02:18 PM

Electricity is an essential and inevitable basic necessity of modern life. Under Gruha Jyothi, up to 200 units of free electricity will be provided to every household every month.

02:17 PM

The government will make efforts to augment the state economy to a 1 trillion-dollar economy by boosting the state's GSDP from 13% to 17%. Initiatives will be taken to expand the scope of Agriculture, Industry and the Service sectors, provide infrastructure support, delegation of powers, administrative decentralization etc.: CM

01:49 PM

A ten month residential coaching program for IAS/KAS and other competitive exams will be offered to the minority aspirants in Haj Bhavan, Bengaluru, in collaboration with reputed coaching institutions.

01:49 PM

A grant of Rs. 8 Crores will be provided to impart training through prestigious institutions for two years for the students studying in minority pre-university residential colleges in order to prepare them for NET, JEE, CET and other entrance examinations.

01:48 PM

Skill development training of minority youths will be started in the districts of Ramanagar, Belagavi, Davangere, Kalaburagi and Dakshina Kannada at a cost of Rs. 4 crore.

01:48 PM

Language labs will be established at a cost of Rs. 5 crore in all the Minority Morarji Desai Residential Schools to improve Kannada and English language skills of students belonging to minority communities.

01:48 PM

A loan of Rs. 1 lakh per annum at a subsidized interest rate of 2% will be provided to minority students under the 'Arivu' - educational loan scheme. The eligible beneficiaries will be students who get admission through CET to 28 professional courses such as Engineering, Medical, etc. During the financial year, Rs. 75 crore will be reserved for this scheme.

01:47 PM

Karnataka State Christian Development Corporation will be established for which Rs 100 crore will be provided in current year: CM

01:33 PM

New scheme Swawalambi Sarathi will be introduced to encourage self-employment of the unemployed youth belonging to Backward Classes. Under this, a subsidy of 50% up to a maximum of Rs. 3 lakh will be provided towards purchase of four wheeler vehicles.

01:25 PM

Additionally, a Fibro scan will be provided for the detection of cirrhosis and cancer in patients suffering from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

01:25 PM

Nation's first-ever public hospital dedicated to organ transplant will be set up at NIMHANS, Bengaluru at the cost of Rs. 146 crore, an amount of Rs.30 Crore provided in the current year.

01:21 PM

15 CT and 6 MRI scanning centers have been established under Public Private Partnership model in few district hospitals where free scanning services are being provided. These services will now be extended to all the district hospitals in the state.

01:21 PM

In memory of Karnataka Ratna, Dr. Puneet Raikumar, Automated External Defibrillators (AED) will be installed in all district hospitals and taluka hospitals to aid in the prevention of sudden cardiac arrest. For this purpose, Rs. 6 crore will be provided, CM Siddaramaiah said.

01:15 PM

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences will establish a new medical college in Kanakapura taluka of Ramanagara district.

01:13 PM

'Kalika Balavardhane' will address learning deficiencies in children and around 33 lakh children are expected to benefit from this initiative.And, it proposes to launch 'Marusinchana' programme. It will benefit 1.5 lakh students with learning deficiencies to prepare for secondary-level examinations through special training.

01:13 PM

Government to allot Rs 80 crore fund for 'Kalika Balavardhane' programme.

01:12 PM

Through 5 poll promises, Karnataka govt will provide average additional financial aid of Rs 4,000 to Rs 5,000 a month to each household

01:09 PM

For the benefit of Silkworm farmers of Chikkaballapura and the Kolar, the government approves 75 crore to set up of a high-tech silk cocoonmarketin Sidlaghatta.

01:08 PM

Brand Bengaluru: Gets Rs 45000 cr

01:03 PM

Loan up to Rs. 7 lakh at the rate of 4% Interest will be provided to purchase four-wheeled vehicles (pick up van) for transporing-agricultural produce and equipment for farmers for agricultural activities in hilly tracts of Shivamogga, Chikkamagaluru, Hassan, Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu, Uttara Kannada and Udupi Districts.

01:02 PM

Government will provide interest subsidy up to 7% on bank loans up to Rs. 20 lakh to farmers for construction of godowns to store produce of farmers and their neighbors.

01:02 PM

Short term interest free loan up to Rs. 3 lakh will now be increased to Rs.5 lakh. Similarly, medium and long term loan at 3% interest up to Rs.10 lakh will now be increased to Rs.15 lakh. Through this revised scheme, approximately, Rs. 25,000 crore worth loans will be disbursed to more than 35 lakh farmers.

01:01 PM

Government to take action to complete the pending works under the Yethinahole project in an expeditious manner and supply drinking water to Kolar, Chikkaballapura, Ramanagara, Bengaluru Rural and Tumakuru.

01:00 PM

Stringent action will be taken against those who harass people in the name of 'moral policing', spread fake news through social media and disturb social harmony

12:58 PM

Subsidized diesel provided to fishermen's boats will be increased from 1.5 lakh kilo litres to 2 lakh kilo litres. This will amount to financial assistance of Rs.250 crore in 2023-24.

12:57 PM

For the economic self-reliance of fisherwomen and to assist them in the expansion of business, interest-free loans provided by banks will be increased from Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 3 lakh.

