Karnataka Administrative Reforms Commission-2 (KARC-2) headed by former chief secretary T M Vijay Bhaskar has recommended the constitution of a Cut Waste Task Force to slash wasteful expenses incurred by various departments of the State Government, boards, and corporations. It also recommends performance appraisal for officers and staff, besides timely payment of compensation for land acquisition.
The commission, in its second and third reports, made several recommendations with regard to eight different departments. The commission had submitted its first report when B S Yediyurappa was the Chief Minister. The second report was submitted to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.
The commission said that there are many avoidable expenses. For instance, it says, “Many offices print E Office papers and files for maintaining parallel paper records despite processes being paperless and automated.” In some offices, paper of very high quality is used, which is unnecessary for routine printing.
