K S Eshwarappa demands Centre to allocate Rs 1,300 cr funds, more MNREGA man-days in Karnataka
New Delhi, Nov 25: The Karnataka government has urged the Centre to approve 2 crore more man-days under the MNREGA scheme and at least 150 days of employment per family in 173 flood-hit taluks in the state, Rural Development Minister K S Eshwarappa said on Wednesday.
The BJP-led state government also demanded an extra allocation of Rs 1,300 crore funds.
A day after meeting Union Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar in Delhi, Eshwarappa said, "Tomarji responded very positively. The government has assured to sanction additional Rs 1,300 crore funds under MNREGA as well as for flood-hit taluks to provide additional days of work."
The state government has requested the Centre to provide funds for 2 crore more person days under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MNREGA) scheme with an extra budget allocation of Rs 800 crore, he told reporters.
Against the target of 13 crore man-days set for the state, 10.50 crore person days of employment has already been created, he said.
Besides, the state government has requested the Centre to urgently release Rs 1,119 crore for payment of material bills under the MNREGA scheme.
"The Union minister has assured that as soon as the provision utilisation certificate is received from Karnataka, the amount will be released," the Karnataka minister said.
Eshwarappa also said that the Karnataka government has requested the Centre to increase the per family employment from 100 days in a year to 150 days in 173 flood-hit taluks with additional funds of Rs 400 crore.
The state government also sought for additional 90 cluster of villages for development under the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee R-Urban Mission with a financial support of Rs 1,000 crore in the next three years, he added.
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Allen, Raghuvanshi, Green power KKR to 29-run win over GT
Kolkata (PTI): Finn Allen blasted a 35-ball 93, while Angkrish Raghuvanshi hit an unbeaten 44-ball 82 as Kolkata Knight Riders kept their playoff hopes alive with a 29-run win over Gujarat Titans in the IPL match here on Saturday.
Sent in to bat, Allen went on a six-hitting spree, smashing 10 maximums and four boundaries to add 95 off 41 balls with Raghuvanshi (82).
Raghuvanshi then shared another 108 off 53 balls with Cameron Green (52 not out) to power KKR to a challenging 247 for 2.
In reply, GT could manage 218-4, riding on skipper Shubman Gill's 49-ball 85 and a 35-ball 57 from Jos Buttler. Opener Sai Sudarsan was retired hurt but returned to make a 28-ball 53 not out.
Sunil Narine (2/29) claimed two wickets and Saurabh Dubey snapped one for KKR.
For GT, Mohammed Siraj (1/50), Sai Kishore (1/38) were the wicket-takers.
Brief Score:
KKR: 247 for 2 in 20 overs (Finn Allen 93, Angkrish Raghuvanshi 82 not out, Camero Green 52 not out; Mohammed Siraj 1/50).
GT: 218 for 4 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 85, Sunil Narine 2/29).
