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The Karnataka authorities connected Friday (March 6, 2026) announced a bid of initiatives aimed astatine strengthening acquisition opportunities, payment enactment and livelihood programmes for number communities successful the State successful the 2026–27 Budget.
Among the cardinal measures is the constitution of 25 caller post-matric hostels with a capableness of 150 students each successful districts wherever request is high. The intake capableness of 25 existing hostels volition besides beryllium accrued by 50 students each to accommodate much students from number communities pursuing higher education.
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To conscionable the increasing request for number residential education, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced successful the Budget that 10 Sant Shishunala Shariff Residential Schools with a CBSE program volition beryllium started. An allocation of ₹10 crore has been made successful the existent fiscal twelvemonth for this initiative. In addition, 25 much Sant Shishunala Shariff residential schools are projected to beryllium started successful 2026–27.
School infrastructure
The authorities is besides taking steps to fortify schoolhouse infrastructure. A full of 117 Maulana Azad Model Schools and Urdu Schools are being upgraded arsenic Karnataka Public Schools astatine a outgo of ₹600 crore. In the existent year, an further 100 schools volition beryllium upgraded nether the aforesaid exemplary astatine a outgo of ₹400 crore.
At the pre-university level, Science and Commerce streams volition beryllium introduced successful 25 Morarji Desai Residential Schools. Commerce watercourse volition besides beryllium started successful 18 A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Residential Schools to grow world options for students.
Training for competitory exams
To enactment students preparing for competitory examinations, 4 residential schools volition beryllium developed arsenic Centres of Excellence to supply coaching for K-CET, JEE, and NEET examinations for selected meritorious PUC students studying successful Minority Residential Schools. In addition, peculiar CET, JEE, and NEET grooming volition beryllium provided to students of 20 residential schools.
The authorities has besides projected to found learning centres and national work centres successful prime Waqf properties. These centres volition beryllium unfastened to students of each communities and are expected to enactment continuous learning and entree to nationalist services.
New women’s hostels
Responding to the expanding request for accommodation among moving women, 4 caller moving women’s hostels with a capableness of 100 each volition beryllium acceptable up successful Bengaluru.
An allocation of ₹100 crore has been earmarked for the broad improvement of Jain, Buddhist and Sikh communities. The authorities volition besides supply a monthly honorarium of ₹6,000 to Dhammacharis of the Buddhist community, according to the Budget.
Assistance volition beryllium provided to found 2 old-age homes for women with a capableness of 100 each for destitute persons belonging to number communities.
To beforehand integer education, 5,000 meritorious students from economically weaker sections volition person fiscal assistance of ₹50,000 each to acquisition laptops.
Fast nutrient motortruck trailers
Under the Entrepreneurship Development Scheme implemented done the number improvement corporations, unemployed younker from number communities volition beryllium provided accelerated nutrient motortruck trailers oregon mobile room kiosks with fiscal assistance of 75% of the portion outgo oregon up to a maximum subsidy of ₹3 lakh.
The authorities has besides projected to found number women cooperative societies to promote self-employment among women belonging to number self-help groups.
Besides, ₹5 crore volition beryllium provided to found broad geriatric palliative attraction units astatine a outgo of ₹50 lakh each successful 10 old-age homes tally by Christian institutions to supply healthcare services for elder citizens.
Institutional infrastructure volition besides beryllium developed to found a Minority Development and Training Centre connected 2 acres of onshore belonging to Asirvanam Benedictine Monastery astatine Kengeri successful Bengaluru, with an allocation of ₹5 crore.
Ambedkar books successful Urdu
Among different initiatives, the authorities volition construe the writings and books of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and different societal reformers into Urdu. Haj Bhavans volition beryllium constructed successful Hubballi and Kalaburagi to supply facilities for Haj pilgrims and their families.
Further, 31 women’s PU colleges tally nether Waqf institutions volition beryllium upgraded arsenic grade colleges, and a caller women’s PU assemblage volition beryllium started successful Savanur. The authorities besides plans to make Waqf properties located successful high-demand commercialized areas nether the public-private concern model. A room volition besides beryllium established astatine Sri Nanak Jhira Sahib Gurudwara successful Bidar.
