Karnataka govt sets deadline of Sept 30 for UDAs to develop Comprehensive Development Plans
Bengaluru, Aug 19: The Karnataka government has set a deadline of September 30 for the Urban Development Authorities (UDA) to prepare Comprehensive Development Plans (CDP).
In a meeting held on Thursday, the Urban Development Minister Byrathi Basavaraja gave the directions to the commissioner of urban development authorities to submit the CDP within the stipulated time, a statement issued by his office said.
The minister said the CDP should comprise of urban, layout and lake development plans.
In the event of cases pending against the CDPs, the UDAs concerned are allowed to submit their CDP between October and November 30, this year.
The minister also directed the UDAs to start the process of auctioning corner and middle sites in the layout under its control, so that it can bring revenue to them.
He also suggested that the UDAs can increase their revenues by developing new layouts. In the event of legal hassles, the UDAs should bring it to the notice of the secretary to the Urban Development Department, he told the commissioners.
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Daycare chemotherapy centres to be set up in district hospitals, announces Dr. Sharanaparakash Patil
Belagavi: Medical Education Minister Dr. Sharanaparakash Rudrappa Patil on Tuesday said the State government plans to establish day-care chemotherapy centres in all district hospitals across Karnataka to make cancer treatment more accessible.
Replying to a question raised by BJP MLC M.P. Kushalappa during the Question Hour in the Legislative Council, the minister said it was not feasible for cancer patients from various districts to travel repeatedly to Kidwai Memorial Institute in Bengaluru. To address this issue, the government is taking steps to establish cancer care centers in other districts in collaboration with the Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology.
Providing details of cancer treatment at Kidwai, Dr. Patil said that over the past three years, 41,512 cancer patients have received treatment at the institute. Treatment included surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or a combination of these, depending on the type and stage of cancer.
Between 2022 and 2024, a total of 12,781 patients underwent surgery, 14,423 patients received radiation therapy, and over 28,370 patients were administered chemotherapy, he said.
The minister further noted that more than 110 patients were provided bone marrow transplants, an otherwise expensive procedure, free of cost at the institute during the same period.
The proposed day-care chemotherapy centers, he said, would significantly reduce the burden on patients and improve access to timely cancer treatment at the district level.
