KARNATAKA BUDGET 2019-20 HIGHLIGHTS

Pragativahini News, Bangaluru

BUDGET 2019-20 HIGHLIGHTS
 Budget estimate (Consolidated Fund) – Rs.2,34,153 crore.
 Total receipts – Rs.2,30,738 crore.
Revenue receipts – Rs.1,81,863 crore.
Public debt – Rs.48,601 crore and Capital receipts Rs.48,876 crore
 Total expenditure –Rs.2,34,153 crore. Revenue expenditure – Rs.1,81,605 crore. Capital expenditure -Rs.42,584 crore and loan repayment – Rs.9,964 crore.

Agriculture
 Actions taken to increase production in Agriculture, Horticulture, Sericulture, Animal Husbandry and Fishery sectors:
i. Grant of Rs.250 crore to Krushi Bhagya scheme.
ii. Grant of Rs. 40 crore to Zero budget farming scheme.
iii. Grant of Rs. 35 crore to Organic farming scheme.
iv. Grading of Organic and Zero budget farm produce, encouragement to grading and packaging and branding units; 50% subsidy to eligible entrepreneurs and Start-up entrepreneurs with a grant of Rs.2 crore.
v. Grant of Rs. 145 crore to Israel model farming scheme.
vi. Encouragement to growers of minor millets with cash incentive of Rs.10,000 per hectare under “Raitha Siri” scheme with a grant of Rs.10 crore.
vii. Grant of Rs. 5 crore to give assistance of Rs.7,500 per hectare under “Karavali
package” to motivate farmers of Coastal and Malnad District to cultivate paddy.
 Grant of Rs.368 crore for “Mukhyamanthrigala Sukshma Neeravari Yojane”, during the year
2019-20.
 Grant of Rs.100 crore to take up drought proofing watershed activities till 2024 in 100 drought prone taluks and where groundwater levels have come down.
 Grant of Rs.5 crore each has been earmarked for up-gradation of Karnataka State Seeds Certification Agency and for the developmental activities of Karnataka State Seeds Corporation.
 To examine the pros and cons for implementation of separate Crop Insurance Scheme in the State.
 Establishment of Farm Demonstration Centres at V.C.Farm in Mandya District and Sindhnur taluk in Raichuru District with a grant of Rs.10 crore.

Horticulture
 Special package of Rs.150 crore to improve the economic condition of Pomegranate and Grape growers.
 Grant of Rs.20 crore to establish international standard Mango produce processing units in Ramanagara and Dharwad Districts, and Tomato produce processing units in Kolar District with private partnership.
 Grant of Rs. 2 crore for post harvest management of horticultural produce and market encouragement related activities under private partnership.
 Grant of Rs. 5 crore to encourage Bee farming.
 Special package of Rs.6 crore for the benefit of Gherkin growers and to increase export turnover.

Sericulture
 Schemes formulated for the reformation of Sericulture sector:
i. Grant of Rs. 2 crore for sericulture extension programmes through progressive farmers.
ii. Grant of Rs.10 crore to strengthen Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation.
iii. Grant of Rs.2 crore for modernization of Santhemarahalli Silk Factory and for imparting training to youth.
iv. Grant of Rs. 5 crore for the rejuvenation of Chamarajanagar silk factory.
v. Grant of Rs.10 crore for modernization and strengthening of Silk Markets in Ramanagara and Haveri.
vi. Grant of Rs.10 crore to showcase the achievements in the sericulture sector in the emporium of Filature factory of Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation at Channapatna and to encourage marketing of silk products.
Animal Husbandry

 Grant of Rs.2 crore to provide Well Equipped Veterinary Mobile Vehicles.
 Grant of Rs.5 crore to encourage “Country chicken Poultry Farming” (Nati Koli Sakanike)
for 10,000 unemployed poor youth.
 Grant of Rs.2 crore for the establishment of Laboratory for Genetic Improvement (Twinning) of Indigenous Ram sheep. 
 Grant of Rs.5 crore to extend support for manufacture of Kyasanur forest disease vaccination (KFD vaccination)
 Incentive to milk producers increase from Rs.5 per litre to Rs. 6 per litre at a cost of Rs.1,459 crore. Expenditure of Rs.638 crore under Ksheera Bhagya scheme for school going children and Rs. 405 crore for Anganavadi
children. Total expenditure of Rs.2,502 crore for the welfare of milk producers.

