"It is the last budget of Siddaramaiah. He is an outgoing CM. In the past two years, they have not done anything... There are no medicines in the hospital. There is a hike in everything, whether petrol, diesel, milk... At least in this Budget, they should made announcements for the develo
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah briefed the media ahead of the Budget session of the Karnataka Vidhan Sabha set to begin from March 3, 2025. The Karnataka CM stated that the Governor will give his speech on March 3 and a discussion will be held for next three days. CM Siddaramaiah added that he wi
"The Government has finally awoken to the pain of India's gig workers but has only committed to the half-hearted steps of registering them on e-SHRAM and including them under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY). The Government has a long way to go before catching
Claiming that Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Bharatiya Janata Party did not participate in the country's freedom struggle, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said "we don't need to learn patriotism from the BJP."
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Thursday that the previous BJP government did not achieve any progress; they just "looted" adding that the state government implemented guarantee schemes along with development programmes.
In a scathing critique of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's 15th budget presentation, BJP leader and Former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai expressed concerns over the fiscal direction of the state, asserting that "Development is not possible from Dasoha without Kayaka" (charity without work).
Former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai opined that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who also holds the Finance portfolio, not only presented his 15th budget without focusing on development issues but also spending it on welfare schemes in the name of guarantees.
In his budget presentation, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced a slew of initiatives aimed at improving land record management, providing drought relief, and streamlining the Goods and Services Tax (GST) system.
"The CM has shown his commitment to the welfare of one and all by formulating a different scheme for the departments of Social Welfare, Backward Classes and Minorities Women and Child Welfare and Labour and providing more funds," said Zameer Ahmed Khan.
Demonstrating a concerted effort to uplift these communities, Rs 27,674 crore is earmarked for the Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan and Rs 11,448 crore for the Scheduled Tribes Sub-Plan, of the proposed amount.