of the boiled rice from Andhra Pradesh. “Hence,
efforts are being made to provide boiled rice produced in the State,” he added.
Another
farmer suggested that boiled rice, which was procured from the farmers in the
district by Paddy Procurement Centres, should be distributed under the Anna
Bhagya scheme in the district. This would benefit both the farmers and the
beneficiaries, he added. To this, Mr. Sorake said that the suggestion would be
considered.
Achuta
Adiga, a farmer, said that farmers were no longer using oxen for ploughing as
in earlier times. Instead now, they use mechanised tillers that work on diesel.
Hence, the government should provide subsidised diesel to farmers as was being
given to fishermen to operate their boats, he added. In response to the
suggestion, Mr. Sorake said that he would take up the matter with Minister of
Agriculture Krishna Byre Gowda.
Kerosene lamps
Some
farmers said that a minimum of two litres of kerosene should be provided for
every ration cardholder in the villages. People in the villages still have to
depend on kerosene lamps when there is no power supply. But as per government
guidelines, kerosene is not being provided to those card holders who have LPG
cylinders. This guideline should be relaxed, they added. During the interactive
session, Kajil, a transgender, said that the district administration had given
title deeds to three transgenders in the district, and such a thing happened
for the first time in the State, and same should be replicated in other
districts also, added Kajil.
“We
should be treated with respect and not discriminated against. We want jobs so
that we can become self-reliant. Deputy Commissioner R. Vishal has agreed to
consider our demand for jobs,” Kajil added.
‘Though boiled rice sourced
from Andhra Pradesh was supplied, people did not like it. So, efforts are now
being made to supply that which is produced in the State’
Tuesday, 18 August 2015
Cong releases 50-point Chargesheet against BJP misrule of BBMP
From Our Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network
Daijiworld Media Network
Bengaluru, Aug 18: The ruling Congress has released a 50-point “charge sheet” on the misrule and various misdeeds allegedly committed during the BJP rule in the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).
Five State Ministers, including Ramalinga Reddy and K J George, representing the City in the Siddaramaiah government, said the City’s infrastructure suffered owing to bad management of the civic body by the BJP.
The ruling Congress party in its detailed booklet on the misrule and misdeeds during the BJP rule of BBMP, which was officially released in Bengaluru on Tuesday, said it was an attempt to unveil the real face of the BJP.
The Congress leaders asked the voters to reject the Opposition party candidates in the coming BBMP elections to ensure better governance of the city next five years.
The five-year BJP ruled BBMP was marked by a series of scandals, including Rs 2400 crore work and job code scam, they said.
The Ministers alleged that thousands of crores of rupees released by the State and Central governments to the City were either swindled or misused by the former BJP councillors.
George said the City lost the Smart City project owing to inefficiency of three Union Ministers representing the City.
They maintained that the BJP failed to mobilise resources to take up developmental works and pushed the once cash rich civic body to the brink of bankruptcy by pledging iconic assets.
There was a huge disparity in budget proposals and actual sanction of funds to project by the BBMP during 2010-15.
Thursday, 30 July 2015
Mangaluru tops in smart city evaluation with high marks
The city scored a record 96.88 marks in the evaluation process done by state mission director. leaving the other cities behind. there has been an overall development in Drainage, sanitation, Drinking water and waste disposals.
We need to set similar benchmarks for other cities to follow., it is not that the other cities are far behind There has been a lot of headway when it comes to town planning and development in all other cities in Karnataka. The New bill on TDR regulation amendment will only ensure that the progress of Urban development projects are not hindered.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/Will-Mangaluru-make-it-to-smart-city-list/articleshow/48266190.cms
http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=340429
Wednesday, 29 July 2015
City corporations to be brought under commissionerate
THE HINDU
MANGALURU, July 28, 2015
Minister for Urban Development Vinay Kumar Sorake said here on
Monday that the government will constitute a commissionerate by bringing all
city corporations in the State under it.
It will be headed by a commissioner and will help to speed up
administration.
With this the city corporations do not need to send their
proposals to the Directorate of Municipal Administration and then to the
Secretary of the Urban Development Department for approval.
The commissioner of the commissionerate would be given powers to
clear the proposals, he said.
In addition, the Minister said that all urban development
authorities, such as the Mangaluru Urban Development Authority, the Mysuru
Urban Development Authority, would be brought under a Commissioner.
The two senior appointments would be made within two months.
Referring to the smart city project of the Union government, he
said that the Centre has asked the State to send the proposals of six city
corporations as per the guidelines mentioned. It would be done accordingly.
