Parmesh S Jain
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has requested Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman for a grant of Rs.5030cr for all round development of Kalyana Karnataka region under various central sponsored programmes.
“In accordance with the discussions held recently at the Conference of South Zone Board,Andhra Pradesh had sought a special grant for the development of its backward districts.
Similarly Karnataka too had pointed out that the Kalyana Karnataka region had many districts that were among the most backward in the country. Special status has been accorded for the region through amendment of article 371(J) of the Constitution.
Reservation has been provided for the region in employment and education.But special attention is needed for the development of the region.
The region lags behind in the multidimensional poverty index of the Niti Ayog too.So the Union government should provide a grant of Rs.5030cr for the region under Central sponsored programmes,” Bommai requested.
