Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar announces exclusive secretariats to address public grievances, issues of NRIs

Key points

• Getting down to work on the first day after taking oath, Karnataka’s new Chief Minister D.K.
• Shivakumar on Thursday held a meeting with senior officials and announced that his government will set up two exclusive secretariats, one for addressing public grievances and another to handle issues related to NRIs.
• Briefing presspersons after a meeting with top-ranking officials including those from the police and the Forest Department, Mr. Shivakumar said the proposed secretariat for handling public grievances would be headed by a Minister.
• This will mainly look into the demands of organisations and associations that stage protests.
• The secretariat will hold meetings with representatives of protesting organisations, examine if their demands were justified and look into addressing them.