To make Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) more attractive for
land-losers, the Karnataka Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Bill, 2015,
enhanced the TDR from the present 1.5 times of the cost of the land lost to two
times of the cost of the land lost. The Legislative Assembly has passed the
Bill last week, he said.
The Minister said that rules for double TDR would be framed once
the Legislative Council approved the same. Linking the double TDR to FAR (floor
area ratio) would ensure that the property owner got four times compensation
for the land that one gave up for any public work, he said.
For example, if a person gave up two cents of land for a
project, he/she got TDR for the value of four cents of land.
The property owner could sell the TDR so earned to a builder who
could increase FAR on the property where they intend to construct a building.
If a builder is licensed to construct five floors on a plot of
land, using the TDR, the builder can henceforth put an additional floor on the
same plot of land, the Minister said.
Sunday, 12 July 2015
Ultimate aim is to make Kaup a taluk headquarters
KAUP (UDUPI DISTRICT), July 12, 2015
Sub-registrar’s office, sub-treasury will come up in Kaup, says Sorake
Vinaykumar Sorake, Urban Development Minister, said on Saturday that efforts were on to set up a sub-registrar’s office and a sub-treasury here. He was speaking after distributing facilities for beneficiaries of government schemes here.
Mr. Sorake said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had given the nod for setting up the sub-registrar’s office and the sub-treasury. Efforts would also be made to shift the Udupi South Block Education Office from Udupi to here. These steps were being taken so that people need not have to go to Udupi for their work.
It had been possible to get these facilities here as Kaup had been upgraded to a Town Municipal Council (TMC) with the merger of Kaup, Uliyargoli, Mallar and Padu gram panchayats. The Assistant Commissioner had been appointed as the administrator of the TMC. “Our ultimate aim is to make Kaup, a taluk headquarters,” he said.
A sum of Rs. 100 crore would be spent for development works in Kaup TMC, including the Rs. 32 crore already sanctioned for drinking water and sanitation facilities. Drinking water for the town would be supplied from Manipura village. All villages en route too would get drinking water. A solid waste management plant would also be set up here.
BPL cards
Mr. Sorake said that Udupi district was in the second spot in the distribution of below the poverty Line (BPL) cards in the State. In spite of this, 7,000 persons in the district were yet to receive their BPL cards. This figure also included applications for the renewal of BPL cards. “We want to provide BPL cards to all these families in the next three months,” he said.
Mr. Sorake said that sites had been given to 600 landless persons in Kaup Assembly Constituency. Though there was shortage of land in the constituency, efforts would be made to give sites to 700 more landless persons, he said. The objective of holding programmes such as the present one was to provide government facilities to the people at their door steps. Such programmes were being held in all gram panchayats in the constituency, Mr. Sorake said. He handed over a cheque for Rs. 1 lakh to Appi Karkera, wife of fisherman Ramesh Karkera, who drowned in the Arabian Sea recently.
World Population Day
Awareness needed to check population: Sorake
Vinay Kumar Sorake, Urban Development Minister, said on Saturday that more awareness needed to be created to control population in society. He was speaking after inaugurating a World Population Day function organised by the Department of Health and Family Welfare and other organisations, here.
Mr. Sorake said that ever since the global population touched the 500-crore mark on July 11, 1987, World Population Day was being celebrated.
The population of India, which was a mere 36 crore in 1951 had increased to 121 crore in 2011. Every year, the country was adding 1.81 crore to its existing population. If the same trend continued, the country’s population would touch the 240 crore mark in the next 40 years.
The population of Karnataka was just 1.94 crore in 1951, but it had increased to 6.11 crore in 2011. Poverty, illiteracy, superstition, lack of information, child marriage, are some of the reasons for rapid increase in population, he said. Due to a slew of health programmes, such as Janani Suraksha Yojana, Madilu, Tayi Bhagya, there had been a decline in death rate.
The problems which could arise due to increase in population were shortage of food, water, clothing, land, housing and minerals. It led to deforestation, increase in poverty and unemployment, and reduction of resources for education and healthcare services.
It also led to increase in air, water and noise pollution and social inequality. Slum areas would increase in urban areas and put pressure on civic amenities.
The Hindu - July 12 2015
Saturday, 11 July 2015
Thursday, 9 July 2015
Wednesday, 24 June 2015
To clear pending BPL cards soon...
Minister Sorake directs officials to distribute BPL cards soon
Udupi: Urban Development Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake has directed officials to clear problems with regard to below the poverty line (BPL) cards and distribute them immediately to beneficiaries. He was presiding over the Udupi Taluk-level Karnataka Development Programme meeting here on Tuesday.
Mr. Sorake said 1,556 persons, who applied for BPL cards in the taluk, had not got them. As a result of which, they were unable to get the benefit of other government schemes as well.
