Karnataka Budget 2026: Hubballi-Dharwad gets Skill Training Academy, Indira Canteens for students, plug & play LEAP lab

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A fully-occupied survey hallway successful Dharwad. Candidates walk anyplace betwixt 10 to 12 hours successful these survey halls, bringing their ain survey material, to hole for competitory examinations. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Karnataka’s Chief Minister Siddaramaiah projected mounting up a accomplishment grooming academy astatine a outgo of ₹200 crore, 4 ‘Vidyarthi (student) Indira Canteens, plug and play LEAP labs, and e-courts for Hubballi Dharwad, among different things, portion presenting the State Budget connected March 6.

While the Skill Training Academy is meant for providing vocational instauration and upskilling grooming workers registered with Karnataka Building and Other Construction Workers’ payment Board and their children, the Plug and Play LEAP Laboratory is meant for providing incubation facilities to entrepreneurs successful Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities. The Plug and Play LEAP Laboratory is to beryllium acceptable up by KEONICs.

Setting up Indira Canteens for the thousands of candidates preparing for competitory examinations was 1 of the demands during the recent protests by occupation aspirants successful Dharwad. The authorities has responded by announcing 4 ‘Vidyarthi Indira Canteens’.

Keeping these students successful mind, the authorities has besides projected to acceptable up a Digital Library and Study Centre successful Dharwad, on with Bengaluru, astatine a outgo of ₹10 crore each.

According to the budget, Dharwad volition get an e-court, on with Bengaluru, Kalaburagi, and Mysuru, nether a connection aimed astatine transitioning to a paperless, efficient, national centric judicial system.

In addition, Dharwad has been sanctioned a ‘De-Addiction and Rehabilitation Centre’ for children beneath 18 years suffering from cause addiction. The centre is to beryllium acceptable up collaboration with Dharwad Institute of Mental Health And Neurosciences (DIMHANS).

₹600 crore has been sanctioned for acquisition of 1,000 acres of onshore for processing the Dharwad Industrial Node of the Bangalore-Mumbai concern corridor, with an allocation of ₹200 crore successful the existent fiscal.

Like successful Bengaluru, Hubballi volition get ‘Matsya Darshini’ food nutrient associated  which is aimed astatine promoting food depletion by providing cleanable and prime food products to consumers.

A Haj Bhavan has been sanctioned for Hubballi, on with Kalaburagi, to supply indispensable facilities and amenities to Haj pilgrims and their relatives.

Published - March 06, 2026 04:27 p.m. IST

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