CM Siddaramaiah presents Annual Budget for 2026-27 before Legislature
Bengaluru: The Budget Session of the Legislature began on Friday, March 6, with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who is also Finance Minister of Karnataka, presenting the Annual Budget for the year 2026-27 before the Legislature.
This is the record 17th Budget being presented by Siddaramaiah as Finance Minister.
Siddaramaiah has said that the budget size for the year is Rs 4.48 lakh crore, adding that the GST collected by Karnataka is the second highest in the country.
The CM added that, in spite of the Central government depriving Karnataka of its fair share of financial support, the state was developing fast. There was a rapid growth in the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Beyond Bengaluru campaign was supporting investment in other parts of the state.
Here are the live updates:
► Mangaluru fisheries college to receive a centre of excellence
► Buddhist monks to get monthly salary of Rs 6,000
► Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru to be renamed as 'Shantaveri Gopalagowda Hospital'
► Basavanna Biological Park to be built on 153 acres of land at Madappanahalli in Bengaluru
► Flight training school to be started at Vijayapura and Shivamogga airports
► Vacancy of 2,000 posts in the Forest Department to be filled.
► A leopard relocation center to be set up in Bannerghatta at a cost of Rs 5 crore to rehabilitate leopards captured in residential areas on Bengaluru outskirts
► Government to implement strategic plan to eliminate man-animal conflict with an outlay of Rs 1500 crore in next five years
► AI-based education facility to be provided from Class 1 to 12.
► Proposal to be sent to Reserve Bank for opening of DCC banks in all districts with support of NABARD.
► ORRCA to sponsor 9-km pedestrian walkway along ORR metro.
► Stadium with seating capacity of 8,000 to host international sport events to be constructed in Anekal taluk.
► RMP 2041 for Bengaluru to be rolled out by end of 2027.
► Mathru Poorna - ‘hot cooked meals’ for mothers - to make a comeback.
► Rs 44,632 crore allocated for Karnataka’s Scheduled Castes and Tribal Sub-Plans
► Udupi, Shivamogga and Dakshina Kannada districts to get special task forces to prevent communal riots.
► Work on 18.73 km canal under Yettinahole Phase 2 project to be completed soon.
► New welfare schemes for minority communities announced.
► 1,668 Anganwadi buildings to be constructed across all districts of Kalyana Karnataka region.
► Funds of Rs 28,608 crore to be allocated for Gruha Lakshmi scheme; Rs 5,300 crore for Shakti scheme.
► Drip irrigation facility to be provided to 2 lakh farmers; agricultural machinery to be given to 3 lakh farmers.
► 11.7 lakh children diagnosed with anaemia to receive free treatment
► Government to Fully Digitalise APMC Operations Soon: CM
► The Mukhyamantri Krishi Vistara Yojane will be launched for benefit of farmers at a cost of Rs 100 crore in the next three years.
► Millet hubs will be opened to promote cultivation of millets.
► State will open AI-supported call centres to provide agriculture-related information
► Sixty-two (62) ‘Shramika Vasathi’ schools will be opened for the benefit of children of manual workers. Also, government will implement ‘Kayaka Bhagya Yojane’ for unorganized workers.
► State will provide subsidy of Rs 10 lakh at 4 per cent interest rate to members of Savitha Samaja to open saloons.
► Panels will be formed for the development of Kollur Mookambika and Kukke Subrahmanya temples in coastal Karnataka.
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Mangaluru to host international workshop on clinical neuroimmunology
Mangaluru: An international workshop on clinical neuroimmunology will be held in Mangaluru on March 7 and 8 at Avishkar Hall of KS Hegde Hospital, ABSMIDS.
The two-day academic programme is being organised by the Centre for Advanced Neurological Research of Nitte (Deemed to be University). The event is expected to bring together neurologists, clinicians and researchers from India and several other countries.
According to the organisers, the workshop aims to improve the diagnostic skills of practising neurologists through exposure to advanced imaging methods, visual diagnostic tools and biomarker analysis used in the diagnosis of neuroimmunological disorders.
The programme will feature hands-on training sessions and demonstration-based learning. Activities will include live Optical Coherence Tomography workshops, video-assisted demonstrations and interactive discussions with experts from Canada, the United States, South Asia and the UAE.
The workshop is being conducted under the leadership of Dr. Lekha Pandit, Professor of Neurology and Director of the Centre for Advanced Neurological Research at KS Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte (Deemed to be University), who is serving as the course director for the programme.
Dr. Asha Kishore, Director of the Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Centre at Aster Medicity, Kochi, will inaugurate the workshop as the chief guest. The inaugural function will be presided over by Prof. M. S. Moodithaya, Vice-Chancellor of Nitte (Deemed to be University).
Registrar Dr. Harsha Halahalli and Dr. Sandeep Rai, Dean of KS Hegde Medical Academy, will also be present at the inaugural ceremony.
