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Power to make regulations. * * * * STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS I Act 37 of 1994.- The State Government appointed a committee headed by Dr. B.D. Jatti, former Vice President of India to recommend the protection of Shri Sangamanatha Temple at Kudalasangama, which was proposed to be shifted to a new location on account of construction of dam across river Krishna. Later Shri. Vishwanatha Reddy Mudnal was appointed as Chairman of the Committee as Dr. B.D. Jatti, was unable to head the Committee. Sri. Mudnal Committee recommended various measures to protect Shri Snagamanatha Temple in its original place and also to develpo the Kudalasangama Kestra as an international Pilgrim, culture and tourist centre in an area of about 400 acres. It is considered necessary to consitute a independent statutory authority to entrust the work of develpomant and maintenance of Kudalasangama Keshetra and to bring an enactment for this purpose. The salient frature of this measure are :- (a) constitution of Development Board under the Chairman of the Chief Minister with the concerned Ministers, Parliamentarians, legislators, non-officials and officials as members; (b) appointment of a Commissioner who shall be the Chief Executive and administrative officer of the Board ; 3 (c) vesting of Sri Sangamanatha Temple and Lord Shri Basaveshwara Ikya Mantapa at Kudalasangama in the State Government and its transfer to the Board; (d) preparation of development plan for the development of Kudalasangama Keshetra by the Board and its maintenance by it; (e) constitution of a Fund called the Kudala Sangama Development Board Fund, which shall consist of grants, subvention, donations and gifts by Central Government, StateGovernment, Local Authority etc,; (f) application of the Fund; (g) grant by the State Government every year; (h) certain other incidental matters. Hence the Bill. (Obtained from L.A. Bill No. 27 of 1994) II Act 21 of 1997.- In the Kudala Sangama Development Board Act, 1994 (Karnataka Act 37 of 1994) it is proposed to amend sub-section (4) of section 3 to make the Chief Minister as Ex-officio Chairman instead of Chairman and in the proviso to clause (g) of sub-section (4) the words "PWD (C&B) is being omitted so as to remove the restriction of nominating persons who are working only in (C&B) of Public Works Department. In the proviso to clause (f) of section 5 it is proposed to insert the word "interest". In section 6, in proviso to clause (c), the word "non-official" should have been "ex-officio". Accordingly it is being modified. Clause (c) of section 8 is amended as after the word "appropriate" the word 'or apply' is necessary . In section 12, the controller of finance and Accounts should be appointed on deputation. Hence the word "deputation" is being inserted. In section 14 instead of "prescribe" the word "specify" is being substituted. In section 18. as the trust should be subsisting, instead of the word "or", the word "and" is being substituted. Other amendments are consequential in nature. Hence the Bill (Published in the Karnataka Gazette Part IV 2A dated 19.071996 as No.983) III Amendment Act 52 of 2025:- It is considered necessary further to amend the Kudala Sangama Development Board Act, 1994 (Karnataka Act No.37 of 1994) to revise the provision regarding Chairman of the Kudala 4 Sangama Development Board as the Chief Minister or Revenue Minister or any other Minister as chosen by the Chief Minister. Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 39 of 2025, File No. SAMVYASHAE 39 SHASANA 2025] [Entry 5 and 32 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India] [Published in Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary No.554 in part-IVA dated:09.09.2025] * * * 5 KARNATAKA ACT 37 OF 1994 (First published in the Karnataka Gazette Extraordinary dated 7th October, 1994). THE KUDALA SANGAMA DEVELOPMENT BOARD ACT, 1994. (Received the assent of the Governor on 6th day of October, 1994). (As Amended by Acts 21 of 1997 and 53 of 2025) An Act to provide for the establishment of a Board to develop and maintain the Kudala Sangama Kshetra in Bijapur District. WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the establishment of a Board for development of the Kudala Sangama Kshetra in Bijapur District into an international pilgrim, cultural and tourist centre and also to maintain it; BE it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the Forty-fifth year of the Republic of India, as follows:- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY