With Assembly elections in the State just over a year away, the State Budget for 2022-23, presented by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday, largely focused on providing some relief to those who faced challenges during the pandemic and refrained from levying fresh taxes or increasing existing ones..
After two years of pandemic, which entailed decreasing expenditure and showing restraint in announcing new schemes, the Chief Minister called the current Budget “one of hope”. Among the key promises was reintroduction of Yeshaswini health insurance scheme for farmers and allocation of ₹1,000 crore for the Mekedatu project. The Budget has also announced the distribution of an additional one kg of ragi or jowar along with five kg rice through PDS.
