THE KARNATAKA BORDER AREA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT, 2010

 

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KARNATAKA ACT NO 12 OF 2010 

THE KARNATAKA BORDER AREA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT, 2010 

 

Arrangement of Sections 

 

STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS: 

Sections: 

1. Short title and commencement 

2. Definitions 

CHAPTER - II 

3. Constitution of the Authority 

4. Term of office and conditions of service 

5. Disqualification for office of membership 

6. Removal of member 

7. Secretary 

8. Officers of the Authority and conditions of service 

9. Meetings of the Authority 

10. Proceedings presumed to be good and valid 

11. Sub-Committee 

12. Powers and duties of Sub-Committee 

13. Obtaining the services of experts 

CHAPTER - III 

14. Preparation of project and programmes 

15. Functions of the Authority 

16. Implementation of the objectives of the Act 

17. Obtaining information 

18. Advise by the Authority 

19. Power to record dereliction of duty and to inform the appointing authority 

CHAPTER - IV 

20. Fund of the Authority 

21. Grant by State Government 

22. Accounts and audit 

CHAPTER - V 

MISCELLANEOUS 

23. Report  



 

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24. Budget of the Authority 

25. Power to make rules 

26. Power of Authority to make regulations 

27. Power to amend the Schedule 

SCHEDULE 

 

STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS 

 

Act 12 of 2010.- It is considered necessary to provide for establishment of the Karnataka 

Border Area Development Authority to,- 

 

(a) develop people in 52 border taluks which have been identified and covered 

under the “border area” in all spheres of life, like Kannada language, culture, 

education, irrigation, environment, industry, health and agriculture; 

 
(b) protect the Kannada people from the influence of the neighbouring state 

language, culture, so that they should not be carried away from the Kannada 

environment socially, culturally, educationally and financially; 

 

(c) implement schemes to provide education in Kannada medium, text books, 

library and conducting lecture programme and also cultural programmes in 
Kannada language; 

 

(d) encourage handicraft industries, cottage industries and other facilities 

required for the benefit of kannadigas; 

 
(e) improve living conditions of the people in the border area and also the status 

of the Kannada speaking people in the neighbouring border areas; and 

 

(f) remove the insecurity feelings of the Kannadigas so that they get self respect. 

 

Hence the Bill. 
 

[L.A. Bill No. 5 of 2010, File No.DPAL 45 Shasana 2009] 

[Entry 32 of List II of the Seventh schedule to the constitution of India.]  

 

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Amendment Act 04 of 2023:- It is considered necessary to amend the 
Karnataka Border Area Development Authority Act, 2010 (Karnataka Act 12 of 

2010) to give power to the State Government to add or alter or omit any of the 
entries specified in the schedule appended to the Act by notification in the 
Official Gazette.  

 Hence, the Bill 

[L.A. Bill No. 33 of 2022, File No. SAMVYASHAE  31 SHASANA 2022]  

[Entry  32 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India]   

[Published in Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary No.19 in part-IVA dated:12.01.2023] 



 

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KARNATAKA ACT NO 12 OF 2010 
(First Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the third day of April, 2010) 

 

THE KARNATAKA BORDER AREA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY  ACT, 2010 
(Received the assent of the Governor on the First day of April, 2010) 

(As Amended by Act 04 of 2023) 

An Act to provide for establishment of the Karnataka Border Area Development Authority 

for the development of border areas of Karnataka and for monitering and evaluating the 
implementation of projects and programmes related to the development of the border areas of 

Karnataka.  

Whereas, it is expedient to provide for the establishment of the Karnataka Border Area 

Development Authority for the development of border areas of Karnataka and for monitering and 
evaluating the implementation of projects and programmes relating to the development of the 

Border Areas of Karnataka;  

Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the sixty first year of the Republic of 

India as follows:-  

1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Border 

Area  Development Authority Act, 2010..  

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by 1[notification]1, 

appoint.  

1. This Act has came into force w.e.f. 03.04.2010. by Notification No.             /2010 Dated: 13.05.2010. 

(See the text notification at the end of the Act) 

2. Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-  

(a) "Authority" means, the Karnataka Border Area Development Authority constituted 

under section 3;  

(b) “Border area” means, the Taluks and other areas situated in the border areas of 

Karnataka enumerated in the Schedule; 

(c) "Chairman" means, the Chairman of the Authority;  

(d) "Department" means, all departments of the State Government, including any body or 

corporation established by the State Government by or under any law or any institution or body 
of organisations receiving financial aid from the State Government;  

(e) "Member" means, a member of the Authority;  

(f) "Projects and programmes" means, the annual projects and programmes in various 

departments prepared by the Authority for the development of the border areas of Karnataka;  

(g) "Secretary" means, the Secretary of the Authority;  

(h) "Regulations" means, the regulations made under this Act.  