12:56 PM

"Nandini' with the tagline "Quality Excellence from Cow to Consumer" supports livelihood of crores of people. Nandini brand has a sentimental connection with Kannadigas and our government is committed to protect and nurture this bond.

12:52 PM

I urge the central government through this House to consider these additional poor families under the priority sector and extend to them these benefits: CM

12:52 PM

Since, th ecentral government has not accorded approval to 40 lakh BPL beneficiaries identified by the state government, the state government will bear the annual cost of Rs.1,680 crore for purchasing and distributing ten kg of food grains under Annabhagya scheme to these beneficiaries.

12:52 PM

The Annabhagya scheme will benefit 4.42 crore BPL beneficiaries. For this, Rs. 10,000 crore will be spent annually.

12:47 PM

A grant of Rs. 25 crore is allocated to provide infrastructure facilities to University of Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE), Bengaluru. To prevent the menace of fake marks cards, we will make it mandatory for all the higher education students of the state to get registered in 'Academic Bank of Credits and to access marks cards and certificates from NAD/Digilocker.

12:44 PM

The National Education Policy implemented by the Central government is incompatible wit the federal system of governance. It has several anomalies which undermine constitution and democracy. Uniform Education System does not suit a nation to India which has diverse religions, language and cultures. A New Education Policy will be formulated keeping in mind the local social cultural and economic milieu of the state. The new Policy will elevate the higher education standards in the state to the gl

12:42 PM

In order to provide social security to the 'Gig Workers' in the unorganized sector, i.e., employed as full time/part time delivery personnel in e-commerce companies like Swiggy, Zomato, Amazon, etc., insurance facility of total Rs.4 lakh will be provided which includes, life insurance of Rs. 2 lakh and accidental insurance of Rs. 2 lakh. The entire insurance premium will be borne by the government.

12:37 PM

The guidance value on property registrations across the state to be increased. The revenue collection for the Stamps and Registrations Department has been set to Rs 25,000 crore for the 2023-24 fiscal year.

12:36 PM

K'taka Budget 2023: Total Expenditure is estimated to be Rs.3,27,747 crore which includes Revenue Expenditure at Rs.2,50,933 crore, Capital Expenditure at aRs.54,374 crore, and loan repayment at Rs.22,441 crore.

12:33 PM

CM proposes to increase the Additional Excise Duty on Beer from 175% to 185%

12:33 PM

Government proposes to increase the existing rates of Additional Excise Duty on Indian Made Liquor (IML) by 20 percent on all 18 slabs as per Annexure-1.

12:31 PM

Through 5 poll 'guarantees', approximately Rs 52,000 crore, will be spent annually, and expected to benefit 1.3 crore families: CM

12:30 PM

Rs 100 cr granted for Indira Canteens Rs 10,460 cr granted for the Department of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs

12:27 PM

To improve the lives of people of Karnatka, we had promised to deliver five guarantees including free bus travel for women, 10kg rice for BPL, free 200 units of electricity, monthly stipend to unemployed youths and women head, during the elections. As promised, we are committed to delivering them: CM

12:25 PM

During its last tenure government had started "Anugraha" scheme to redress did problems faced by the farmers due o livestock fatalities. But, the previous government neglected it reflecting their lack of sensitivity towards the plight of farmers. This scheme wil be reintroduced to provide compensation Rs. 5,000 for sheep and goats and Rs. 10,000 for cow, buffalo and bulls.

12:24 PM

Rs 30,000 cr granted for Namma Metro: CM

12:20 PM

Citizens of Karnataka have given us a full mandate and we meet the aspirations of the people and farmers of the state: CM

12:18 PM

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah surpasses record of late Ramakrishna Hegde who had presented 13 budgets

12:14 PM

CM Siddaramaiah presents his 14th budget!

12:11 PM

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah begins his budget speech

12:02 PM

"Very unfortunate that justice has not prevailed. It is the murder of democracy. Still, the entire country & the Opposition parties stand by Rahul Gandhi... I feel he will grow stronger," DKShi on Gujarat HC verdict on defamation case against Rahul Gandhi

11:48 AM

I am confident that CM Siddaramaiah will deliver a progressive budget that meets the needs of the people and fulfill all 5 poll guarantees, says Minister of Public Works Department, Ports and Inland Transport, H. C. Mahadevappa.

11:44 AM

Budget will try to address all the needs of people of Karnataka, says Minister of Infrastructure Development M B Patil.

11:42 AM

Govt is also ready to receive oppositions' suggestions on implementing welfare schemes, says DyCM D K Shivakumar.

11:39 AM

We are committed to fulfilling poll guarantees: DKShi

11:31 AM

"I am going to present my fourteenth budget shortly. May all your blessings be upon me and my government," Siddaramaiah tweets.

11:29 AM

Staff bring a box with budget copies to Vidhana Soudha. Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting has begun under the leadership of CM Siddaramaiah.

11:28 AM

Siddaramaiah arrives at Vidhana Soudha. This is his 7th budget as Chief Minister of Karnataka.

11:25 AM

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is expected to begin his budget speech at 12 noon.

08:00 AM

Countdown has begun for the Karnataka state budget presentation for 2023. Final preparations are underway for Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's budget speech. This will be his 14th budget presentation.