The Role of Mass Media in Creating Awareness of ICT and Rural Development Programme of Sakala Service, among the PG Students - A Case Study in Mysore

Abstract

Sakala or Karnataka Guarantee of Services to Citizens Act, 2011 - provide guarantee of government related services (now 151) to citizens or peoples in the State of Karnataka within the scheduled time limit.With the help of Sakala every citizen of Karnataka has the Right to obtain the service within the stipulated time limit specified by the Provisions of the Act. As of now 151 Subjects have been covered under this scheme included in some of the following major departments such as Commercial Taxes, Education, Food and Civil Supplies, Health and Family Welfare, Home, Labour, Revenue , Transport and Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, women and Child welfare department etc. Provisions that if a person requests for a particular service and is not provided by the respective officer within the stipulated time for that service, then the Officer is to provide compensation to the applicant. This study discuss about the awareness of Govt Development programmes by students of Mysore University. Further based on study the findings has been concluded, the study was an attempt to know the awareness level and the knowledge level of Sakala programmes among educated youth.