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Power of Board to make Regulatios SCHEDULE ***** 2 STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS I Act 36 of 1991.- Malnad region poses special problems of development mainly due to peculiar settlement pattern, sparce population, topography, heavy rain fall, dense forest, numerous rivulets, etc. In order to hasten the phase of development of this area for bringing it to the level of other parts of the State it was considered necessary to have a comprehensive legislation which among other things provides for the following:- (i) establishment of a Malnad Area Development Board; and (ii) Constitution of an Implementation Committee; (iii) empowering the Board to prepare a plan for the development of the Malnad Area and to supervise implementation of the schemes under the plan and to co-ordinate the functioning of all development Departments and the Zilla Parishads in the Malnad Area; (iv) Provide for making financial allocation in the State Plan to the Board. Certain consequential provisions are also made. Hence the Bill. (Published in Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A, dt.27.9.1991 as No.614.) II Amending Act 18 of 1993.-It is considered necessary to amend the Malnad Area Development Board Act, 1991 to provide for,- (i) appointment of an Officer not below the rank of Divisional Commissioner instead of an Officer not below the rank of Development Commissioner as the Secretary of the Board; (ii) conducting the meetings of the Board even at the State Head-quarters; (iii) recognition of non-Governmental Organisations for formulation of scheme and other consequential matters; (iv) empowering the State Government to issue such directions in the public interest, to the Board which are necessary to carryout the purpose of the Act; and other consequential amendments; (iv) inclusion of Chamarajanagara within the meaning of "Malnad Area". Hence the Bill. (Obtained from L.A. Bill No.16 of 1993) III Amending Act 34 of 1994.- It is considered necessary to amend the Schedule to the Malnad Area Development Board Act, 1991 to include Honnali Taluk within the meaning of "Malnad Area". Hence the Bill. (Obtained from L.A. Bill No.7 of 1994) 3 IV Amendment Act 09 of 2026:- It is considered necessary to amend the Malnad Area Development Board Act, 1991 (Karnataka Act 36 of 1991) to include the members of the Karnataka Legislative Council who has registered as electors and who have selected District or Taluk as Nodal Districts or Taluks lie within the jurisdiction of the said area of the Board. Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 75 of 2025, File No. SAMVYASHAE 90 SHASANA 2025] [Entry 32 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India] [Published in Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary No.23 in part-IVA dated:08.01.2026] 4 KARNATAKA ACT NO. 36 OF 1991 (First published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the Tenth Day of December, 1991) THE MALNAD AREA DEVELOPMENT BOARD ACT, 1991 (Received the assent of the Governor on the Seventh day of December, 1991) (As amended by Acts 18 of 1993, 34 of 1994 and 9 of 2026) An Act to provide for establishment of a Development Board for Malnad Area which shall prepare an annual plan containing programmes and projects for development of Malnad Area, supervise the implementation of projects and programmes; and monitor and evaluate the implementation of its plan. WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for establishment of a Development Board for Malnad Area, which shall prepare annual plan containing programmes and projects for development of Malnad Area, supervise the implementation of projects and programmes; and monitor and evaluate the implementation of its plan; BE it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the Forty-second year of the Republic of India as follows:- CHAPTER I