Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah speaks successful the State Assembly, successful Bengaluru. File
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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is acceptable to contiguous Karnataka’s fund for 2026–27 successful the Legislative Assembly connected Friday (March 6, 2026) astatine 10.15 a.m., and it is apt to supply thrust connected payment schemes and infrastructure improvement successful Bengaluru arsenic good arsenic backward regions.
This volition beryllium the 17th Budget of Mr. Siddaramaiah, who besides holds the Finance portfolio. The Congress authorities faces a tightrope locomotion betwixt containing gross shortage and backing its warrant schemes, amid speculation implicit a imaginable alteration of Chief Minister aft the Budget Session.
Like past year’s budget, the 2026–27 fund is besides improbable to execute the gross targets acceptable for 2025–26 owing to assorted factors. The size of the budget is expected to interaction ₹4.20 lakh crore.
The 14-day league of the legislature volition reason connected March 27.
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March 06, 2026 09:32
Karnataka Budget 2026, a tightrope locomotion for Chief Minister Siddaramaiah
BENGALURU KARNATAKA 20/02/2026 : Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, during a treatment regarding the fund for 2026-27 astatine the Vidhana Soudha league hall, successful Bengaluru.
As the Congress authorities successful Karnataka gears up to contiguous the 2026–27 Budget connected March 6, it faces a tightrope locomotion betwixt containing gross shortage and backing its warrant schemes, amid speculation implicit a imaginable alteration of Chief Minister aft the Budget Session.
With yearly spending exceeding ₹50,000 crore connected guarantees casting a shadiness implicit semipermanent fiscal sustainability, Mr. Siddaramaiah whitethorn entreaty to comparatively well-off families to voluntarily springiness up definite benefits. The authorities is besides apt to rationalise the fig of beneficiaries nether the warrant schemes to trim non-development expenditure.
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March 06, 2026 09:32
CM Siddaramaiah apt to absorption connected payment schemes, infra improvement successful Bengaluru and backward regions
Karnataka Budget 2026–27: CM Siddaramaiah apt to absorption connected payment schemes, infra improvement successful Bengaluru and backward regions
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to contiguous Karnataka's 2026–27 fund connected March 6, focusing connected welfare, infrastructure, and addressing determination imbalances.
Published - March 06, 2026 09:31 americium IST
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