Karnataka to set up call centre for public grievance

Bangalore, Mar 16 (UNI) Hailed for its e-governance efforts across the country, Karnataka today proposed to set up a Call Centre to enhance citizen government interface.

Presenting the budget for 2007-08 in the Karnataka Assembly, Deputy Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, who also hold Finance portfolio, said that people could file their grievances from their homes itself through the Call Centre without traveling to Bangalore or District headquarters.

To ensure expertise and efficiency in running the Call Centre, it would be set up on a public-private partnership basis, he added.

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