<p>Eight years after the government introduced the Sakaala scheme to make public services more transparent, several departments have received zero applications, Sakaala Minister S Suresh Kumar lamented on Thursday.</p>.<p>Launched in 2012, Sakaala or the Karnataka Guarantee of Services to Citizens Act, promises delivery of government services within a stipulated time. Kumar was instrumental in its launch.</p>.<p>In a review meeting, Kumar found that even though there were 758 services available under Sakaala, many had not received any applications.</p>.<p>Expressing concern about this, he sought to know whether it was a result of the public not filing applications for services under the scheme or if it was because officials were accepting applications outside Sakaala's purview.</p>.<p>There was also an increase in rejected and pending applications at district and taluk-levels. Owing to this, people were unable to avail services on time.</p>.<p><strong>Panels at dist level</strong></p>.<p>The government will constitute two committees at the district-level to resolve this situation.</p>.<p>A coordination committee will be constituted and district officials have to give a report to Sakaala Mission every Monday. Teams will also be formed to look into pending and rejected applications every Saturday, Kumar said.</p>.<p>Kumar himself will review the progress every fortnight.</p>.<p>At present, 1,807 appeals to applications are pending. As of January 2021, Chikkamagalur, Chikkaballapur and Shivamogga are the top three performing districts under the programme.</p>.<p>Bengaluru Urban remains the least performing district with more than 11,876 applications pending. Belagavi and Mysuru are the other two districts with poor implementation, he added.</p>.<p>Chief secretary P Ravi Kumar, who was part of the review meeting, assured that district incharge secretaries would be asked to monitor it strictly. </p>
<p>Eight years after the government introduced the Sakaala scheme to make public services more transparent, several departments have received zero applications, Sakaala Minister S Suresh Kumar lamented on Thursday.</p>.<p>Launched in 2012, Sakaala or the Karnataka Guarantee of Services to Citizens Act, promises delivery of government services within a stipulated time. Kumar was instrumental in its launch.</p>.<p>In a review meeting, Kumar found that even though there were 758 services available under Sakaala, many had not received any applications.</p>.<p>Expressing concern about this, he sought to know whether it was a result of the public not filing applications for services under the scheme or if it was because officials were accepting applications outside Sakaala's purview.</p>.<p>There was also an increase in rejected and pending applications at district and taluk-levels. Owing to this, people were unable to avail services on time.</p>.<p><strong>Panels at dist level</strong></p>.<p>The government will constitute two committees at the district-level to resolve this situation.</p>.<p>A coordination committee will be constituted and district officials have to give a report to Sakaala Mission every Monday. Teams will also be formed to look into pending and rejected applications every Saturday, Kumar said.</p>.<p>Kumar himself will review the progress every fortnight.</p>.<p>At present, 1,807 appeals to applications are pending. As of January 2021, Chikkamagalur, Chikkaballapur and Shivamogga are the top three performing districts under the programme.</p>.<p>Bengaluru Urban remains the least performing district with more than 11,876 applications pending. Belagavi and Mysuru are the other two districts with poor implementation, he added.</p>.<p>Chief secretary P Ravi Kumar, who was part of the review meeting, assured that district incharge secretaries would be asked to monitor it strictly. </p>