Resource Mobilisation Committee (RMC) report | Krishi Mela 2025

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The Resource Mobilisation Committee (RMC) of Karnataka submitted its report in November 2025 recommending comprehensive reforms to boost the state’s revenue.

The Resource Mobilisation Committee (RMC) of Karnataka,

Formed in – August- 2024
Headed by – The committee headed by retired IAS officer K.P. Krishnan
Mandate – It is a government-appointed body recommending comprehensive reforms to boost the state’s revenue.

Key recommendations

Increase and rationalize user charges: Rationalize and increase user charges for government services and utilities, transitioning to volumetric billing with automatic inflation indexation.
Tax reforms: Restructure the tax regime to broaden the tax base and reduce the state’s dependence on a few sources like commercial taxes and excise duties.
Modernize the excise system: Introduce auction-based digital licensing to enhance transparency and efficiency in the excise sector.
Asset monetization: Unlock the value of government assets through scientific valuation and leasing under public-private partnerships.
Strengthen asset management: Improve asset data management and conduct systematic surveys of government properties.
Create an economic policy wing: Establish a new wing within the finance department to monitor non-tax revenues and oversee asset monetization initiatives.
Urban land monetisation among steps to shore up revenues

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Krishi Mela 2025 was conducted by the University of Agricultural Sciences-Bangalore from November 13 to 16 on the GKVK campus in Bengaluru.
2025 theme ‘Prosperous Agriculture – Viksit Bharat: Soil, Water, and Crop’,

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