Fisheries
 Assistance of 50% of subsidy for installation of ISRO authorized DAT equipment to Fishing Boats with a grant of Rs. 3 crore.
 Encouragement to Prawn and Fish farming in inland and backwater resources. Subsidy of Rs. 2 crore to 400 units.
 Examining pros and cons for reserving fishing contracts in inland tanks to local fishermen.
 Continuation of “Mathshashraya scheme”; action to complete ongoing construction of 2500
houses.
 Rs.15 crore grant for construction of fishing jetty for development of fishing activities in Malpe fishing harbour of Udupi District, waste
management unit and other sanitation facilities.
 Rs.148.5 crore grant to provide subsidy on
Diesel and kerosene to all boats in the State
holding Diesel and kerosene pass book.
Co-operation
 Programmes envisaged ensure fair price to
farm produce.
i. “Raitha Kanaja” scheme with a Revolving
fund to provide minimum support price to
12 notified farm produce; opening a
permanent collection centre throughout the
year in all Agricultural Produce Marketing
Committees; provision of Rs.510 crore grant.
ii. Rs.50 crore grant for implementation of
“Price Deficiency Payment Scheme” for
onion, potato and tomato produce.
iii. Encouragement for production of minor
millets in the State. Grant of Rs.10 crore for
providing profitable price to 6 minor millets
and formulation of marketing facility in
HOPCOMS, Nandini and other outlets.
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iv. Grant of Rs.160 crore for establishment of
Quality Analysis and Processing Units at
Gadag, Haveri, Kundgol, Hubballi and
Annigeri.
 Grant of Rs.5 crore for establishment of 500
Land operations co-operative societies in cooperative
sector.
 Gruhalaxmi crop loan scheme to provide loan
facility at 3% interest on mortgage of ornaments
by small and tiny farmers.
 Grant of Rs. 5 crore to purchase 500 Automated
Milk Storage Machines for Milk Producers
Co-operative Societies.
 Smart Weighing Machine Systems to all 162
Agricultural Produce Marketing Committees;
18,000 market functionaries to be changed to
new system.
 Establishment of “Integrated Scientific Vegetable
Waste Management Units” in 5 vegetable
markets of the State at a cost of Rs.10 crore.
 Reservation of 10% and rebate of 50% in the
allotment of site, godown, shops, shop-cumgodowns
in the APMCs to Farmer-Producer
Organizations.
 Establishment of a “Debt Relief Commission” in
Karnataka on the Kerala model.
 Grant of Rs.200 crore for providing free
scientific storage facility for maximum of 8
months in Karnataka State Warehousing
Corporation, interest subvention on mortgage
loan and minimum freight expenses.
 Grant of Rs.1 crore per shandy for providing
infrastructure facilities in a phased manner in
the next 5 years to nearby 600 rural shandies to
develop them into rural mini markets to enable
farmers to get profitable prices by directly selling
their produce with reduced transportation cost.
Water Resource
Major and Medium Irrigation
 Total grant of Rs.17,212 crore to Water Resource
Department during 2019-20.
 Grant of Rs.1,563 crore for Lift Irrigation
Projects, Rs.1,680 crore for Tank filling projects,
Rs.445 crore for Comprehensive Tank
Development Works, Rs.477 for Micro irrigation
projects, Rs.860 crore Canal modernization development
works, Rs.160 crore for
construction of Bridge and Barrages, Rs.506
crore for Infrastructure development works and
Rs.125 crore for Manchanabele reservoir
downstream garden development, and for
development tourism activities, Rs.75 crore for
rejuvenation works of Harangi reservoir achcut
and river basin works.
Minor Irrigation
 Grant of Rs.40 crore for the work of laying of
pipeline for utilizing 40 M.L.D water being
carried to Karnataka Industrial Area
Development Board under K.C. Valley project.
 Grant of Rs.100 crore for Water filling works for
the tanks in the limits of Balaghatta Gram
Panchayathi in Pandavapura taluk.
 Tank improvement works of all tanks in Bidar
district in phased manner in the next 3 years at
a cost of Rs.300 crore.
