Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is set to present his 14th Budget on July 7 and the wish list of the stakeholders in Mysuru is long, but the expectations are low.
The usual enthusiasm associated in the run-up to the Budget is missing as the prospects of big ticket announcements are low given the exigencies of raising resources and making due allocations for the five guarantee schemes promised by the Congress.
Tourism is a major economic driver of Mysuru and generates nearly 80,000 direct and indirect jobs in and around the city and hence the stakeholders have a list of long-pending demands. ‘’We do not want any new projects to be announced, but would be satisfied if necessary allocations are made to the projects that were announced in the past such as Film City,” said C. Narayana Gowda representing the hospitality sector.
