Rural Development

#WaterAccess4All

The engagement focuses on the Targeted implementation of metering, billing and collection systems at the village/Gram Panchayat (GP) level across 4 districts (Gadag, Koppal, Chamarajanagar, and Hassan) with a focus on water sustainability as part of the Jal Jeevan Mission.

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‍Engagement Highlights

- Implemented a Bulk SMS system to raise awareness about the importance of potable drinking water, the Jal Jeevan Mission, and providing a platform for water-related concerns. The first SMS was broadcasted to all 31 districts of Karnataka with a 50% increase in the usage of the Parihara Helpline.

- Conducted O&M Cost Analysis of 470 Multi-village schemes across 31 districts and submitted a concept note for the proposal of an O&M Cell within the department to manage administrative, tendering, and capacity-building requirements.

Shri L K Ateeq

Additional Chief Secretary

IAF Project Advisor

Shri L.K Atheeq, born in 1965, joined the Indian Administrative Services in 1991 from the Karnataka cadre. He holds a master's in agri-economics and is currently the Principal Secretary to the Department of Rural Development & Panchayat Raj.

His interests include public policy and development economics, education, healthcare, and governance reforms. He also was a key contributor to the Prime Minister's office when education became a fundamental right and higher education saw unprecedented expansion. He also played an instrumental role in revamping the Integrated Child Development Services, the emergence of a National Health Mission, and the food security law.

Some of his notable milestones include working in the field as Chief Executive Officer of a district government (Zilla Panchayat), as Director of Rural Drinking Water and Sanitation and State Project Director of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (education for all campaign), at the national level in the Prime Ministers' office as Director and eventually as Joint Secretary in charge of the social sector.