 A grant of Rs.13 crore for tank filling works of 8
tanks of through lift irrigation from Tunga river
flowing near Hole Hasanavadi village in
Shivamogga District.
 Kallamardi Lift irrigation scheme for 2500 acres
of land of Koujalagi, Gosabala and neighboring
villages of Gokak taluk in Belagavi District.
 Grant of Rs. 10 crore to improve the
underground water level in taluks where ground
water has severely dipped by constructing Check
dams, Barrages, Bandars and Recharge shafts.
Forest, Environment & Ecology
 Grant of Rs. 100 crore to control humanelephant
conflict by constructing rail track
barriers under the project – ‘Prevention of
Human-Elephant Conflict by Used Rail Barriers’.
 Grant of Rs.5 crore to remove Lantana and
Eupatorium weeds to make way for the growth of
grass which is congenial to forests.
 Grant of Rs.15 crore for developing
Vrukshodyanas in urban areas.
 Grant of Rs.9 crore for establishment of
Continuous Ambient Noise Quality Monitoring
Stations in 10 corporation areas in the State, 4
each per district.
 Grant of Rs.9 crore for establishment of
17 Continuous Water Quality Monitoring
Stations at polluted water-banks identified by
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the Central Pollution Control Board, Bellandur
tank, Agara tank and Varthur tank.
 Grant of Rs.60 crore to Karnataka State
Pollution Control Board for development of
21 Districts laboratories, 16 Sub- laboratories
and for purchase of 10 Automated Flow
Analyser.
 Grant of Rs. 2 crore to Climatic Change Strategic
Knowledge Centre under Environmental
Management and Policy Research Institute
(EMPRI) to take up research and study relating
to climate change.
Primary and Secondary Education
 Action points to improve the learning capabilities
in Primary and Secondary Education Sector.
i. Modernization of infrastructure in schools;
Construction of 1500 new class rooms, upgradation
of 5000 class rooms, Distribution
of learning equipments to 1000 schools and
appointment of one Estate Manager for the
maintenance of school buildings.
ii. 10 days training to 1 lakh teachers under
‘Guruchethana’ programme.
iii. Additional responsibility to management
committees constituted under Right to
Education Act (RTE) to bring in transparency
in school administration; preparation of
Block level ‘Report card’; Teacher-Parents
meetings to improve the performance of
schools.
iv. Action to improve learning outcomes;
Teacher-Mentor programme to help teachers
to learn more; Individual attention on
children to reduce dropouts.
 Establishment of 1000 Karnataka Public Schools
in the next 4 years in Hobli Headquarters to
provide education under one roof from preprimary
level to 12th class. Separate
organizations and guidelines on Kendriya
Vidyalaya Model.
 Establishment Well Equipped Language Skill
Training Centres in Bengaluru, Mysuru, Belagavi
and Kalaburgi Divisions in the name of Alur
Venkatarao at a cost of Rs.2 crore to improve
language teaching methodology.
 “Spardha Kali” scheme to bring out hidden
talent in Government High School students and
to enhance their talent and competency and to
prepare them for healthy competition and giving
a special training and guidance. A grant of
Rs.1.5 crore for awarding ‘Prathibha Puraskara’
to 20 top students scoring highest marks in
National Talent Search Examination from every
education district in the State.
 Grant of Rs.1 crore for digitization of S.S.L.C
evaluation centres.
 Grant of Rs.2 crore to impart vocational training
in chosen subjects to PUC students.
Higher Education
 Adoption of new learning methods in higher
education through Next Generation Learning
Initiative in Bengaluru Central University.
 Action to make CET examination conducted by
Karnataka Examination Development Authority
online.
 Grant of Rs.2 crore for implementation of a
system to distribute Aadhaar based digital
marks card and degree certificates online to
students and validation of the same.
 Action to establish a new Technological University at Hassan by bifurcating Vishveshwaraiah Technological University in Belagavi.
 Opening Training Centres in all First Grade
Colleges and Universities to impart job oriented
education.
 Training in teaching subjects to all teaching
faculty to improve quality of Higher Education in
the next 3 years.
 Revision of pay and allowances to teaching and
concurrent cadres working in Government/Aided
First Grade Colleges and Universities as per
recommendation of the 7th Central Pay
Commission.
