Chief Minister promises to increase allocation for KKRDB
The Hindu
It will be doubled if unspent funds are fully utilised by March-end, says Bommai; he calls for steps to check maternal mortality rate, child mortality rate in the region
Budgetary allocation for the Kalyana Karnataka Regional Development Board (KKRDB) will be doubled to ₹3,000 crore provided the board fully utilises the funds allocated for 2021–22 before March-end, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has said.
Addressing a gathering after unfurling the national flag during the Kalyana Karnataka Liberation Day celebrations (Kalyana Karnataka Utsav) at the District Armed Reserved police grounds here on Friday, the Chief Minister said the government was ready to increase the allocation for the KKRDB for the overall development of the region if it utilised the funds allocated for the current financial year.
“A sum of ₹2,000 crore was lying unspent with the board and nearly 13,000 works taken up by it were under progress. The board has to spend the ₹2,000 crore by the end of March to get the budgetary allocation doubled,” Mr. Bommai reiterated.
The High Court of Karnataka on Friday directed the State government to file its statement of objections on an application filed by Bangalore Turf Club Ltd. (BTC), challenging the June 6 orders passed by the government in rejecting the BTC’s applications seeking permission to conduct on-course horse races and betting during the June-August season.