Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said that Karnataka is the first state to introduce the concept of Universal Basic Income through five guarantee schemes to promote economic dynamism adding that this is the 'Karnataka Development Model' taking a dig at the opposition's allegations.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah clarified that the government did not use IAS officers politically but followed the state's tradition after BJP lawmakers raised the issue during the Assembly session on Wednesday.
After BJP and JDS questioned the propriety of asking officers to serve leaders attending a political event, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said the assignments were according to the protocol.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah chaired a meeting with the Foxconn Industrial Internet CEO Brand Cheng and other delegates here on Monday. Industries Minister MB Patil and IT Minister Priyank Kharge too participated in the meeting.
In a Twitter post, the Congress-led Karnataka government’s IT minister Priyank Kharge said, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Minister of Commerce and Industries MB Patil have assured Foxconn Industrial Internet of a conducive environment for growth and development in the state.
The Karnataka Congress party held a silent protest in Bengaluru on Wednesday, demanding answers from the Central government about the alleged Rs 98,000 crore bank frauds during the last 5 years.
Former Karnataka Health minister Dr K Sudhakar on Friday said the budget speech of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was a mirror to his helplessness, adding that the maiden budget of the Congress government since it came to power earlier this year will only plunge the state into a fiscal crunc
Karnataka's Housing and Minorities Welfare Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan termed the state budget 2023-24 presented by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday as "development-oriented" which is based on the mantra of development and social justice.
Karnataka Large and Medium Industries minister MB Patil on Friday termed the state Budget presented by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah as an inclusive one and said that it also exposed the lapses and fiscal indiscipline of the previous BJP's tenure.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is set to present the state budget today at 12 noon, the first after Congress assumed power in the state following its sweeping victory in the May 10 assembly elections. This is Siddaramaiah's seventh Budget as a Chief Minister, having presented six d