 Grant of Rs.10 crore for providing
Laboratories/Workshop facilities in Government
Engineering and Polytechnics.
Health and Family Welfare
 A grant of Rs.950 crore for “Ayushman Bharath
– Arogyakara Karnataka” by the State and only
Rs.409 crore by the Central Government for the
year 2019-20.
 Establishment of Cancer hospital in the
premises of Tumakuru district at cost of Rs.60
crore.
 Upgradation of Chikkamagaluru District
Hospital as Super Specialty Hospital with grant
of Rs.50 crore.
 Rs.10 crore is provided for establishing four
Divisional Model Blood Bank Centres for blood
collection, storage and distribution.
 Doddaballapura Taluk hospital will be upgraded
as a 250-bed Bengaluru Rural District Hospital,
for which a grant of Rs.10 crore is provided.
 Conversion of Karnataka State Drugs Logistics
and Warehousing Society into a Corporation.
 Establishment of D.N.B. Centres at 11 selected
district and taluk hospitals at a cost of Rs.2
crore with a view to ameliorate the shortage of
Specialists.
 Establishment of Sanjay Gandhi Institute of
Trauma and Orthopedics at a cost of Rs.40 crore
at Vijayapura district with 100 bed facility.
 A grant of Rs.10 crore for Sports Injury and
Robotic Surgery facility at Sanjay Gandhi
Institute of Trauma and Orthopedics, Bengaluru.
 Establishment of Nutritional Rehabilitation
Centres at 49 taluk hospitals to treat children
suffering from severe malnourishment, for which
a grant of Rs.1 crore provided.
 Establishment of Kyasanuru Forest Disease
Research and Treatment Unit at Shivamogga
District Hospital at a cost of Rs.5 crore.
 Establishment of Directorate of X-ray Safety to
ensure safety at Private and Government X-ray
Centres as per the Atomic Energy Research
Board guidelines.
 Enhancement of honorarium to ASHA workers
by Rs.500, which will come into effect from
1st November, 2019, for which a grant of Rs.25
crore is provided.
 It is proposed to start Mammogram and
Papsmear Scanning facilities in 10 districts at
Mangaluru, Tumakuru, Vijayapura,
Chitradurga, Davanagere, Bagalakote,
Chikkamagaluru, Haveri, Kolar and
Chikkaballapur at a cost of Rs.10 crore.
Medical Education
 Construction of 450-bed hospital and hostel
buildings at Karwar Institute of Medical Sciences
premises with a grant of Rs.150 crore.
 Construction of 450-bed hospital at Kodagu
Institute of Medical Sciences premises with a
grant of Rs.100 crore.
 Opening of a 450-bed hospital in the premises of
Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health at
Bengaluru at a cost of Rs.100 crore.
 Construction of a 450-bed hospital in the Kidwai
Institute of Cancer premises at Bengaluru with
private partnership at a cost of Rs.100 crore.
 A grant of Rs. 4.5 crore for establishment of a
tertiary level Cancer Institute at Hubballi.
 Construction of a separate 300 bed hospital of
Sri Jayadeva Cardiology Institute at Kalaburagi
under Hyderabad Karnataka Development Board
at a cost of Rs.150 crore.
 Construction of National Institute of Virology
and Chemical, Biological, Radiation, Nuclear
Natural Disaster Center in the premises of
S.D.S.T.B. Institute at a cost of Rs.40 crore.
Women and Child Welfare
 Enhancement of the monthly grant from
Rs.1,000 to Rs.2,000 under “Chief Minister
Mathrushree Scheme” from 1st of November,
2019; a grant of Rs.470 crore.
 Enhancement of honorarium being paid to
Anganawadi workers by Rs.500 and by Rs.250 to
the helpers with effect from 1st of November,
2019; a grant of Rs.60 crore provided.
 Establishment of State Level Training Centre for
all workers of Department of Women and Child
Welfare at Ballari and Divisional Level Training
Centres at Mysuru, Belagavi and Kalaburagi and
Chitradurga in Bengaluru Division; allocation of
Rs.5 crore.
 Opening of 100 new Anganawadi Centres in
urban areas.
 Rs.10 crore for the repairs of 1,000 Anganawadi
buildings.
 Starting of a new Balamandira for Girls at
Chikkamagaluru district.