CHAPTER - II 

3. Constitution of the Authority.- (1) As soon as may be, after the commencement of 

this Act there shall be established for the purposes of this Act, an Authority for development of 

the border areas of  Karnataka to be called the Karnataka Border Area Development Authority 

with its head-quarters at Bangalore.  



 

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(2) The Authority shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid having perpetual 

succession and a common seal to contract and shall by the said name sue and be sued.  

(3) The Authority shall consist of the following members, namely:-  

(a) A person who has worked for the development of border areas of Karnataka nominated by the 

State Government to be the Chairman of the Authority.   

 (b) Seven persons nominated by the State Government 

having special knowledge or practical experience in the 

field of Literature, Administration, Education or Law 

who are aware of the problems of the border areas,  

-- Members 

(c) The Secretary to Government, Department of Kannada, 
Culture and Information 

-- Ex-officio Member 

(d) The Secretary to Government, Department of 

Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation 
-- Ex-officio Member 

(e) The Secretary to Government, Department of Rural 

Development and Panchayath Raj 
-- Ex-officio Member 

(f) The Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue 

Department  
-- Ex-officio Member 

(g) The Director, Directorate of Kannada and Culture -- Ex-officio Member 

(h) The President, Kannada Sahitya Parishath -- Ex-officio Member 

(i) The Chairman, Karnataka Sahitya Academy -- Ex-officio Member 

(j) The Chairman, Kannada Development Authority -- Ex-officio Member 

(k) The Secretary of the Authority  -- Member- Secretary 
 

         4. Term of office and conditions of service.- (1) Subject to the pleasure of the State 
Government, the Chairman and other members nominated by the State Government shall hold 

office for a period of three years. This shall not apply in case of an ex-officio member.  

(2) The Chairman or a member other than an ex-officio member may resign his office by 
writing under his hand addressed to the State Government but shall continue in office until his 

resignation is accepted.  

(3) A casual vacancy in the office of a Chairman or a member shall be filled by the State 

Government by nominating another person as Chairman or member as the case may be and the 
person so nominated shall hold office for the unexpired portion of the term of the office of his 

predecessor.  

(4) The Chairman and other members shall receive such allowances as may be prescribed.  

(5) The allowances payable to the Chairman and other members shall be defrayed out of 

the Fund of the Authority.  

(6) No act or proceedings of the Authority shall be invalid by reason only of the existence 
of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Authority. 

5. Disqualification for office of membership.- (1) A person shall be disqualified for 

being appointed as and for being a member, if he,-  

(a) has been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for an offence which in the opinion 

of the State Government involves moral turpitude; or  

(b) is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court; or  

(c) is an undischarged insolvent ; or  



 

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(d) has been removed or dismissed from service of the Central Government or a State 

Government or a body or corporation owned or controlled by the Central Government or a State 

Government; or  

(e) has directly or indirectly by himself or his partner any share or interest in any work 

done by the order of the Authority or in any contract or employment with or under or by or on 

behalf of the Authority.  

(f) is employed as a paid legal practitioner on behalf of the Authority or accepts 

employment of legal practitioner against the Authority;  

(2) A person shall not be disqualified under clause (e) of sub-section (1) or be deemed to 

have any share or interest in any contract or employment within the meaning of the said clause 
by reason only of his having a share or interest in any newspaper in which any advertisements 

relating to the affairs of the Authority is inserted.  

6. Removal of member.- (1) The State Government shall remove the Chairman or other 
member if,-  

(a) he becomes subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in section 5:  

Provided that no Chairman or member shall be removed on the ground that he has 

become subject to the disqualification mentioned in clause (e) of sub-section (1) of that section, 

unless he has been given an opportunity of making his representation against the proposal ; or  

(b) he refuses to act or becomes incapable of acting; or  

(c) he without obtaining leave of absence from the Authority absents from three 

consecutive meetings of the Authority ; or  

(d) in the opinion of the State Government he has so abused his position as to render his 

continuance in office detrimental to the public interest:  

Provided that no member shall be removed under this clause unless he has been given an 
opportunity of making his representation against the proposal.  