Monday, 22 June 2015
Provide better marketing facilities for farmers
Udupi: Urban Development Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake, said on Monday that it was necessary to provide better marketing facilities to farmers to sell their products.
Inaugurating the Udupi hobli-level agricultural campaign organised by the Zilla Panchayat along with agriculture and other related departments, here,Mr. Sorake said that farmers suffer as they do not get good price for their produce. A mechanism whereby the farmers can sell their produce is essential. It is also necessary to provide cold storage and food processing facilities for both agricultural and horticultural produce. "Besides fetching better price, such facilities will add value to the produce," he said.
A large section of the population in both the district still depends on agriculture, horticulture and dairy farming. However, agriculture and horticulture do not appeal to the younger generation. Even agriculture degree holders prefer white-collared jobs in the cities to ploughing their fields.
Though both the Union and State governments have launched several programmes for giving a fillip to agriculture, it did not have the desired impact. This is because of the gap between Government departments and the farmers.
“It is essential to encourage the farmers to take to mechanization of agriculture and inform them about new techniques to improve the yield of their crops. The government departments should go to the doorsteps of the farmers,” he said.
The departments should also provide both agricultural and horticultural farmers information about the diseases and the pests that could affect their crops and the measures that can be taken to prevent them. “Advance information about diseases and pests would go a long way in protecting the crop and benefit the farmers,” he said.
Water resources play an important role in helping the farmers. The district has a huge potential as far as water resources are concerned. This potential needs to be tapped. Since water and agriculture are inter-connected, the agriculture and watershed have been merged at the district and hobli-level for better coordination, a few years ago, Mr. Sorake said.
Ida Gibba D'Souza, Upendra Nayak, Zilla Panchayat members, Shobha S. Poojarti, Ganesh Kumar, Taluk Panchayat members, Anthony Maria Immanuel, Joint Director of Agriculture, M. Hanumanthappa, Associate Director of Zonal Agricultural and Horticultural Research Station, Jayalaxmi N. Hegde, Programme Coordinator of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, were present.
Bus services in remote villages
KSRTC will be told to start bus services in remote villages, says Sorake
Vinay Kumar Sorake, Urban Development Minister, said on Monday that he had directed the district administration to immediately hold a meeting with the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) officials to start bus services in the remote areas of Kundapur taluk.
Briefing presspersons after the tri-monthly Karnataka Development Programme (KDP) meeting here, Mr. Sorake said that there was an opinion that the sexual assault and murder of a 17-year-old minor near Byndoor could have been prevented if bus services had been available to the village. Hence, KSRTC would be directed to give proposals for starting bus services to remote and interior villages of the taluk.
Since monsoon season had started, the district had geared up to meet contingencies due to heavy rainfall. So far, sea erosion had been reported from places including Maravanthe, Hungarcutta and Mulloor. Boulders were being put wherever necessary to prevent sea erosion. Already the government had released Rs. 2.5 crore for calamities relief, though the district had sought Rs. 4 crore, he said
The officials of the zilla panchayat, Public Works Department and National Highway had been told to keep the storm water drains clear.
A proposal had been sent to include 18 works under the Multi-Village Scheme (MVS) in the district. Already the MVS work had been completed in Hebri and Chara villages, Mr. Sorake said.
On the former Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa’s demand on a probe on money spent on sea erosion, Mr. Sorake said that boulders were being put to prevent sea waves for decades including the period when Mr. Yeddyurappa was Chief Minister. A proposal had been sent to the Union government for the construction of permanent sea wall. “We are ready for any probe,” he said.
On the State Advisory Price (SAP) not being paid to cane growers, he said that the money had to be paid by owners of sugarcane factory to the cane growers. Nearly 70 per cent of sugarcane factory owners were leaders of BJP. “Mr. Yeddyurappa should use his good office and get them to pay it to the farmers,” he said.
On Minor Irrigation Minister Shivaraj Tangadgi’s alleged involvement in the controversy over the murder of a student, Mr. Sorake said that allegations should be backed by facts.
The government believed in transparency, he said. Gopal Poojary, Byndoor MLA, was present.
