The budget for this year’s Dasara, which is to be celebrated on a grand scale, has swelled to ₹34.5 crore with the palace board and MUDA chipping in with additional funds over and above the government grant.
While the State has announced ₹15 crore for the festival, an additional ₹4.5 crore has been sanctioned for Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) for undertaking illumination of the city. While MUDA will contribute ₹10 crore, the palace board has agreed to provide ₹5 crore for various programmes.
This was stated by Minister for Cooperation S.T. Somashekar, who is also in charge of Mysuru district, here on Saturday.