Rs 500 crore additional grants for development of minorities: Chief Minister Kumaraswamy
Belagavi: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has said that additional grants of Rs. 500 crore has been granted for the minority welfare programmes in this year's budget.
He was speaking after inaugurating the Minority Rights Day program in the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha auditorium on Tuesday.
"The allegation that the funds for the minority welfare programs have been slashed is baseless. The previous government had implemented several programs for the development of minorities. All those programmes have been continued in the coalition government as well. In this year's budget, Rs. 500 crore more funds have been granted compared to the previous budget," he added.
Ministers Dr. G. Parameshwar, Zamir Ahmed Khan, KJ George, UT Khader, legislators Lakshmi Hebbalkar, Rahim Khan, Khanisa Fathima, CM Ibrahim, Abdul Jabbar, Ivan D'Souza and others were present.
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Qatar: Fire reported near world’s largest LNG production facility Ras Laffan after Iranian targeting
Doha: Qatar’s Ministry of Interior has reported a fire in the Ras Laffan area, which is home to the world’s largest LNG production facility, following what it described as “Iranian targeting”.
The ministry confirmed the incident but did not provide further details about the extent of the fire or possible damage.
There was no immediate information on casualties.
