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Channapatna is one of 57 Karnataka cities in the Nirmala Nagara - Municipal eGovernance project. On Aug 15th 2005 each of the 57 cities will get a comprehensive website as well as the Public Grievance & Redressal module. Other important modules to be launched by June 2006 are Property Tax, Financial Accounting  GIS Mapping, Birth & Death Certification, and Ward Works. Nirmala Nagara project is a partnership between the Urban Development Dept, eGovernments Foundation & Survey of India. These computer based systems coupled with Govt. process re-engineering and GIS digital mapping will provide transparency and accountability and smoother delivery of services to citizens of Karnataka. Your feedback and inputs are greatly appreciated. Please send inputs to contact@egovernments.org

Channapatna is famous for its wooden toys and handicraft. This city is world famous as "Toy's City". It has 31 wards 13 Major Roads. The City is situated  in between Bangalore and Mysore, so frequency of  buses from channapatna to either Bangalore or Mysore is high. And city has High-way Road facility.

 City Budget: The annual Budget of the CMC for the year 2008-09 is Rs.968.50 lakhs. Out of which 434.92 lakhs is proposed for capital expenses, Rs 35.75 lakhs towards  New Repairs and Maintenance, Rs.100.00 lakhs towards New works and Rs.18.00 Lakhs towards the Welfare of SC/ST Click here for City Finances

   Channapatna, a small hamlet 60 kms from Bangalore on the Mysore Highway ecels in lacquerware, a craft practised today by over 3000 local craftspersons. Lacquerware products include brightly coloured wooden toys, door curtains and powder boxes, besides a range of distinctive jewellery.

The City is famous for its Wooden Toys and (Lacquerware). In the native language (Kannada), Channapatna is also called as "Gombegala Ooru" meaning Toys Town in English, The City was ruled by the King Timmapparaja Aras. Later Jagadevaraya Choose it has Capital City.

   Channapatna taluk comes under Ramanagara District. Its headquarters is located in Bangalore-Mysore highway. The total geographical area of the taluk is 53,587 hectares. It has three hoblies namely 1) Kasaba 2) Malur 3) Virupakshapura.

         The Taluk is famous for toys. World wide market is available for this toys which are manufactured by tradational as well as advanced industries. It is also invloved in twisting of raw silk and manufacturing silk and coconut is a major product of the taluk.

Channatpatna Taluk has Artisan Training Instittute (A.T.I) which was established 94 years ago. This institute was established to promote channapatna toys. These channapatna toys are famous throughout the world. These toys are made of a specific wood called "Aale Mara". The other crafts being imparted are carpentry, Lacquerware toys, coir and blacksmithy.