In the State Budget presented on Friday, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai met some of the aspirations of the people of Kalyana Karnataka region by doubling the budgetary allocation from ₹1,500 crore to ₹3,000 crore for the Kalyana Karnataka Regional Development Board (KKRDB).
Of the ₹3,000 crore allocated to KKRDB, ₹1,500 crore has been reserved for education, social and economic development and the remaining ₹1,500 crore will be spent on micro projects.
One of the biggest announcements in the State Budget is the implementation of works related to Upper Krishna Project Stage-III. The project included land acquisition, rehabilitation and reconstruction at an estimated cost of ₹5,000 crore.