7. Secretary.- The State Government shall appoint an officer not below the rank of Group 

A officer to be the Secretary of the Authority. The Secretary shall receive such salary and other 

allowances as the State Government may determine from time to time.  

(2) The State Government may grant from time to time leave of absence to the Secretary.  

(3) The Secretary shall be the Chief Executive of the Authority and shall,-  

(a) be responsible for implementing the projects and programmes approved by the 

Authority;  

(b) operate the fund of the Authority;  

(c) cause to be maintained accounts of the Authority;  

(d) discharge such other functions which are conferred on him by or under this Act or any 

other law for the time being in force; and  

(e) be responsible for presentation of records of the office during inspection of Chairman.  

8. Officers of the Authority and conditions of service.- (1) Subject to such rules as 

may be prescribed, the State Government or such other officer as the State Government may 

authorise, may appoint or depute such officers and employees of the authority as it may deem 

necessary for the efficient discharge of its functions.  

(2) The recruitment and terms and conditions of service of the officers and servants 

specified above shall be such as may be prescribed.  



 

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9. Meetings of the Authority.- (1) The meetings of the Authority shall be convened by 

the Chairman or by the Secretary with the prior approval of the Chairman and shall be held at 

any place within the jurisdiction of the Authority.  

(2) The Authority shall meet at least once in every two months.  

(3) The Chairman or the Secretary with the prior approval of the Chairman shall convene 

a special meeting if the Chairman feels it necessary.  

(4) The Authority shall observe such rules of procedure in regard to the transaction of 

business at its meeting as may be provided by regulations.  

(5) Every meeting shall be presided over by the Chairman and if for any reason, the 

Chairman is unable to attend any meeting any other member chosen by the members present at 

the meeting shall preside at the meeting.  

(6) Nine members shall form the quorum.  

10. Proceedings presumed to be good and valid.- No disqualification of or defect in the 

appointment of any person acting as Chairman or member shall be deemed to vitiate any act or 

proceeding of the Authority if such act or proceeding is otherwise in accordance with the 
provisions of this Act.  

11. Sub-Committee.-The Authority may for any specific purpose constitute a Sub-

Committee consisting of such members not exceeding six members from amongst its members, 

the Chairman of the Authority shall also be the Chairman of the Sub-Committee.  

12. Powers and duties of Sub-Committee.- (1) The Sub-Committee shall exercise such 

of the powers and perform such duties of the Authority which are delegated to it by the Authority.  

(2) The Sub-Committee shall meet at least once in a month.  

(3) The Sub-Committee shall take decisions on urgent matters to review the prompt 

implementation of the decision of the Authority and suggest on urgent matter for action by the 
State Government.  

(4) The Sub-Committee shall observe such rules of procedure in regard to the transaction 

of business at its meetings as may be provided by regulations.  

13. Obtaining the services of experts.- (1) In order to carry out the purposes of the Act, 

the Authority if necessary, may obtain the services or assistance of the experts in such manner 

as it may deems fit.  

(2) Honorarium and allowances payable to such experts for the services or assistance so 

rendered shall be of such an amount as may be prescribed;  

CHAPTER - III 

14. Preparation of project and programmes.- The Authority shall every year prepare 

projects and programmes for the development of border areas and forward it to the State 

Government for approval. The State Government may approve the project and programmes with 

or without modification.  

15. Functions of the Authority.- The Authority shall,-  

 (1) implement, supervise and evaluate the development works in the border areas and also 
improve the educational, social and cultural conditions of Kannada speaking people in the border 

areas of the neighbouring States. 

 (2) provide assistance for opening required number of Kannada medium schools in the 

areas outside the border of the State.  Open Kannada medium schools to impart education in 
Kannada medium in those villages wherein Kannada schools have been closed by the 

neighbouring states and construct school buildings. 



 

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   (3)  assist in the appointment of required number of teachers in the border areas to teach 

in Kannada medium.  Provide Kannada medium text books from time to time to the students 

studying in Kannada medium.    

 (4) open libraries in the border area to provide them access to Kannada daily,  monthlies 

and weeklies to facilitate Kannadigas of those areas  to learn about the day today developments 

in Kannada Language.  

 (5) grant annual aid to registered Kannada organisations for conducting pro-Kannada 

activities to facilitate development of Kannada language.  

