M. B. Patil

Mallanagouda Basanagouda Patil (born 7 October 1964) better known by name M. B. Patil is an Indian politician, who served as the Home Minister of Karnataka. He was earlier the Minister for Water Resources in Siddaramaiah cabinet.[1] He is a former member of the Lok Sabha[2] and is being elected for the fifth time as a Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He is the President of BLDE Association. He belongs to Kudu Vokkaliga sub-sect of Lingayat community.[3]

M. B. Patil
M. B. Patil in 2015
Minister of Home affairs excluding Intelligence wing
Government of Karnataka
In office
28 December 2018 – 23 July 2019
Chief MinisterH. D. Kumaraswamy
Preceded byG. Parameshwara
Succeeded byBasavaraj Bommai
Minister for Water resources
Government of Karnataka
In office
20 May 2013 – 17 May 2018
Chief MinisterSiddaramaiah
Preceded byBasavaraj Bommai
Succeeded byD. K. Shivakumar
MP for Bijapur
In office
10 March 1998 – 3 October 1999
Preceded byBasanagouda Rudragouda Patil
Succeeded byBasangouda Patil Yatnal
MLA for Babaleshwar
Assumed office
2008-present
Member of Legislative Assembly for Tikota
Assumed office
1991-1994 and 2004-2008
Personal details
Born (1964-10-07) 7 October 1964
Vijayapura, Mysore State, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)Asha Patil
ResidenceBijapur

Early Life & Education

He is the elder son of Shri B.M.Patil, a politician and an educationist. M. B Patil graduated in Bachelors in Engineering, Civil Engineering at the BLDEA's Vachana Pitamaha P G Halakatti College of Engineering, Vijayapur.

Career

Social Work

M.B.Patil has been involved in various social works including distribution of school bags & books to the needy students, helping govt. schools in establishing smart classrooms, organizing plantation drives across Vijayapura district etc., through M B Patil foundation[4]

Political career

Patil started his political career in 1991. He was allotted with the Irrigation Ministry in Siddaramaiah’s cabinet in 2013. His works as the Irrigation Minister of Karnataka gave a new lease of life of various stalled irrigation projects across Karnataka. Further they have earned him different tags, "Waterman of Karnataka", "Aadhunika Bhagiratha" etc. As the irrigation minister, he worked on the problem of inter-state river water disputes.

He was allotted Home Ministry in Dec 2018 in H D Kumaraswamy’s cabinet. Having seen as a clean-handed politician & hailing from the dominant Lingayat community, he is considered to be one of the chief contenders for the post of Chief Minister of Karnataka in future.[5]

Notable works

Cauvery Water Allocation

As the Water Resources Minister MB Patil steered Karnataka's efforts in the Supreme Court to get additional 14.75 tmc ft of cauvery water to Karnataka, this brought a big relief to the drinking water problem in Bengaluru.[6]

Lake-filling Projects

Lakes in Vijayapura that once served as a source of drinking water and as a major source for the sustainability of agriculture were rejuvenated by bringing water through a 60 kilometers pipeline from Krishna river, under M B Patil's regime. Under his leadership, the irrigation dept. of Karnataka rejuvenated over 1,300 lakes across the State.

Rejuvenation of Historical Bawdis (Tanks/Stepwells)

Vijayapura has around 22 Bawdis/Stepwells constructed during Adil-Shahi period. M.B.Patil showed a keen interest in rejuvenating these historical Bawdis during his regime as the District In-charge Minister of Vijayapura. Today due to his honest efforts these age old Bawdis which were in pathetic condition are now brimming with clean water & serving as the vital sources of drinking water in the region. For instance, Taj Bawdi is catering to the drinking water needs of around 5 lakh people.

Speeding-up of Upper Bhadra Project Implementation

Upper Bhadra Project is a major lift irrigation scheme under implementation in the central region of Karnataka State. It envisages to irrigate an extent of 2,25,515 hectares by micro irrigation in drought-prone districts of Chikmagaluru, Chitradurga, Tumkur and Davanagere and to fill up 367 tanks coming under the drought prone taluks of the three district through Chitradurga branch Canal and Tumkur branch canal. Soon after taking up Water Resource Dept., M B Patil ensured the formation of Visvesvaraya Jal Nigam Limited (VJNL) for the effective implementation various life irrigation projects in the State. His honest efforts have born fruits today as the Tunga water is already being lifted to the canals of Upper Bhadra Project.

25 per cent Reservation to Women in Police Jobs

Under the leadership of M B Patil, the Karnataka State Police Dept. has brought in a reformation to reserve 25 per cent of jobs in 9 posts to women to increase their strength in police forces. [7]

References
  1. "As ministers step in, Soudha springs back to life". The Times of India. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  2. "'Krishna's yatra received good response'". The Hindu. 6 April 2004. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  3. "M B Patil in fault line of Lingayat faith tag". Deccan Herald. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  4. admin. "BLDE Association - Home - BLDEA and its institutes". BLDE Association.
  5. "I want to become Chief Minister one day: MB Patil". www.deccanchronicle.com.
  6. "Supreme Court Allows More Cauvery Water For Karnataka. Here's How the Story Has Unfolded So Far". News18.
  7. "ಪೊಲೀಸ್‌ ಹುದ್ದೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಶೇ.25 ರಷ್ಟು ಕಡ್ಡಾಯ ಮಹಿಳಾ ಮೀಸಲು". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd.
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