4 months ago
1
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah connected Monday said that the BJP played nary relation successful securing Article 371(J) for Kalyana Karnataka portion and claimed that determination imbalance tin beryllium efficaciously addressed wrong the adjacent 10 years done sustained improvement initiatives.
“The peculiar Constitutional proviso has been the effect of the sustained efforts of AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, the erstwhile Chief Minister precocious N. Dharam Singh and the Congress enactment and that the amendment was carried retired during the UPA-led government. The BJP cannot assertion recognition for it,” Mr. Siddaramaiah said.
He was addressing a gathering aft laying the instauration chromatic for 82 improvement works and inaugurating 17 projects worthy ₹906 crore successful the recently declared Yadrami taluk of Kalaburagi district.
Mr. Siddaramaiah refuted the BJP’s assertion that the State authorities lacks funds owed to expenditure connected warrant schemes, terming it mendacious propaganda.
“If the Congress authorities is abbreviated of funds, is it imaginable to instrumentality up improvement works worthy ₹906 crore successful a azygous taluk,” helium asked.
Mr. Siddaramaiah said that the State authorities has spent ₹1.12 lakh crore connected warrant schemes, portion continuing to put successful infrastructure and determination development.
Emphasising connected delivery, helium said that of the 592 promises made successful the Assembly elections, 243 person already been fulfilled.
Recalling the 2013-18 Congress tenure, helium said that 158 of the 165 promised programmes were implemented, isolated from 30 further payment initiatives.
In contrast, helium said that the Janata Dal(S) and BJP governments failed to instrumentality adjacent 10% of the astir 600 promises they made.
On balanced determination development, the Chief Minister said that of the 63 caller taluks declared successful the State, improvement works person been taken up successful lone 14 taluks during the BJP’s tenure, portion the Congress authorities initiated works successful 49 taluks.
In the Kalyana Karnataka region, wherever 19 caller taluks person been notified, improvement works person been undertaken successful lone 2 taluks nether the BJP, whereas the Congress sanctioned works successful 17 taluks.
He added that Nada Kacheri offices volition beryllium established successful 25 taluks crossed the region.
Referring to flood relief, Mr. Siddaramaiah said that an aerial survey has been conducted successful the affected districts, pursuing which ₹1,218 crore nether the SDRF and ₹1,031 crore from the State authorities person been released, benefiting 14.21 lakh farmers crossed Karnataka.
In the Kalyana Karnataka region, 7.21 lakh farmers received ₹1,072 crore, portion Kalaburagi territory received ₹498 crore arsenic compensation for 3.23 lakh farmers who suffered harvest loss.
The Chief Minister said that the Congress-led authorities has sanctioned ₹13,000 crore to the Kalyana Karnataka Regional Development Board (KKRDB) implicit the past 3 years.
He advised the committee to prioritise acquisition and healthcare, with astir 25% of funds earmarked for acquisition and announced the constitution of 300 Karnataka Public Schools successful the region.
Mr. Siddaramaiah said that the Congress remains committed to eliminating determination imbalance. He urged radical to proceed supporting the enactment successful the coming elections, assuring a sustained absorption connected inclusive and equitable development.
AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and Ministers Priyank Kharge, Sharan Prakash Patil, Krishna Byre Gowda, Madhu Bangarappa, Sharanabasappa Darshanapur and Rahim Khan were present.
