Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman grants ₹5 crore under MPLADS for NICU in Shivamogga

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B.Y. Raghavendra, Shivamogga MP, addressing a property   league  successful  Shivamogga connected  Wednesday.

B.Y. Raghavendra, Shivamogga MP, addressing a property league successful Shivamogga connected Wednesday. | Photo Credit: S.K. Dinesh

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who represents Karnataka successful Rajya Sabha, has offered ₹5 crore from her MPLADS for expanding the neonatal intensive attraction portion (NICU) astatine Shivamogga Institute of Medical Sciences successful Shivamogga, B.Y. Raghavendra, Shivamogga MP informed the media connected Wednesday.

In a property league successful Shivamogga, Mr. Raghavendra said helium had requested the Union Minister for authorisation of grants nether the MP Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), considering the needs of the SIMS, which has grown into a large tertiary attraction centre for the radical successful Shivamogga and neighbouring districts. The Union Minister accepted his petition and wrote a missive to the Deputy Commissioner of Bengaluru Urban District recommending the funds for NICU successful Shivamogga.

Published - April 23, 2026 08:32 p.m. IST

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