 Rs.3 crore for conversion of the Juvenile Special
Courts of 10 districts into Child Friendly Courts.
 Starting of Prosthetics and Orthotics
Certification courses at the training centres
being run by the Department for Empowerment
of Differently Abled and Senior Citizens.
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 Training programme for the teachers of hearing
impaired and mentally challenged children at the
training centres of the Department.
 Opening of a rehabilitation Centre for the
patients having spine injury and suffering from
hemiplegia disease, multiple scleroses and
amyotrophic lateral scleroses diseases; grant of
Rs.2 crore.
 Distribution of mechanized two-wheeler vehicles
(retrofitted) free of cost to 2,000 physically
challenged beneficiaries; grant of Rs.15 crore.
 Establishment of manufacturing units by
providing entrepreneurship and skill
development training to 1,000 oppressed women
with a grant of Rs.11.5 crore.
Steps will be taken to provide reservation to
oppressed women in the housing schemes of the
State Government.
Social Welfare
 A grant of Rs.30,445 crore under Special
Component Sub-Plan and Scheduled Tribe Sub-
Plan.
 Starting of a “Samyuktha Student Hostel” for
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/Backward
Class/Minority and General Category students
in each of the 30 districts; grant of Rs.100 crore
provided.
 Upgradation of 100 Residential Schools of
Karnataka Residential Educational Institutions
Society with PUC (Science and Commerce)
courses.
 Establishment of a large ‘Constitution Museum’
in Bengaluru city to introduce the genesis and
importance of our Constitution to the future
generations; Rs. 20 crore is provided.
Backward Classes Welfare
 Establishment of IIT/NEET coaching centres in 4
Morarji PU Residential colleges for backward
classes at the Divisional Level; grant of Rs.4
crore is provided.
 Construction of own buildings for 100 studenthostels
of Backward Classes Welfare
Department, which are running in rented
buildings; grant of Rs.40 crore is provided.
 A grant of Rs.25 crore is provided to the
Nomadic Development Corporation.
 Construction of Nomadic Community Halls to
enable them to organize their community
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programmes and to undertake a study of their
tradition, culture and practices; Rs.11 crore is
provided.
 For the comprehensive development of the
Vishwakarma Community, Rs.25 crore is
provided to Vishwakarma Development
Corporation.
 Starting of a Amarashilpi Jakanachari Sculpture
Centre with a grant of Rs.10 crore at
Shivarapattana in Malur taluk of Kolar district.
 A grant of Rs.25 crore provided to Madiwala
Machideva Corporation.
 Establishment of Savitha Samaja Development
Corporation.
 A grant of Rs.134 crore for the development of
micro communities among the backward class
communities in the State. Setting up of an
Enforcement Squad consisting of one Nodal
Officer and 4 non-official members to ensure
that the grant reserved for these communities
will directly reach them.
Minorities Welfare and Haj
 One time allocation of Rs.25 crore grant to
establish Moulana Azad Trust to encourage
modern education and scientific temperament
among the Muslim community.
 Opening of 5 Morarji Desai Residential Schools
for Girls at Davanagere, Tumakuru, Gadag,
Dharwad and Kalaburgi district; grant of Rs.20
crore is provided.
 Rs.10 crore is provided for providing basic
amenities at Muslim graveyards (Khabrasthans)
in the State.
 Rs.400 crore for completion of developmental
works undertaken for providing basic
infrastructure facilities in the areas
predominantly inhabited by minorities.
 Enhancement of the admission strength by 25
each at 25 post metric hostels and by 60 at 20
Morarji Desai Residential Schools in the State.
 Rs.10 crore for the historical Gurunanak Jeera
Gurudwara, Bidar on the occasion of the 550th
Birth Anniversary of Sri Gurunanak Dev and a
grant of Rs.25 crore to Halasuru Gurudwara at
Bengaluru.
 Establishment of the Christian Development
Corporation for the comprehensive development
of the Christian Community at a cost of Rs.200
crore.
Housing
 During 2019-20, Housing Department is having
a big target of completing 4 lakh houses which
are in progress under different housing schemes.
 Development works in notified slum areas in
Bengaluru which are predominantly inhabited
by SC/ST communities at a cost of Rs.300 crore
under the SCSP/TSP grant of BBMP.