THE HINDU - UDUPI, June 23, 2015
Wednesday, 27 May 2015
Gram Panchayat polls 2015 - Udupi
Udupi: Hectic preparations on ahead of gram panchayat polls |
Daijiworld Media Network—Udupi (HB) Udupi, May 26: Preparations for the village panchayat elections are on in full swing in Udupi district. The district authority is all set for the gram panchayat level election to be held on Friday May 29. There are 155 village panchayats in the district and the nomination process has been completed. There are a total of 7, 38, 608 voters in Udupi district of which 3, 53, 190 are men and 3, 85, 418 are women. There are 4,740 candidates contesting the election in the district of which 2, 229 are women and 2, 511 are men. Since 16 new village panchayats have been added, there are 75 more seats this year. The total reserved seats are 2, 398, out which 1,161 are for the general category and 1, 237 are for women. Approximately 159 seats are reserved for schedule caste women out of 186 scheduled caste seats and both men and women could contest for the remaining 27 seats. The total scheduled tribe reservation seats are 197, of which 166 seats are reserved for women and the remaining 31 are for both men and women. There are 582 reservation seats for ‘A’ category backward class candidates of which those 323 seats are for women while men and women could contest for the remaining 259 seats. There are 79 seats for women under reservation out of the 145 posts in backward class ‘B’ while men and women candidates could contest for the rest of the 66 seats. There are 1,288 seats in general class of which 510 are reserved for women and the rest of the 778 are open to all. A total of 131 poll stations are considered sensitive and 59 very sensitive, out of the 907 polling stations. As many as 54 polling stations are in Naxal-affected areas while 663 are in the general category. Rejected nominations A total of 43 nomination papers were rejected after scrutiny in Udupi district, 16 from Udupi, 18 from Kundapur, and 18 from Karkala were considered as invalid. There are 2,738 candidates in Udupi, 2,470 in Kundapur, and 1,130 in Karkala contesting the election. Unanimously selected candidates Candidates in eight village panchayats have been selected unanimously by the party activists. They include 10 from Kedur of Kundapur taluk, 9 from Korgi, 11 from Molahalli, 13 of Hardalli Mandalli, 21 seats from Kokkarne, 11 from Kuchchur of Kundapur taluk, 12 each from Nandalike and Belmannu. The election will be held for one seat each in Cherkady (Kampankatte) and Belve. The Nagarika Samiti members are participating in Kemmennu and Varamballi panchayat. There are 59 village panchayats in Udupi, 62 in Kundapur, 34 in Karkala, and there are 875 village panchayat constituencies in the district. The code of conduct will be in effect till June 7. District commissioner R Vishal and SP Annamalai will hold many meetings on preparation and will take peace-keeping measures. A flying squad will be formed for the smooth functioning of the election. According to Mallika Balakrishna, women have acknowledged the reservation seats and thus, came forward to contest the election. She said that a villager opined that she missed an opportunity due to her age being 62 and added that the villagers are giving good response compared to the previous elections. Congress party leaders district-in charge minister Vinay Kumar Sorake, MLA Pramod Madhwaraj, Oscar Fernandes, and Jayaprakash Hegde took the leadership of election canvassing to motivate the voters. In the BJP, Shobha Karandlaje, MP of Udupi, MLA Sunil, MP Kota Srinivas Poojary, and former MLA Raghupathi Bhat took on this responsibility. Two parties have appointed their own supervisor at the rural level. K M Asha, joint director of co-operative societies, Mysore region, has been appointed as an election observer for Udupi district. During the first phase on May 29, polling will be held in 15 districts—Mysuru, Chikkamagaluru, Dakshina Kannada, Hassan, Kodagu, Mandya, Chamarajnagara, Udupi, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Haveri, Bagalkote, Uttara Kannada, Dharwad, and Gadag. The DC circular says that the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages should be banned during the election and counting day. Dry days are from midnight of May 27 to midnight of May 29, and from midnight of June 4 to midnight of June 5. No party politics in village panchayat elections Interestingly, candidates are seeking votes on a non-party basis, but the candidates are directly supported by one or the other party. Candidates are allowed to carry pamphlets containing personal achievements along with the party symbol. Many of the candidates alleged that the symbol process was delayed so they have lesser time to cover all the areas. Social media in campaigning Nowadays, social media is playing a crucial role in building public opinion. Many of the candidates have already changed their profile images, are tagging images, symbols, and passing messages by seeking votes in their friends’ circle, amongst relatives, and so on. So, it would be a good reason for the variation in results. Finally, the result depends on voters. The public should be aware of the power of votes. Elections will be held on a non-party basis and a total of 94,458 GP members will be elected by an electorate of 2.81 crore during the two phases of polling. Fifty per cent of the seats are reserved for women. Polling will not be held in 229 GPs as their tenure will end after August 2015. During the second phase, on Tuesday June 2, polling will be held in the remaining 15 districts—Bengaluru urban, Bengaluru rural, Ramanagara, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Kolar, Chikkaballapura, Shivamogga, Tumakuru, Bidar, Ballari, Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Raichur, and Koppala. As many as 47 nomination papers were rejected after scrutiny for gram panchayat elections in Udupi district. |
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