Bengaluru, Mar 6: In the face of unprecedented economic difficulties, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has chosen to hike the prices of fuel and liquor to fund development in his 2020-21 Budget, which tries to offer something for everybody with the available resources.
Yediyurappa announced a 3% hike in the rate of tax on petrol and diesel. This will result in the prices of petrol going up by Rs 1.60 per litre and diesel by Rs 1.59 per litre. This is expected to fetch the government Rs 1,500 crore.
By hiking additional excise duty on Indian Made Liquor (IML) by 6%, the government hopes to mop up Rs 1,200 crore.
In essence, Yediyurappa, the finance minister, pointed fingers at the Centre for the state’s fiscal woes. He said Karnataka’s share in Central taxes has come down this fiscal by Rs 8,887 crore. Plus, Rs 3,000 crore GST compensation will also be reduced as collections from the GST cess are not on expected lines, he said in his Budget speech.
“It has become difficult to reach the 2019-20 Budget targets due to these reasons. To manage this situation within the bounds of the Karnataka Fiscal Responsibility Act, it has become inevitable this year to cut down the expenditure of many departments,” he said.
Under the 15th Finance Commission, Karnataka will see a reduction of Rs 11,215 crore in the state’s share of central taxes in 2020-21, Yediyurappa said. He also pointed out that expenditure on salaries, pensions and loan interest payments had risen by Rs 10,000 crore. “Serious difficulties are being faced in resource mobilisation efforts of the state. The state never faced economic difficulties of this magnitude in the previous years,” he said.
But in an attempt to please all, Yediyurappa made announcements across sectors and communities. Instead of the usual department-wise announcements, the CM chose to divide the Budget into six sectors: agriculture & allied activities; welfare & inclusive growth; stimulating economic growth; Bengaluru development; culture, heritage & natural resources and administrative reforms & public service delivery.
Farmers will get additional incentives under PM-KISAN costing Rs 2,600 crore and a waiver of interest on loans they have borrowed from cooperative banks worth Rs 466 crore.
The CM has earmarked Rs 500 crore to start work on the Kalasa-Banduri canals under the Mahadayi project. Also, Yediyurappa has given Rs 1,500 crore to commission the Yettinahole drinking water project.
This project will cater to the districts of Hassan, Chikkamagaluru, Tumakuru, Bengaluru Rural, Ramanagara, Chikkaballapur and Kolar.
For Bengaluru, the CM has made an allocation of Rs 8,772 crore. This includes Rs 500 crore for the suburban rail project, an electric bike taxi project and bus priority lanes.
Significantly, Yediyurappa has not made any allocation to mutts. However, the government will spend Rs 100 crore on the Anubhava Mantapa at Basavakalyan, Rs 66 crore for a 100 ft Kempegowda statue in Bengaluru and Rs 20 crore on a 325 ft statue of Basavanna at the Murugha Mutt in Chitradurga.
The CM has given Rs 305 crore for the development of various communities — Christians (Rs 200 crore), Upparas (Rs 10 crore), Vishwakarma (Rs 25 crore), Ambigara Chaudaiah (Rs 50 crore), Arya Vysya (Rs 10 crore) and Kumbara (Rs 10 crore).
Also, nearly 22.5 lakh government employees and their dependents will get cashless treatment facility for surgical treatment procedures at an estimated annual cost of Rs 50 crore under the Jyothi Sanjini scheme, the CM said.
Addressing media persons here on Monday Ataullah Jokatte, DK district unit vice president of SDPI, said that drug peddlers and addicts were reason for the most of the untoward incidents in Ullal.
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Its everywhere in mangalore... Check the police records.... Ok.. So what sdpi needs to do... Dont blame a particular area.... Most of. Sdpis are from there.....
This Goons already ashamed by safwan parents and locals so, now they compensation asking for both Raju kotian and safwan haha ha what a joke!!! jokers around SDPI..............
Being from Ullal it is true that Ullal is becoming adda of drug addicts.People terrified to go out. With addiction of ganja everyone want to becoming don and threatening common people.
\You wonderful fools did not understand, not woke up, brought up in this nation , Education half of the way, mostly job less, awaiting Middle east go!!! no Idea about work, am not mentioning you Buffoons, YOU ALL WELL CLEVER SOME TIMES IN THE WELL!!!!. \"Divide and rule applicable here in Hindustan\" you all wonders divide in all parties, this is your fate masters, blame Each other only the solution and afterword's some one killing you one or other day.
Be try to be safe under one umbrella not to divide and blame each other, OTHERWISE THIS IS THE SITUATION TO YOU ALL.
Just go to your mind to our favourite or Hesitate State \"KASHMIR\" now Criminal Goonda Looters ruling, believe it, same fate to you in Ullal!!!
Jai Hindustan."
It is not a time for blame game...SDPI is opportunistic party...trying to find political foothold around...their intention is very bad....
All Dont make fabricated comment and Dont support all these criminals.
All should be United-Hindu Muslim & Christian and fight against RSS & Grubby Politics
Good Move by SDPI.
Ullal is a beautiful place, and parties like SDPI is a master mind behind all the communal activities.
SDPI is intentionally defaming ullal's name, the only reason is they couldnt win the last election.
I Agree, all cattle thieves, drugs dealers, criminals, love the place called Ullal
Dear SDPI Brother's
Dont wait for the Govt to Curb your own brother's from doing Wrong.Its each one of ours responsibility to teach them about Islaam is,About life after Death,Rather pin pointing other's First do your self then blame the Govt.
I know its very hard to accept for each one of Us.So we start blaming other's.Directly or Indirectly we are also responsible for all this and we will have to answer the ALMIGHTY ALLAH.
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