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.
Snapshot
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.
- Increase in reservation from 40% to 50% to the farmers’ children in the Agricultural Universities.
- Subsidy being given to the small tractors is extended for 25 to 45 HP tractors.
- Under Atma Nirbhar Bharath Abhiyan subsidy at 35% from Central Government together with an additional subsidy of 15% from State Government to agro-processing and post-harvest management units.
- A sum of Rs. 25 crore is reserved for research in yellow leaf disease of areca nut and encourage growing alternate crops.
- The high-tech cocoon market will be built in Ramanagar at an expenditure of Rs.75 crore.
- Goshala will be established in every district for the protection of Cows.