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Sops galore for backward classes, dalits, minorities in Karnataka budget 2018-19

coastaldigest.com news network
February 16, 2018

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah-led Congress government has made significant allocations for the welfare of the backward classes, dalits and religious minorities  (Ahinda communities) in the 2018-19 annual budget.

Mr. Siddaramaiah, in the last budget of his government tenure, offered several sops to various small and marginal communities, including free bus passes for all students from 2018-19.

The budget proposed to waive loans up to Rs 50,000 availed by shepherds from cooperative banks (Rs 52 crore total) and loans availed by below poverty line (BPL) families from Karnataka Khadi Board.

He also announced providing loans up to Rs 50,000 at zero per cent interest for fishermen and increase of old age pension from Rs 500 to Rs 600 for the benefit of 48 lakh senior citizens and destitute.

The Chief Minister, who overall presented his 13th State budget, said the current budget aimed at building Nava Karnataka to realise the new aspirations in the coming days.

Siddaramaiah provided many incentives for people belonging to Ahinda in a move to prevent youth from backward classes and Dalit communities from supporting the BJP.

For the first time, the budget’s total receipts are estimated at Rs 2,02,297 crore in 2018-19. The fiscal deficit is expected to be Rs 35,127 crore, which is 2.49% of the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP). Total liabilities are at Rs 2,86,790 crore at the end of 2018-19, 20.36% of the GSDP. “This is within the limit of 25% for 2018-19 mandated in the Karnataka Fiscal Responsibility Act.”

The GSDP in 2017-18 has increased to 8.5% against 7.5% in 2016-17. In this year 2017-18, the agriculture sector is expected to grow by 4.9%, industry by 4.9%, while the service sector is expected to register a growth of 10.4%.

Noting that there was a possibility of shortfall in tax collections in the short run, frequent changes in the FST regime and glitches in the IT system have also affected the tax collection, Mr. Siddaramaiah said.

The Budget proposed to give a boost to organic farming, millet crops, groundnut and “Direct Seed Rice” cultivation methods. The allocation for agriculture is set at ₹5,849 crore in 2018-19.

To mobilise additional revenue, the Budget proposed to increase the existing rates of excise duty on Indian Made Liquor by 8%.

The Budget proposes new State Fodder Security Policy, new Textile Policy, Feature Film Tourism Policy, Logistic Policy, Innovation Policy, and Policy for Labour Intensive Industries. It has also proposed to establish “Nirbhaya Kendras” in all offices of Police Commissioners in the State.

The Budget has also proposed to provide 4% reservation in Group A and B posts to persons having disability as per the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. The government has already reserved 5% in Group C and D posts.

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July 27,2020

New Delhi, Jul 27: A month after banning 59 Chinese applications, the government of Indian has now reportedly banned 47 more apps of Chinese origin in the country. According to sources, the 47 banned Chinese apps were operating as clones of the earlier banned apps. 

The list of the 47 Chinese applications banned by the Indian government will be released soon.

India has also prepared a list of over 250 Chinese apps, including apps linked to Alibaba, that it will examine for any user privacy or national security violations, government sources said. The list also includes Tencent-backed gaming app PUBG.

Some top gaming Chinese applications are also expected to be banned in the new list that is being drawn up, sources said. The Chinese applications, that are being reviewed, have allegedly been sharing data with the Chinese agencies.

Today's decision follows after a high-profile ban of 59 Chinese apps including TikTok, as border tensions continued in Ladakh after a violent, fatal face-off between the Indian and Chinese armies. The government said these apps were engaged in activities that were prejudicial to the sovereignty, integrity and defence of India.

A government press release announcing the ban stated: "The Ministry of Information Technology, invoking it's power under section 69A of the Information Technology Act read with the relevant provisions of the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of Information by Public) Rules 2009 and in view of the emergent nature of threats has decided to block 59 apps since in view of information available they are engaged in activities which is prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order".

A day later, Google said it has removed all the banned applications from the Play Store. Following the ban, TikTok refuted the claims that suggest it will pursue legal action against the Indian government for banning the app in India.

Reacting to the 59 apps banned by India, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said the country is "strongly concerned regarding the decision of the Indian government".

“China is strongly concerned, verifying the situation,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

"We want to stress that the Chinese government always asks Chinese businesses to abide by international and local laws-regulations. The Indian government has a responsibility to uphold the legal rights of international investors including Chinese ones," Zhao Lijian said.

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April 10,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 10: Complaints have been registered after it came to light that the conditional permission to enter the Dakshina Kannada district for non-COVID-19 patients from Kerala has been misused on two occasions.

Police said on Friday that the Patients are allowed into the district after filling an online form and getting it authorised from the medical officer from Kasargod district hospital.

On April 9, a patient had arrvived at the district hospital complaining of head ache. After preliminary check up by the physician he left in an ambulance that had arrived from Kasargod earlier carrying another patient without informing the physician.

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June 4,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 4: The Karnataka government has tweaked quarantine requirements for people arriving from Maharashtra, raising the isolation time from a fortnight to three weeks, an official said on Wednesday.

"Returnees from Maharashtra will be sent to institutional quarantine for seven days, followed by 14 days strict home quarantine, total 21 days," tweeted Health Commissioner Pankaj Kumar Pandey.

The 21-day quarantine regimen is for all asymptomatic people returning from Maharashtra, considering most of the Covid cases in Karnataka are having domestic travel history to that state.

If any of the asymptomatic people develop symptoms during the isolation, they will be subjected to a Covid test.

However, some asymptomatic individuals from Maharashtra have been provided some exceptions from the three-week quarantine and designated as special category passengers.

Special category passengers include people who suffered a death in family, pregnant women, children below 10, elderly people above 60, individuals suffering from serious illness and human distress.

Similarly, the department has also made some provisions for business travellers from Maharashtra.

"To establish that one is a business visitor, (that) person should show confirmed return flight or train ticket which should not be more than seven days later from the date of arrival," ordered Chief Secretary T.M. Vijay Bhaskar.

Similarly, if a business visitor is arriving on road, he should provide the address proof of the person in Karnataka he intends to meet.

Additionally, such a person should also produce a Covid negative test certificate which is not more than two days old.

"One does not have a Covid negative test certificate such a person should go for institutional quarantine for two days within which Covid test should be conducted at his own cost. After the test result is negative, that person is exempted from quarantine," he said.

However, business travellers have been exempted from hand stamping.

Amending the Sunday orders, Bhaskar, has enhanced the quarantine requirements for Maharashtra returnees.

Many conditions for visitors from other states remain mostly unchanged as notified on Sunday.

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