 Housing on rental basis “Saarathiya Sooru”
scheme for auto drivers and taxi drivers in
Bengaluru at a cost of Rs.50 crore.
 Rs.50 crore for housing on rental basis for
garment workers.
Labour
 A unique package called “Chief Minister
Construction Workers Development Package” for
Building construction workers and their
dependents. Under this package, advance
money upto Rs.5 lakh under Karmika Gruha
Bhagya Scheme of the Karnataka Building and
Other Construction Workers Welfare Board;
reimbursement of Rs.20,000 towards
construction of toilets at the own houses of the
workers; reimbursement of treatment expenses
upto Rs.1.5 lakh under Karmika Arogya Scheme;
compensation of Rs.2 lakh to a worker who dies
in an accident at the work place; enhancement
of monthly pension of registered workers to
Rs.2,000; workers disability facility of Rs.24,000
per annum to mentally and physically
challenged children upto the age of 21 years;
grant of Rs.2,000 and Rs.2,500 for kinder
garten/Pre-School Nursery Education; interest
free subsidy upto Rs.50,000 to encourage self
employment among workers children and
Capacity Building Training Programme.
 Announcement of special package of Rs.10 crore
for providing facilities to women workers at
garment factories.
 Upgradation of skills of 25,000 women workers
and trainers belonging to Scheduled Caste and
Scheduled Tribe at garment factories at a cost of
Rs.37.5 crore.
 A grant of Rs.30 crore for group insurance
facility for auto and tax drivers; subsidy for
conversion of petro autos into electric autos.
Scheme to be implemented by Transport
Department.
 Celebration of ‘Drivers Day’ to recognize the
services of the drivers in districts. A reward of
Rs.25,000 each to 10 drivers in each district for
honest and accident free driving.
Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood
 Training of 70,000 new candidates on skills at a
cost of Rs.90 crore under the “Chief Minister
Koushalya Karnataka Yojane”.
 Opening of “Koushalya Parampare School” to
encourage traditional art skills, in collaboration
with Master Trainers and Modern Designers.
Kannada and Culture
 A special grant of Rs.25 crore to establish a
world class Cultural and Heritage Centre at
Veerapura village, the birth place of
Sri Sri Sri Shivakumar Swamiji.
 A special grant of Rs.25 crore for developing
Bananduru village, the birth place of Sri Sri Sri
Balagangadhara Swamiji, in Bidadi taluk of
Ramanagara district, into model village and for
establishing a Cultural and Heritage Centre to
propagate his lifelong achievements and
thoughts.
 Rs.5 crore grant to Nadaprabhu Kempegowda
Development Authority.
 For the overall development of Kodava
community, a grant of Rs.10 crore is provided.
 Re-launching of “Janapada Jathre” programme
to encourage folk artists and folk arts. Rs.2
crore grant will be provided to organize
Janapada Jathre in all districts including
Bengaluru.
 A grant of Rs.5 crore for providing systematic
facilities and upgradation of Urban Haat for the
artisans in Mysuru through Jagadguru Shree
Suttur Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji Mutt.
 A grant of Rs.5 crore for the development of the
Cultural and Library Centre of Sri Kengal
Hanumanthaiah Hostel Trust, Bengaluru.
 Rs.2 crore to 139 Associations/Organisations
organizing Karaga Festival and Rs.2 crore each
for the development of Adishakthi Matheyara
Vruddhashrama, Mayasandra (T.B.Extension) in
Turuvekere Taluk of Tumakuru district and for
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the development of Karnataka State
Kunchatigara-Vokkaligas’ Association.
 Rs.1 crore each for the development works of
Karnataka Sangha, Mandya and for the activities
of Karnataka Janapada Parishath and to
Veerabhadreshwara Charitable Trust,
Malebennur, Harihara Taluk of Davanagere
district.
 Construction of a Commemorative Conventional
Hall in the name of Haasya Chakravarthi late
Narasimharaju in Tiptur at a cost of Rs.2 crore.
Youth Empowerment and Sports
 Establishment of new sports hostels at Yadagiri,
Ballari, Chikkaballapura, Bidar and Madikeri at
a cost of Rs.12.5 crore.
