The Department of personnel and Administrative Reforms [AR] deals with training, including the administrative jurisdiction of Administrative Training Institute, Mysore, Karnataka Government Secretariat Training Institute and District Training Institutes, matters connected to administrative reforms, pension to freedom fighters, RTI Act and other miscellaneous matters.

The Department of Cabinet Affairs and the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms mainly deal with :

a) The State Government’s Personnel Management function to facilitate implementation of policies relating to personnel management in various departments of Government and providing advice and guidance in all service matters.

b) All matters concerning the process of Administration with a view to increase efficiency and bring improvement in the quality of work in every sphere of administration