Coalition government's budget: Countdown begins
Farm loan waiver expected
Bengaluru: The countdown has begun for the presentation of the most expected coalition government's budget which can bring in the farm loan waiver, free bus pass for all students, and increase in aid of pregnant women and widows.
Chief Minister Kumaraswamy, who is also the Finance Minister of the state, will be presenting the budget at 11: 30 am on Thursday. Since this is the first budget of the coalition government, the expectation of the common man and farmers are high.
Kumaraswamy is expected to reveal the fact about the criteria of Rs 53,000 crore of farm loan waiver along with the clear picture of the alliance government's future and popular schemes in tomorrow's budget session. Along with the common minimum programme, the budget would also reveal how much budget has been allocated for the continuation of the Siddaramaiah-led government's projects.
The budget would also throw light on how Rs 1.25 lakh crore aid for irrigation sector in the next five years, completion of pending irrigation projects, implementation of Israel-model schemes, housing schemes for poor, one crore job creations along with training scheme for employment generation skills would take place. It is interesting to know that which all areas will be preferred including the continuation of 'Health Karnataka' scheme without the discrimination of BPL-APL, education, SC and ST, the welfare of backward classes, industrial development, etc.
All are eying at the budget session to see what would be the plan of the Congress-JDS coalition government which has decided to set up the state of Karnataka as a model state in the country. People also may find the answer to what steps Kumaraswamy would take to reduce the gap between the urban and rural areas.
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J&K polls: Amit Shah arrives in Jammu ahead of Saturday's hectic campaigning
Jammu (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Jammu on Friday night ahead of the hectic day-long campaigning on Saturday during which he will address five public rallies in three districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
Shah arrived here from Delhi and drove straight to the State Guest house, a senior BJP leader said.
Shah will fly to Poonch early tomorrow morning and address the first of four rallies in Mendhar followed by Surankote in Poonch district, he added.
Shah is scheduled to address rallies in Thanamandi and Rajouri followed by Akhnoor in Jammu.
He is also expected to hold a rally in the Nowshera constituency in support of Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Sunday.
