One or the other government scheme has reached 1.37 crore families in Karnataka in 2024-25: Governor

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Karnataka’s Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot during the Republic Day celebrations astatine  Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw Parade Ground successful  Bengaluru connected  January 26, 2026.

Karnataka’s Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot during the Republic Day celebrations astatine Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw Parade Ground successful Bengaluru connected January 26, 2026. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN

Stating that the warrant schemes had empowered families financially, Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot said that arsenic galore arsenic 1.37 lakh crore families successful Karnataka person received nonstop fiscal payment from 1 oregon the different strategy during 2024-25.

Delivering the 77th Republic Day code astatine Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw Parade Ground successful Bengaluru, helium said that portion the State is spending ₹1.12 lakh crore annually to supply economical dynamism to radical and fortify the astir backward sections, much than ₹1.13 lakh crores person been disbursed to families nether the warrant schemes. Quoting from the Family Survey Data, helium said that 1.37 lakh crore families had benefitted from 1 authorities strategy oregon different during 2024-25.

“Several studies indicated that people’s purchasing powerfulness has accrued and families are being empowered financially, and caller economical and societal enthusiasm has emerged among women. Studies person shown that warrant schemes introduced based connected cosmopolitan basal income person brought important changes successful the lives of women,” helium added.

Of the schemes for women, the Governor outlined the 12 days of menstrual leave for women annually, and ‘Akka’ task force, among others.

In enactment with Kuvempu’s imaginativeness of Sarva Janangada Shantiya Thota, Mr. Gehlot said that Karnataka has worked hard to sphere harmony. “Special task forces person been established to further fortify communal harmony, resulting successful sustained bid successful communally delicate areas.” In 2025, the authorities enacted 76 Acts portion 105 rules were consolidated and published, helium said.

Initiatives to propel growth

Listing the initiatives of the authorities that are expected to propel maturation successful the State, the Governor said that the Local Economy Accelerator Programme has been formulated with ₹1,000 crore with the purpose of generating 5 lakh jobs successful the adjacent 5 years. A Karnataka Quantum Roadmap has been released to physique a $20 cardinal quantum system by 2035.

“₹1.5 lakh crore worthy of projects being undertaken successful Bengaluru volition accelerate improvement successful the coming days, and ₹83,000 crore spent arsenic superior expenditure has prioritized employment generation.”

Mr. Gehlot said that implicit 80% of long-pending cases successful gross courts person been disposed of, 91,163 podis person been completed, and 4,050 unrecorded villages person been declared arsenic gross villages. Approval has been granted to person B khatha properties to A khatha, which is expected to payment implicit 20 lakh radical nether municipality section bodies, helium added.

He pointed retired that portion agreements person been entered into to acquisition 3,704 MW of electricty from backstage companies, State-owned companies person prepared enactment plans to make an further 4,794 MW.

In the tract of education, Mr. Gehlot said that recommendations of the Dr. Sukhdeo Thorat Committee are being implemented.

Bengaluru Mysuru, Kalaburagi, Hubballi-Dharwad, Belagavi, Mangaluru, Shivamogga and Davanagere are emerging arsenic wellness hubs, helium added.

Federal responsibility

Mr. Gehlot, who past week triggered a Lok Bhavan-government confrontation implicit his code to the associated league of the legislature, said, “The work of preserving the national operation without weakening it lies with each of us. If we support the Constitution, the Constitution volition support us. The Constitution is progressively becoming applicable day-by-day.

“The astir important task earlier the radical is to elite representatives who enactment with an knowing of the halfway tone of the Constitution, and sphere ideology done continuous questioning and dialogue. The existent spot of our republic lies successful unity successful diversity, the dynamism of antiauthoritarian institutions, and committedness to the values enshrined successful our Constitution.”

Published - January 26, 2026 04:28 p.m. IST

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