Karnataka Budget 2026-27: Kalyana Karnataka projects routed largely through KKRDB funds
The Hindu
Karnataka Budget 2026-27 outlines ₹5,000 crore for Kalyana Karnataka projects, emphasizing reliance on KKRDB funds for development initiatives.
Several initiatives announced for the development of the Kalyana Karnataka region in the State Budget for 2026-27 are proposed to be implemented through the allocations of the Kalyana Karnataka Region Development Board (KKRDB), once again highlighting the growing dependence on the Board’s funds even for projects that ordinarily fall within the domain of regular sectoral spending.
Presenting the Budget in the Legislative Assembly on Friday (March 6, 2026), Chief Minister Siddaramaiah reiterated the government’s commitment to the development of the region comprising Bidar, Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Raichur, Koppal, Ballari and Vijayanagara districts. The Budget proposes to implement a ₹5,000-crore action plan through the KKRDB during the year, with a focus on infrastructure, education, health and other social sectors in the region. Similar allocations have been made in recent years as part of the government’s commitment to provide ₹5,000 crore annually for the development of Kalyana Karnataka.
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While the Budget lists a series of initiatives for the region, many of them are to be executed using the Board’s grants rather than through fresh allocations in the regular departmental budgets. For instance, the government proposes to construct 1,668 anganwadi buildings in the region at an estimated cost of ₹200 crore through KKRDB funds. Infrastructure development works in 75 Government First Grade Colleges, 23 polytechnics and five engineering colleges in the region are also proposed through the Board’s allocations.
Similarly, new residential first-grade colleges are proposed to be established at Nimbaraga in Kalaburagi district, Kakkera in Yadgir district, Ambamatha in Raichur district and Bevuru in Koppal district at a cost of ₹18 crore using KKRDB macro grants. A government first-grade college at Maski in Raichur district is also proposed to be set up through the Board’s funds.
The Budget also indicates that KKRDB annual local plan funds will be earmarked on priority to strengthen the health sector in Kalyana Karnataka, underscoring the continued reliance on the Board’s allocations for sectoral interventions.
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