Karnataka Legislature Lists Kasturirangan Draft Notification for September 21 Debate
Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru. File photo: The Bengaluru Live archive.
Bengaluru: Karnataka’s Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council had listed a special discussion on the Centre’s draft notification based on the Kasturirangan committee report for their September 21, 2026 sittings, according to the official lists of business.
Update: The Legislative Assembly’s proceedings have been adjourned until 11 am on September 22, according to an official update from the Department of Information and Public Relations.
Both Houses were scheduled to meet at 11 am on Monday, September 21. Their agendas identify the draft notification dated July 27, 2026, issued by the Union government on the basis of the report of the high-level working group headed by Dr K. Kasturirangan, as the subject of the discussion.
Special discussion in both Houses
The item appears under “Special Discussion” in the agendas of both the Assembly and the Council. The Assembly document describes the sitting as part of the continued tenth session of the 16th Legislative Assembly and identifies it as a special session. The Council’s list similarly identifies the sitting as a special session within its continued 159th session.
The documents list the business proposed for the day. They do not record a debate outcome or the adoption of a resolution on the draft notification.
CAG report also on the agenda
Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar is listed to table the Comptroller and Auditor General’s Compliance Audit (Civil) report for the year ended March 2024—Report No. 4 of 2026—in both Houses under Article 151(2) of the Constitution.
The Assembly’s business also includes a condolence reference and a report by the Secretary on Bills that received the Governor’s assent after the previous report to the House. A corresponding Secretary’s report is listed in the Council.
Both agendas include the laying of other papers as set out in the fourth and fifth lists circulated to members. The lists of business were issued by the respective legislature secretariats.
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