• Dr. GURULINGAIAH M K

Devaraj Urs played a major role in implementing many schemes for the poor. Urs had effectively implemented the 20-Point Programme drawn up by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Urs‟ implementation of land reforms had uplifted the weaker sections of the society. Urs wanted to make the tiller the owner of the land. He wanted the small and marginal farmers working in the fields of landlords to lead a life of dignity. Over three lakh tenant farmers had benefited from the land reforms initiated by Urs in the undivided Udupi district. Urs battled for equality among people. “He pioneered pro-people movements in the State and chalked out many schemes for the socially backward classes, along with providing reservations. His lifetime and the present generation should follow in his footprints, he added.

Devaraj Urs, Social Reforms, Administrative Reforms in Karnataka

"DEVARAJ URS CONTRIBUTION TO THE TWENTY POINT PROGRAMME IN MYSURU (KARNATAKA)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.2, Issue 7, page no.297-300, July-2015, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1701B44.pdf

"DEVARAJ URS CONTRIBUTION TO THE TWENTY POINT PROGRAMME IN MYSURU (KARNATAKA)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.2, Issue 7, page no. pp297-300, July-2015, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1701B44.pdf