Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday announced the opening of 438 Namma Clinics (our clinics) in major cities of the state. Presenting his maiden budget, the CM said these clinics—which observers say are on the lines of Mohalla Clinics in Delhi set up by the Aam Aadmi Party government—will be set up in all wards of Bengaluru city and the program will be replicated in others. . Major cities of the state.
“In these clinics, the services of non-communicable diseases detection and referral to specialists for higher treatment will be provided,” Bommai said.
He also emphasized that his government has given top priority to COVID-19 management and ensured that Karnataka sets an example in this regard. In his budget speech, bommai Provided a supplementary grant of Rs 2,240 crore to provide necessary facilities for effective management of the third wave of the pandemic.
The chief minister, who also holds the finance portfolio, presented a tax-free budget ahead of next year’s assembly elections and did not impose any additional tax on petrol, diesel or liquor.
Against the backdrop of opposition Congress protesting the delay Mekedatu Drinking Water ProjectBommai allocated Rs 1,000 crore to implement it this year.
“The Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir and Bengaluru Drinking Water Project will be implemented by obtaining necessary clearances from the appropriate authority of the Central Government,” the CM announced.
The Congress on Thursday ended its week-long Mekedatu padayatra or “walk for water” demanding implementation of the reservoir project.
“Our government has given more importance to the conservation of animal resource,” the chief minister said, adding that the BJP government is encouraging adoption of public and private institutions under the new Punyakoti Dutta scheme. Cows 11,000 annually in gaushalas (cow rearing sheds) across the state.
Bommai allocated Rs 50 crore for the construction of gaushalas across the state and increasing their number from 31 to 50.
This comes against the backdrop of the controversial Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act (KPSPCA), which was passed by the BJP government last year. The law sought to replace the 1964 Act banning cow slaughter, which had prohibited the slaughter of all bovine animals (except buffaloes above 13 years of age), with severe punishment to transporters of cattle for slaughter. and cow protectors were also given the right.
Another important announcement in the budget was regarding the long-pending demand of granting autonomy to temples under the Endowment Department. State Congress chief DK Shivakumar had called the decision a “historic blunder” when Bommai proposed the new law in December last year.
A total of Rs 8,407 crore has been allocated for the development of Bengaluru city, which includes providing Rs 6,000 crore for a period of three years under the Amrutha Nagarathna scheme. This includes improving the infrastructure of Bengaluru through road development, solid waste management, slum development, etc. An allocation of Rs 11,250 crore has also been given for Phase 3 of Bengaluru’s Metro service, which will cover 32 more kilometers across the city.
In order to emulate the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) model of making the place a destination for environmental sustainability and sustainable management, the budget allocated 105 acres of land in Bengaluru city center called NGEF for the “Green Expo”. The venue has been earmarked for showcasing eco-friendly technology, transportation, green infrastructure and start-ups to the public.
The Center is preparing a Detailed Project Report (DPR) through the National High-Speed Railway Project for the construction of the 460-km long Chennai-Bengaluru-Mysore high-speed rail corridor. The state government will cooperate with the central government to implement the project.
To tackle malnutrition, the government announced a pilot program called Paushtika Karnataka (Healthy Karnataka). Under this, fortified rice containing nutrients like iron, folic acid, vitamin B12 etc. will be distributed in 14 districts of Karnataka at a cost of Rs 93 crore.
Two new initiatives, a mega textile park and a mega jewelery park, have also been announced in the budget. In line with the Centre’s announcement of making 2023 the year for small millets, Bommai has launched a program that will encourage people to use bajra or siridhanya (minor millet) in their diet. He has allocated Rs 1,400 crore to provide 1 kg of ragi or jowar flour along with 5 kg of rice to 4.34 crore beneficiaries across the state.
Claiming to be the first of its kind in the country, the Karnataka budget also introduced new programs such as the Blue Plastic Management Plan, where issues related to plastic polluting water resources in coastal areas will be implemented with the assistance of the World Bank. 840 crores.
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