<p>The State government on Thursday appointed Mines and Geology Minister Rajashekhar B Patil as chairperson of the Hyderabad-Karnataka Region Development Board (HKRDB).</p>.<p class="bodytext">Patil, the district incharge minister for Yadgir, will replace former minister Basavaraj Rayareddi, who was appointed in March 2018 and lost on May 12, Assembly election. Patil has been appointed for a period of two years, according to a notification issued by the Planning, Programme Monitoring and Statistics department.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Hyderabad-Karnataka region enjoys special status under the Constitution (Article 371J) and the development works are undertaken through the HKRDB. The chairman of HKRDB is appointed on a rotation basis, and the post has to be occupied by a minister incharge of any of the six districts in the region.</p>
<p>The State government on Thursday appointed Mines and Geology Minister Rajashekhar B Patil as chairperson of the Hyderabad-Karnataka Region Development Board (HKRDB).</p>.<p class="bodytext">Patil, the district incharge minister for Yadgir, will replace former minister Basavaraj Rayareddi, who was appointed in March 2018 and lost on May 12, Assembly election. Patil has been appointed for a period of two years, according to a notification issued by the Planning, Programme Monitoring and Statistics department.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Hyderabad-Karnataka region enjoys special status under the Constitution (Article 371J) and the development works are undertaken through the HKRDB. The chairman of HKRDB is appointed on a rotation basis, and the post has to be occupied by a minister incharge of any of the six districts in the region.</p>
