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.
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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The Pogaru controversy finally settled down with director Nanda Kishore deleting 16 shots from the film, which includes scenes and dialogues. The decision was taken after some members of the Brahmin Community objected to a couple of sequences, stating it hurt their sentiments.The film, bankrolled by BK Gangadhar, and starring Dhruva Sarja and Rashmika Mandanna was released on February 19 and has been doing well at the box office.
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Wed, Jan 06 2021 03:26:29 PM
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Bengaluru, Jan 6: Taking into consideration the fact that more and more girls are showing disinclination to marry Hindu priests, the government has planned to announce a scheme of rewarding the girls agreeing for such marriages. The scheme will be set into motion on Wednesday January 6 by the chief minister.
Under the scheme, girls marrying the priests will receive bonds amounting to Rs three lac from Brahmin Development Board. The scheme is named Maitri .
The beneficiaries will be eligible to encash the bond at the end of three years.
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