Kittur Karnataka and Kalyana Karnataka regions seem to have been given a fair deal in the Budget presented by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday, with several districts of the region being included for various projects apart from continuing and strengthening some old schemes and projects.
As expected, Mr. Siddaramaiah allocated ₹5,000 crore under Kalyana Karnataka Region Development Board (KKRDB). In his Budget speech, Mr. Siddaramaiah not only recalled how the UPA government led by the Congress had granted special status to the region under Article 371(J) but also pointed out what he termed as failure of the previous BJP government to spend the money allocated to the board.
The establishment of a new 200-bedded Mother and Child Hospital at Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) in Kalaburagi at a cost of ₹70 crore is another major announcement for Kalyana Karnataka, especially Kalaburagi district. The Chief Minister also allocated ₹30 crore to operationalise the Trauma Care Centres (TCC) in Mysuru and Kalaburagi and ₹20 crore for upgrade of the Peripheral Cancer Centres of Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology in Kalaburagi and Mysuru.
