Benagluru: CM Siddaramaiah presents his 12th Budget in state assembly
Highlights of the budget:
• Government successful in making Bengaluru a model city
• Peace and prosperity have been thriving in the state under our government
• Focus on gender quality will be the highlight of #KarnatakaBudget2017
• Industrial growth expected at 2.2% against last year’s 4.9%
• Service sector sees a decrease of 8.5% against last year’s 4%
• 1.5% growth in agriculture sector expected
• Government to open 198 Namma canteens in B’luru
• 25 lakh farmers to get 13500 crore farm loans
• Mekedatu dam project to be implemented by government
• Anganwadi kids to get eggs twice a week
• Rs 5080 crore allocated for agriculture sector
• Drip irrigation facility to be provided to 35,000 farmers at 90% subsidy
• ‘Neera policy’ approved to support Coconut growers
• Bellanduru and Varthuru tanks to be comprehensively developed in 2017-18
• Additional excise on liquor abolished
• VAT on beer, wine, fenny and hard liquors has been lifted
• Completion and allotment of 3000 flats to be completed by BDA
• 5 multi-speciality hospitals to be set up in the state
• Six new medical colleges to be set up in state
• 3000buses to be inducted into BMTC
• 10.7km major arterial roads to be constructed connecting Mysuru, Magadi road
• KR Puram and Silk Board junctions will be developed in collabaration with BMRCL
• Rs 400 crore for land acquisition for B’luru- Chennai- C’durga corridor
• 10k ltr of drinking water to be provided free to slum dwellers
• Karnataka One Centre, on the lines on Bengaluru One to be set up in 9 districts
• Rs 20Cr earmarked for World Kannada Conference
• Film city to be set up in Mysuru for Kannada movie industry development
• Rs 175 cr granted for Mahamastakabhisheka at Shravanabelagola
• Bengaluru to become electronic vehicle capital of India
• Tax on two-wheelers costing above 1lakh hiked to 18% from 12%
• Grant of Rs 300 crore for development of storm water drains in B’luru
• 1000 public toilets to be created in B’luru
• 43 major road of 80km length to be white topped in Bengaluru
• Pedestrial facilities to be developed at cost of Rs 690 cr
• 12 high traffic density corridors to be developed & maintained in the city
• Entire track length of 42.3km of first phase of Namma Metro to be completed
• 25 interconnected roads in CBD area to be upgraded under Tender Sure
• Mangalore’s Wenlock Hospital to be upgraded
• Increase of 289 sq km forest area in Karnataka
• 6 lac sandalwood saplings to be raised
• 700 hectare of Sandalwood plantation to be developed instead of eucalyptus
• With 407 tigers and 6072 elephants, Karnataka stands first in the country
• 100 water bodies to be filled in deep forest to prevent animal migration
• New airports to be built in Karwar, Madikeri and Chikkamagaluru.
• Planetariums proposed in Mangaluru, Madikeri and Gadag.
• Rs 88 crore alloted for the widening of Hebbal flyover
• Cash prize for Olympic medal winners hiked to Rs 5 cr for gold, Rs 3 cr for silver and Rs 2 cr for bronze medals along with group A govt jobs.