 (6) arrange extension lecture programmes in order to motivate pro-Kannada organisations 

to work actively towards the development of Kannada as well as to form many Kannada 
Associations in the border area. Help them to organise series of extension lectures about 

Kannada Language.   

 (7) fulfill the cultural requirements of Kannadigas in the border area by organising 
cultural activities at border areas.  

 (8) provide suitable forum to exhibit art forms such as Kannada literature cinema, drama, 

folk, dance, Yakshagana, lavani, bayalata togalu bombeyata, harikathe, music etc.  Construct 

cultural auditoria for the exhibition of these art forms in the taluk headquarters, villages and for 
Kannadigas of other States. 

 (9) conduct Gadinadu and Horanadu festivals.  Construct Kannada Bhavanas.  Conduct 

several development programmes to improve the living conditions of the people in the border 

areas and to fufill their cultural, social, financial, educational aspirations.  

(10) conduct study regarding the facilities to be provided to the Scheduled Caste and 

Scheduled Tribes  of the border area for  security of their life and help them through the 

concerned departments. 

 (11) take steps to promote handicrafts, cottage industries and other village industries in 

the border area. 

 (12) supervise the facilities required for drinking water, health, agriculture, irrigation, 

road and for other development works to the villages in the border area to be provided through 

the concerned departments.   

16. Implementation of the objectives of the Act.- The Athority shall implement the 
objectives of the Act through the Deputy Commissioner at District level, the Assistant 

Commissioner at the Sub-divisional level and the Tahsildar at the Taluk level.  

 17. Obtaining information.- The Authority may for the purpose of this Act seek and 
obtain information relating to implementation of the Border Area Development of Karnataka from 

any officer of the State Government and such officer shall be bound to furnish the information 

sought by the Authority.  

18. Advise by the Authority.- The Authority, in order to carryout the purposes of this 
Act, shall advise the State Government regarding implementation of its projects and programmes.  

19. Power to record dereliction of duty and to inform the appointing authority.- The 

Authority in order to carryout the purposes of the Act, shall record, any violation by the officers 

and officials of the State Government and local bodies of any order, issued by the Government 
from time to time or of any order, which is already in force as dereliction of duty and shall advise 

to the appointing authority for necessary action.  

CHAPTER - IV 

20. Fund of the Authority.- (1) There shall be a fund called the Border area development 

Authority Fund.  



 

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(2) The following shall form part of, or be paid into the Border area development Authority 

Fund, namely:-  

(i) all grants, subversions, donations and gifts made by the Central Government, State 

Government, any local authority, any body whether in-corporated or not or any persons; and  

(ii) all other sums received by or on behalf of the Authority from any source whatsoever.  

(3) Except as otherwise directed by the State Government all money credited to the Fund 

shall be invested in any Scheduled bank.  

(4) The administrative expenses to the Authority including the salaries, allowances and 
pensions payable to the Secretary and other officers and employees of the Authority shall be 

defrayed out of the Fund of the Authority.  

21. Grant by State Government.- (1) The State Government shall every year make a 
grant to the Authority of a sum equivalent to the administrative expenses of the Authority. 

(2) The State Government may keeping in view the project and programmes of the 

Authority, make financial allocations to the Authority in the annual Budget of the State. 

22. Accounts and audit.- (1) Accounts of the income and expenditure of the Authority 

Fund shall be kept in accordance with such rules as may be prescribed.  

(2) The Authority shall prepare an annual statement of accounts in such form as may be 
prescribed.  

(3) The accounts of the Authority shall be audited annually by such auditor as the State 

Government may appoint.  

(4) The auditor shall for the purposes of the audit, have access to all the accounts and 

other records of the Authority.  

(5) The Authority shall pay from its fund such charges for the audit as may be prescribed.  

(6) As soon as may be after the receipt of the report of the auditor, the Authority shall 

send a copy of the annual statement of accounts, together with a copy of the report of the auditor 

to the State Government and shall cause to be published the annual statement of accounts in 

such manner as may be prescribed.  

(7) The State Government may after perusal of the report of the auditor give such 

directions as it thinks fit to the Authority and the Authority shall comply with such directions.  

CHAPTER - V 

MISCELLANEOUS 

23. Report.- The Authority shall before such dates, in such form and at such interval as 

may be prescribed submit the prescribed report to the State Government.  

24. Budget of the Authority.- The Authority shall prepare every year before such date 

and in such form as may be prescribed a budget estimate of its income and expenditure for the 
financial year to commence on the first day of April next following and shall forward it to the 

State Government.  

