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To enactment candidates from Karnataka preparing for the IAS, IPS and different Central civilian services examinations successful New Delhi, the State authorities has decided to conception a dedicated accommodation-cum-coaching enactment installation adjacent Karnataka Bhavan astatine an estimated outgo of ₹80 crore.
Briefing reporters connected the decisions taken astatine the Cabinet gathering connected Saturday (June 20), Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said the projected gathering would supply accommodation for aspirants from the State, and 50% of the seats would beryllium reserved for SC/ST candidates.
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He said that lodging aspirants nether 1 extortion would foster enactment and the speech of ideas among students preparing for the civilian services examinations.
The Chief Minister said funds from the Public Works Department and the Social Welfare Department would beryllium utilised for the operation of the facility.
Mr. Shivakumar besides announced that the bureau of the Resident Commissioner successful New Delhi would beryllium strengthened by posting much elder officers and engaging retired IAS and IPS officers to assistance Karnataka unafraid a larger stock of Central funds.
“The Resident Commissioner’s bureau volition beryllium reorganised and provided with further resources truthful that Karnataka tin efficaciously prosecute funds nether assorted Central schemes, connected the lines of States specified arsenic Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu,” helium said. Retired officers from Karnataka who are settled successful Delhi and are consenting to service the State would beryllium roped successful for the purpose, helium added.
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The ineligible compartment successful New Delhi would besides beryllium strengthened to grip cases earlier the Supreme Court and matters relating to inter-State stream h2o disputes, the Chief Minister said.
Among different decisions, the Cabinet approved the merchandise of ₹100 crore to the Yadgiri Institute of Medical Sciences for establishing a 200-bed super-speciality infirmary and ₹18 crore to the Karwar Institute of Medical Sciences for upgrading infirmary infrastructure.
The authorities besides sanctioned ₹30 crore for the Bengaluru Medical College and Research Institute and ₹30 crore for the operation of a autobus basal astatine Sandur successful Ballari district.
The Cabinet approved the acquisition of 620 caller buses (₹235 crore) to amended transport services successful mofussil areas and sanctioned ₹112 crore for mounting up electrical autobus depots astatine 11 locations crossed the State.
