Karnataka âVikasa Patraâ 2021: Whatâs In The Budget For Bengaluru
by Harsha Bhat - Mar 8, 2021 02:15 PM
The Karnataka budget and its Bengaluru focus.
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Yet again, capital city Bengaluru gets a lion share of almost Rs 8,000 crore in the annual state budget of Karnataka. Hereâs a list of all that the IT capital has got provisions for.
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa presented the state budget today at noon even as the opposition staged a walk out saying the government had âno moral rightsâ to continue to be in power over recent happenings in the state.
Yediyurappa highlighted various provisions dedicated to women as he presented the budget on the occasion of International Womenâs day. That apart, Yediyurappaâs budget has tactfully tried to keep the two largest communities - Lingayats and Vokkaligas - pleased with an equal grant of Rs 500 crore each.
No new taxes in Karnataka budget thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Karnataka budget offers sops to caste groups, promises to set up Vokkaliga development board
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The announcement came four months after the government established the Karnataka Veerashaiva Lingayat Development Corporation for the to help the largest caste group in the state, and also the Maratha Development Board. Yediyurappa had promised Rs 500 crore to the Lingayat Corporation and Rs 50 crore to Marathas.
In his Monday s budget, Yediyurappa said that Rs 100 crore has already been released for the Lingayat corporation. “For the holistic development of the Vokkaliga community, a new board will be established
Chief minister BS Yediyurappa in his budget offered sops to Vokkaligas and other communities, after he took care of own Lingayat community last November. The budget announced the formation of a new board for the development of Vokkaligas, the second largest caste group in Karnataka, and handed out a fat Rs 500 crore to the board.
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No additional tax, goshala in each district, Rs 1500 crore for development of minorities in Karnataka budget
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No additional tax, goshala in each district, Rs 1500 crore for development of minorities in Karnataka budgetPTI
Last Updated: Mar 08, 2021, 08:54 PM IST
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Presented on the international women s day, the budget had significant doles for the womenfolk, Rs 31,028 crore allocated to agriculture and allied sectors, reasonable push for health care and infrastructure development, even as revenue collection being adversely affected due to COVID-19 and the consequent lockdown.
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In the Morarji Desai residential schools/model schools/colleges, maintained by the Minority Welfare Department, technology based learning programme will be implemented.
Vokkaliga development board to be set up thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.