Highlights of the Karnataka Budget 2023-24
The Hindu
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah presented his 14th State Budget on July 7
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah presented his 14th State Budget on July 7. He presented a Budget with a total outlay of ₹3,27,747 crore, up from ₹3,09,182 crore in the Budget presented by former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in February 2023, for the same fiscal year (2023-24).
While the Budget presented by Mr. Bommai before the Assembly elections did not impose any new tax, the Budget presented by Mr. Siddaramaiah on July 7 has increased the Additional Excise Duty on Indian Made Liquor by 20%, and on beer by 5.71%. The government has also promised to relaunch the ‘Arivu’ scheme under which education loan up to a maximum of ₹1 lakh with 2% interest will be provided to students of OBC communities pursuing professional courses like Engineering, Medical, etc.
“We are judges and therefore, cannot act like Mughals of a bygone era ... the writ courts in the guise of doing justice cannot transcend the barriers of law,” the High Court of Karnataka observed while setting aside an order of a single judge, who in 2016 had extended the lease of a public premises allotted to a physically challenged person to 20 years contrary to 12-year period stipulated in the law.
The High Court of Karnataka on Monday declined to interfere, at present, in the investigation against a Bharatiya Janata Party worker, who is among the accused persons facing charges of circulating obscene clips, related to “morphed” images and videos clips related to Prajwal Revanna, former Hassan MP, in public domain through pen drives and other modes.