Free bus passes for students, 30 lakh poor to get free gas connections

DH Web Desk, Bengaluru, Feb 16 2018, 14:58 IST

CM Siddaramaiah, DH File photo

Ahead of the assembly elections, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is presenting the his last budget on Friday. This is also Siddaramaiah’s 13th budget presentation as the Finance Minister.

Siddaramaiah, who will lead the Congress in the coming polls, is expected to woo all sections - farmers, Ahinda communities (Kannada acronym for minorities, Dalits and backward classes), state government employees, traders, women and youth - through his budget, which is the last one of his government.

Here are the highlights

Farmer’s son is presenting the budget. This is the power of democracy

Employment generation is the primary focus of our government

This is not a dead-set of numbers

Karnataka is ahead of other states in agriculture and dairy sectors

CM Siddaramaiah allocates Rs 15,929 crore for water resource department in budget

CM Siddaramaiah allocates Rs 5,080 crore for agriculture sector in the state

State GSDP has risen by 8.5% as against 7.6% in 2016-17

CM Siddaramaiah allocates Rs 2,099 crore for minor irrigation sector in the state

CM Siddaramaiah allocates Rs 1,091 crore for horticulture department

Farmers can get Rs 10 lakh loan at 3% interest rate

Bonanza for state government employees, 6th pay panel recommendation is accepted

CM Siddaramaiah hikes farm loan waiver to Rs 1 lakh for deceased farmers

Special package of Rs 24 crore announced for minor millets

Siddaramaiah allocates Rs 600 crore for Krishi Bhagya

Siddaramaiah allocates Rs 120 crore allocated for the maintenance of Indira Canteens in BBMP limits

Siddaramaiah announces free bus pass for 19.6 lakh students across Karnataka

CM Siddaramaiah announces agriculture research centre at Muddebihal and agriculture college at Chamrajnagar

1000 BMTC buses to get CCTV cameras under Nirbhaya scheme

Multi-storied parking lots to be set up in 5 different locations of Bengaluru

CM Siddaramaiah announces yoga centres in Bengaluru, which will be named after Dr Rajkumar

KSRTC to get 10 double-decker buses for inter-city transpor

CM Siddaramaiah announces Raita Belaku, which will empower 70 lakh dry land farmers across Karnataka with economic independence

Karnataka guesthouse to be constructed for Rs 20 crore in Tirumala to benefit pilgrims from the state

Public bicycle programme to be launched in Bengaluru

CM Siddaramaiah allocates Rs 5 crore for construction of permanent memorial for slain policemen

CM Siddaramaiah allocates Rs 50 crore for rejuvenation of Bellandur Lake

CM Siddaramaiah allocates Rs 5,371 crore for women and child development in the state

Rs 237 crore allocated for youth empowerment and sports department

14 road links to ITPL will be developed

Rs 2,281 crore allocated for welfare of minorities in the state

CM Siddaramaiah announces Rs 5-lakh reward for inter-caste marriages involving Dalits

CM announces 12 overbridges and underpasses under signal-free corridor at main junctions in Bengaluru

CM announces ‘Arogya Karnataka’ programme to be launched by the last week of February

247 Indira Canteens to be set up in all districts and taluks of the state. Government allocates Rs 211 crore for the programme

Late poet Kuvempu’s house ‘Udaya Ravi’ in Mysuru will be developed as per national memorial standards

CM Siddaramaiah announces Rs 5-lakh insurance coverage for state journalists under Madhyama Sanjeevini scheme

State to support central government’s UDAAN scheme by reducing tax on jet fuel by 5%

Konkani Research Centre' to be formed at Dharwad University

CM announces ‘Arogya Karnataka’ program will be launched by the end of 2018

CM Siddaramaiah announces ‘The Boat House’ program in coastal region of the state for the development of tourism

State will support central government’s UDAN scheme by reducing the tax on Jet fuel by 5%

Rs 340 crore sanctioned to BWSSB to develop Tippagondanahalli and Hessarghatta lakes to reduce the water scarcity for Bengaluru

‘Live Silk Museum’ will be established in Channapatana for the development of tourism in state: CM Siddaramaiah

CM Siddaramaiah announces special privileges for the welfare of Devadasis in the state

CM Siddaramaiah announces the formation of Basava Research centre in Mysuru University

Free education for all the girls at Government PU, Degree and Master Degree colleges

Special privileges announced for the 680 selected manual scavengers in urban and rural areas

Rs.10 crore has been granted to set up 100 mobile Anganwadi Centers/Creches in areas of working of construction labourers to take care of their children

Action to upgrade SAKAALA 2.0 using modern e-governance tools like e-Sign, Digital Locker, and services will be made faceless, cashless and paperless

CM Siddaramaiah announces the establishment of ‘Nirbhaya Kendras’ in all the Police Commissioner’s offices of the State.

Free gas connection with twin burners stove and two refills to 30 lakh beneficiaries announced under ‘Mukhyamantri Anila Bhagya Yojana’

Government will be establishing a high security branch in Central Prison, Bengaluru, at a cost of Rs.100 crore

Pathrakarthara Bhavan to be constructed in Bengaluru at a cost of Rs.5 crore

For the welfare of door-to-door news paper distributors, government establishes ‘Kshema Nidhi’ yojana

CM Siddaramaiah announces the implementation of an e-Attestation facility for attestation of documents of citizens

Mini 3-D planetarium in Belagavi to be established at a cost of Rs.3 crore

We will be transferring the land to Ministry of Railways for the establishment of Railway Coach Factory in Kolar District

CM Siddaramaiah announces the launch of ‘E-Kshana’ to issue caste, income and residence certificate online and over the counter immediately

Action to prepare a detailed project report for 105.55 km length line under ‘Bengaluru Metro Phase-3’

CM Siddaramaiah announces the Digitisation of records and documents of Gram Panchayats on pilot basis at a cost of Rs.5 crore.

‘Karnataka Wrestling Festival’ will be organised to encourage rural mud wrestling sport

‘Karnataka Sports University’ to be established under Public-Private Partnership

Goal to construct 20 lakh houses during the next 5 years in rural and urban areas

Rs.15 crore allocated for the modernisation of Madarasas by providing formal education and improvement of basic infrastructure

Rs. 200 crore allocated for the development and various programmes for the Christian Community: CM Siddaramaiah

More details are awaited...