25. Power to make rules.- (1) The State Government may, after previous publication by 

notification make rules to carryout the purposes of this Act.  

(2) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made before 

each House of the State Legislature while it is in session for a total period of thirty days, which 

may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions and if, before the expiry 

of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following both Houses agree in 

making any modification in the rule or decide that any rule should not be made, the rule shall 
thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be, so, 

however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of 

anything previously done under that rule.  



 

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26. Power of Authority to make regulations.- The Authority may subject to the 

provisions of this Act and the rules made under section 26 and with the previous sanction of the 

State Government, by notification, make regulations to carry-out the purposes of this Act.  

1[27. Power to amend the Schedule.- The State Government may by notification 
in the official Gazette, add, alter or omit any of the entries specified in the schedule 
appended to the Act.]1 

 
1. Inserted by Act 04 of 2023 w.e.f.12.01.2023. 

 

SCHEDULE 

[See clause (b) of section 2] 

Sl.No. Name of Taluks and other areas 

(1) (2) 

1 Anekal 

2 Hoskote 

3 Kanakapur 

4 Challakere 

5 Hiriyur 

6 Molakalmur 

7 Bagepalli 

8 Bangarpet 

9 Chintamani 

10 Gowribidanur 

11 Gudibande 

12 Malur 

13 Mulbagil 

14 Srinivasapur 

15 Madhugiri 

16 Pavagada 

17 Sira 

18 Bantwal 

19 Mangalore 

20 Puttur 

21 Sullia 

22 Madikeri 

23 Virajpet 

24 Chamarajnagar 

25 Gundlupet 

26 Heggadadevanakote 

27 Kollegal 

28 Bijapur 

29 Indi 

30 Bellary 

31 Sandur 

32 Siriguppe 

33 Afsalpur 



 

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Sl.No. Name of Taluks and other areas 

(1) (2) 

34 Aland 

35 Chincholi 

36 Sedam 

37 Shahapur 

38 Yadgir 

39 Manvi 

40 Raichur 

41 Athani 

42 Belgaum 

43 Hukkeri 

44 Chikkodi 

45 Khanapur 

46 Karwar 

47 Joida 

48 Aurad 

49 Basavakalyan 

50 Bhalki 

51 Bidar 

52 Humnabad 
  

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348 of the Constitution of India. 
 

H.R.BHARDWAJ 

GOVERNOR OF KARNATAKA 
 

By Order and in the name of the Governor of Karnataka 
 

 
G.K. BOREGOWDA 

Secretary to Government 

Department of Parliamentary Affairs & Legislation 

 
 

 
 

           

 

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KARNATAKA ACT NO. 04 OF 2023 
 

(First Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 12th day of January 2023) 

 

THE KARNATAKA BORDER AREA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 
(AMENDMENT) ACT, 2022 

(Received the assent of the Governor on the 11th day of January 2023) 

 

 An Act to amend the Karnataka Border Area Development Authority Act, 2010. 

 Whereas it is expedient to amend the Karnataka Border Area Development 

Authority Act, 2010 (Karnataka Act 12 of 2010), for the purposes hereinafter appearing; 

 Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the seventy third  year of the 

Republic of India, as follows:- 

1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Karnataka 

Border Area Development Authority (Amendment) Act, 2022. 

(2) It shall come into force at once. 

2. Insertion of new section 27.- In the Karnataka Border Area Development 

Authority Act, 2010 (Karnataka Act 12 of 2010), after section 26, the following shall be 

inserted, namely:- 

"27. Power to amend the Schedule.- The State Government may by notification 
in the official Gazette, add, alter or omit any of the entries specified in the schedule 
appended to the Act."  

 

The above translation of ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಗಡಿ ಪ್ರ ದೇಶ ಅಭಿವೃದಿ್ಧ  ಪ್ರರ ಧಿಕಾರ (ತಿದ್ದು ಪ್ಡಿ) 

ಅಧಿನಿಯಮ, 2022 (2023 ರ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಅಧಿನಿಯಮ ಸಂಖೆ್ಯ : 04) be published in the official 

Gazette under clause (3) of Article 348 of the Constitution of India. 
  

 
THAAWARCHAND GEHLOT 

GOVERNOR OF KARANATAKA 
 

By Order and in the name of 
the Governor of Karnataka, 

 
 

G.SRIDHAR 
Secretary to Government 

Department of Parliamentary 
                                                                                        Affairs and Legislation