Mangaluru: The Prajaseva initiative has been launched to bring governance closer to people and ensure that services offered by all govt departments reach the public, said Dakshina Kannada district minister UT Khader.Inaugurating the district-level Prajaseva campaign meeting at Mangaluru University in Konaje on Saturday, Khader said Karnataka was the only state in the country to have a separate department dedicated to Prajaseva, adding that the initiative could serve as a model for other countries as well.He urged officials to understand public grievances and take appropriate measures to resolve them. Issues requiring decisions at the state level would be brought to the attention of the concerned authorities, and efforts would be made to ensure their implementation, he said.Khader called on officials to act as a bridge between the govt and the public, particularly in rural areas, by responding to people’s grievances and finding suitable solutions to their demands.Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner HV Darshan said the Prajaseva campaign provided an effective platform to address public grievances at the taluk and hobli levels, particularly long-pending issues that had remained unresolved. A total 309 applications were received at the Prajaseva programme.
