Amid the ongoing process of political appointments to various boards and corporations, the Karnataka Administrative Reforms Commission-2 (KARC-2) has recommended closure of seven bodies and merger of nine others with bodies with overlapping functions.
In its ninth report submitted to the government on Thursday, KARC-2, headed by veteran MLA RV Deshpande, examined the financial sustainability, relevance, staff structure and functioning of the management committees before arriving at such a recommendation.
Recommended for closure
The boards and corporations recommended for closure are: Karnataka State Social Welfare Board, Karnataka State Temperance Board, Karnataka Cooperative Poultry Federation, Karnataka Pulpwood Limited, Karnataka State Agro-Corn Products Limited, Mysore Lamp Works Limited and Karnataka Agro Industries Corporation Limited.
The commission, which reviewed the functioning of 82 boards and corporations, recommended the merger of nine such bodies with similar entities. These include Karnataka State AIDS Prevention Society, Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation Ltd., Bengaluru Suburban Railway Company Ltd. (B-RIDE), Karnataka Handloom Development Corporation Ltd., Ahara Karnataka Ltd. and Karnataka Cashew Development Corporation Ltd.
The state government constituted KARC-2 in January 2021 to recommend comprehensive measures to increase transparency, efficiency and accountability in public administration. The commission’s mandate includes restructuring administrative systems, streamlining citizen-focused service delivery and strengthening institutional governance across departments.
The ninth report covers new and emerging issues not addressed in previous reports and presents 449 new recommendations across four main themes.
Published – 16 Oct 2025 9:00 PM IST
