Recalling how Article 371(J) was inserted into the Constitution of India to accord Special Status to Hyderabad Karnataka (now, Kalyana Karnataka) ten years ago and how the Congress government in the State swiftly acted to form Hyderabad Karnataka Region Development Board (now Kalyana Karnataka Region Development Board) and issued an order for providing reservations in education and employment to the candidates belonging to the region, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stressed the need multidimensional approach to fight the backwardness of the region.
“Ten years completed for Article 371(J) of the Constitution. The development of the region which remained backward for centuries owing to natural, social and political factors cannot be achieved overnight. We need to have a multidimensional approach — poverty eradication, infrastructure development and social awareness — to address the issue. Kalyana Karnataka Region Development Board (KKRDB) must have a focused approach in its work. Not just providing funds, but how the funds are used is important,” Mr. Siddaramaiah said in his speech that he delivered after hoisting the national flag at Kalyana Karnataka Utsav celebrations organised at Police Parade Grounds in Kalaburagi on Sunday.
The day is celebrated at Kalyana Karnataka region on September 17 every year to mark the annexation of Hyderabad princely State into the Indian Union in 1948 through Operation Polo military action and thus ending the rule of Nizam of Hyderabad.
