BANGALORE: The Karnataka Knowledge Commission is all set for a reconstitution that will see new faces soon. According to well-placed sources, a revamp of members is likely to happen within a week, with focus on letting in members with more experience.“The Commission wants to identify key sectors and areas for the future. We also want the right combination of members with experience to look at these areas. The reconstitution is likely to happen next week,” sources in the Commission told Express. It is likely to bring in newer ideas, without compromising on some of the old ones. “The earlier focus areas will remain. The reconstitution will also look at what else could be added,” sources added.The revamping being an internal exercise will be based on the stakeholders’ audit, which will then follow an official approval. “As of now, chairman Dr K Kasturirangan and member secretary Dr M K Sridhar will be retained. The rest will be decided by the principal secretary,” sources said.In the month of September, the Commission had received a term extension by two years by Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda, taking the extension till June 2013.When The New Indian Express contacted Latha Krishna Rao, principal secretary, higher education, she confirmed the reconstitution, saying, “Yes, we are currently working on it. It may take 10-15 days. We will look at newer areas of focus.”
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