Development, welfare programmes continue despite criticism, says CM

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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar launching respective  projects, including a multi-speciality hospital, successful  Karwar connected  Sunday.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar launching respective projects, including a multi-speciality hospital, successful Karwar connected Sunday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

“In the look of disapproval by the Opposition that the State authorities has tally retired of funds, we proceed to instrumentality up improvement and payment programmes unneurotic connected a ample scale,” Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said successful Karwar connected Sunday.

“The BJP that has been perpetually criticising our administration, did not instrumentality up immoderate improvement enactment for Karwar oregon for Uttara Kannada erstwhile it was successful power. It ignored the infrastructural needs of the district. But we are moving towards equitable improvement of each regions of the State. I would similar to pass you that the Congress authorities has spent astir ₹1.18 lakh crore for the 5 warrant schemes. Of this, astir ₹2,954 crore person been spent connected schemes successful Uttara Kannada. At the aforesaid time, improvement works, including infrastructure projects, wellness and acquisition schemes, livelihood and industrialisation initiatives, person not stopped. They are progressing on with payment programmes similar the warrant schemes. The disapproval tin continue, but the radical of the State cognize precise good astir our improvement programmes,” the Chief Minister said.

He was speaking aft inaugurating a multi-speciality infirmary built connected the premises of Karwar Institute of Medical Sciences (KRIMS) and launching different programmes.

The Chief Minister said that Karwar volition get a super-speciality infirmary successful the adjacent Budget. “Work connected the super-speciality infirmary volition commencement soon and I volition inaugurate it. The State authorities is committed to starting authorities aesculapian colleges successful each district. We person 22 authorities aesculapian colleges already. In the coming years, we volition commencement specified institutions successful Kolar, Puttur and Vijayapura. We approved KRIMS successful our archetypal word successful 2016. We acceptable speech ₹200 crore for a 450-bed infirmary for the college. It has been completed now. It volition assistance the radical of this territory who were earlier forced to question agelong distances to Mangaluru, Udupi oregon Hubballi to get aesculapian treatment,” helium said.

Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said that helium is moving with legislators and officers to find solutions to the problems of the radical successful each districts.

“I powerfully judge that serving radical is serving God. We volition proceed to service the people, irrespective of what others say,” helium said.

The Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister inaugurated a caller span connected the Khanapur-Talaguppa State Highway successful Yellapur taluk and the caller gathering of an Inspection Bungalow successful Yellapur municipality and the authorities guesthouse successful Mundgod.

Ministers Sharanprakash Patil, Mankal Vaidya, MLAs R.V. Deshpande, Shivaram Hebbar, Satish Sail, Bhimanna Nayak and others were present.

Published - February 22, 2026 08:00 p.m. IST

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