2 lakh loan waiver for every farmer's family: CM HD Kumaraswamy
Budget session starts
Bengaluru: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy presented the coalition government's first budget in the Assembly today.
Highlights
* 2 lakhs 13 thousand 734 crore budget
*150 crore for Israel model agriculture.
*Rs 34,000 crore alloted for loan waiver
*Petrol price up by Rs 1.14 per liter and diesel price Rs 1.12 per liter
*Electricity price up by 20 ps per unit
*New medical college to Kanakapura
*Rs 30 crore to upgrade Mandya Medical Hospital
*Sandhya Suraksha Scheme amount increased from Rs. 600 to 1,000.
*Super specialty hospital in Ramanagar
*Rs. 30 crore to start film division in Ramanagara VV
*Biometric compulsory for students and teachers.
*English medium education from first standard at government schools.
*Rs 50 crore to revive Bellandur lake
*Rs 30 crore for Mandya Meemes development.
*A silk market in Mysore
*4 percent increase in the tax on alcohol
*Transplant unit at Kidwai Cancer Hospital
*Rs 50 crore to Hassan Milk Federation
*Rs 50 crore for Mandya's all-round development
*Rs 5. crore to Bangalore bar council
*Rs. 25,000 for repayment of debt Return
*Rs. 190 crore for the welfare of coconut growers
*Ring Road in Hassan at the cost Rs 30 crore
*The full payment of the previous government’s loan waiver scheme
*Service of 80 Electric Bus from BMTC
*Rs 100 crore aid to BMTC
*Refresher Course for tourist taxi drivers
*Elevated corridor on six sides of Bengaluru
- Rs 15825 crore alloted for the elevated corridor
* Extension of the third phase of ‘Namma Metro’. A committee to extend metro service to 95 KM in all from JP Nagar to KR Puram 42.75 KM, Tollgate to Kadabagere 12.5 KM, Gottegere to Basavapura 3.07 KM, Hegde Nagar to Airospace Park 15.95 KM.. etc.
* Establishment of Brahmin Development Board. Rs 25 crore Grant
* Multi-housing scheme for poor in Bengaluru.
* Rs 350 crore alloted for preganant women’s Rs 1000 per month fund
* Rs 70 crore for the development of 160 lakes in Hassan
* Old age home for every district -
* Establishment of ICB Chip Manufacturing Institute in Mysore District.
* Establishment of LD bulbs manufacturing plant in Chitradurga.
A new action by the state government to prevent the China bulbs menace.
* Establishment of latest technology machines for agriculture in Bidar District
Rs 150 crore for the repair of government schools colleges building
* Rs 150 crore for Education Department.
* Indira Canteens in District and Taluk Centers.
* Government’s decision to celebrate Adi Shankaracharya Jayanti throughout the state
* Water Supply Scheme for drinking water in rural areas. Rs. 53 crore alloted.
* Up to Rs.10 lakh loan to Self Help Societies -
* Land ownership plan for female farmers’ development.
* Pragati Colony Scheme for the development of colonies and tandas. At least Rs 1 crore to Rs 5 crore fund for this.
* Training for competitive examinations for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Super Specialty Hospitals in Belgavi, Kalaburagi, and Mysuru.
* Establishment of medical colleges in Hassan, Chamarajanagar. Rs. 200 crore grants alloted.
* Mandya Medical Institute will be upgraded to 800-bed hospital - Rs 30 crore reserved.
* Mahadevi river water dispute. Action for development as per the judgment.
* Action for additional water storage in the Alamatti reservoir.
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Karnataka govt directs municipal corps to regulate, prohibit pigeon feeding
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka government has issued directions to municipal corporations across the state to regulate and prohibit feeding pigeons in public places, citing serious public health concerns.
Deputy Secretary to Government V Lakshmikanth has written to the Urban Development Department requesting it to issue directions to the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and all municipal corporations to take immediate steps to implement the measures.
In an official note dated December 16 issued by the Health and Family Welfare Department and released to the media on Wednesday, the department said uncontrolled feeding of pigeons in public places has resulted in large congregations of birds, excessive droppings and serious health concerns, particularly respiratory illnesses linked to prolonged exposure to pigeon droppings and feathers such as hypersensitivity pneumonitis and other lung diseases.
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"The commissioner, the Greater Bengaluru Authority and the Commissioners and chief officers of other municipal corporations shall take necessary action to mitigate the causes of dangerous disease spread by pigeon and enforce specified guidelines in their respective jurisdiction," the note said.
According to the department, these include a prohibition on feeding pigeons or causing pigeons to be fed in areas where it may cause nuisance or pose a health hazard to the public. Pigeon feeding shall be permitted only in designated areas in a controlled manner, subject to certain conditions.
"The designated areas may be selected in consultation with stakeholders. The responsibility for upkeep of the designated areas and compliance to the directions shall be taken up by some charitable organisation or an NGO. The feeding in designated areas shall be permitted only for some limited hours in the day," it said.
The note further stated that authorised officers of local authorities shall issue on-the-spot warnings and may impose fines for violation of the order, or lodge complaints to prosecute offenders under Sections 271 (Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) and 272 (Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
It also directed local authorities to conduct public awareness campaigns, including the display of signboards, banners and digital messages, explaining the health hazards associated with pigeon droppings and feathers, the content of the regulatory directions and penalties for violations, and alternative humane methods of bird conservation that do not endanger public health.
