Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil addressing media persons in Raichur on Friday (July 3)
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Minister for Medical Education, Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, and Livelihood Sharan Prakash Patil has said that the Cabinet sub-committee will decide about cloud seeding.
He was addressing media personnel after a meeting in Raichur on Friday (July 3). “Definitely, there is a rain shortfall, but it wasn’t a complete failure. The sub-committee will take a decision about cloud seeding,” the Minister said.
“The district registered 41% sowing so far. Farmers have time till July 15 to cover the unsown areas. We hope there will be rain in the coming days. However, priority would be given for drinking water using availability of water in the Tungabhadra dam instead of irrigating crops,” he said.
He reiterated that the Union government hadn’t supplied fertilizers to the State on time, leading to a shortage here. The State has taken action to manage the situation with available stock.
Dr. Patil said that the district has been facing a doctor shortage in government-run hospitals due to internal reservation issues. Now, the issue has been solved, and direction was issued to the department to fill the vacant posts, including doctors’, immediately.
When asked about the lack of coordination among officers at gram panchayats and other departments, Dr. Patil replied that nodal officers at the taluk level have been appointed to address the problems at gram panchayat levels.
The Minister said that the SIR process is under the control of the Election Commission, and BLOs are appointed by it, not by the State government. However, the State has ordered officials to ensure a proper and fair process.
When asked about the incident in Ramanagara where the SIR process was carried out at a kalyana mantapa, the Minister said that if it happened, it was wrong, and action must be taken against those responsible.
Published – July 03, 2026 09:25 pm IST