 Establishment of separate sports hostels for girls
at Raichur, Haveri, Mangaluru,
Chikkamagaluru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar,
Kalaburagi, Kolar, Hassan and Dharwad
districts Rs.15 crore is provided.
 Upgradation of the facilities at district stadia at
Mandya, Bidar, Tumakuru and Hassan at a cost
of Rs.4 crore.
 Enhancement of the daily food allowance to the
sports persons at sports hostels to the level of
what is in practice at Sports Authority of India; a
grant of Rs.6 crore is provided.
 Organizing of Adventure Sports Festivals at 10
places in the State through General Thimmaiah
Adventure Academy at a cost of Rs.2 crore.
 Organising of ‘Mini Olympic Games – 2019’ to
identify and encourage sports persons at the
early age group of 13 to 15 years.
 Development of the Kodava Community Hockey
stadium at Balugoda in Virajpet at a cost of Rs.5
crore.
Food and Civil Supplies
 A grant of Rs.3,700 crore to distribute food
grains to more than 4.07 crore beneficiaries
under ‘Annabhagya’ scheme.
 Establishment of Vigilance Cell’ to monitor the
proper distribution of food grains and to prevent
the leakage in the Public Distribution System.
Rural Development and Panchayat Raj
 Declaring 2019 as “Jalavarsha”. 20,000 water
preservation works will be taken up under the
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Jalamrutha Scheme of Natural Resources
Management Works at a cost of Rs.500 crore.
 Commencement of works under the first phase
of Jaladhare Scheme in Raichur, Vijayapura,
Mandya and Kolar districts at a cost of Rs.4,000
crore.
 Creation of 12 crore man days under NREGA
scheme.
 Construction of compound walls at 6,825 rural
schools under NREGA scheme at a cost of Rs.90
crore under ‘Subhadra Shale Yojane’.
 “Swachchameva Jayathe” movement at 1,000
chosen Grama Panchayats for recycling of dry
waste by separating dry and wet waste and
conversion of wet waste into manure.
 Digitisation of all the assets under the purview of
Grama Panchayats and bringing the assets
which have remained outside the tax net to tax.
 Enhancement of the Open Development Grant
per Zilla Panchayat to a maximum of Rs.8 crore;
grant of Rs.172 crore is provided.
 Enhancement of the Open Development Grant
per Taluk Panchayat to a maximum of Rs.2
crore; grant of Rs.372 crore is provided.
 In commemoration of 150th Birth Anniversary of
Mahatma Gandhiji, publication of a hand book
on Grama Panchayat Budget reflecting on
transparency in the administration of Grama
Panchayat for public information.
Planning and Area Development
 A grant of Rs.1,500 crore to the Hyderabad-
Karnataka Development Board and action plan
will be undertaken at a cost of Rs.70 crore for
Malnad Area Development Board, Rs. 95 crore
for Bayaluseeme Development Board and Rs.30
crore for Karavali Development Authority.
 Rs.600 crore for the Legislators Local Area
Development Scheme.
 As per the recommendations of the Nanjundappa
Committee report Rs.3,010 crore grants for the
development of identified most backward and
more backward taluks under the Special
Development Programme.
Urban Development
Directorate of Municipal Administration
 Total expenditure of Rs.1,325 crore under the
“Mahathma Gandhi City Development
Programme”, a grant of Rs.150 crore each for
Kalaburagi, Mysuru and Hubballi-Dharwad and
Rs.125 crore each for Belagavi, Ballari,
Tumakuru, Shivamogga, Mangaluru,
Davanagere, Vijayapura.
 Action to establish a Water Rate Prescribing Cell
in the Directorate of Municipal Administration to
reduce the unaccounted leakage of water and to
plug the revenue leakage in water supply
schemes.
 Action to establish Faecal Sludge and Septage
Management (FSSM) units on a pilot basis.
Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and
Finance Corporation Ltd.
 Re-construction of large comprehensive Rain
Water Canals within three years in all the
Corporations including Bruhath Bengaluru
Mahanagara Palike.
 Establishing power generating plants out of
water processing units and solid waste
processing units.
 Action to prepare feasibility report for developing
a knowledge-Health Corridor at Mangaluru from
Manipal to Konaje.
Bengaluru Mobility Scheme (Mobility)
 Grant of Rs.50 crore for implementation of a
comprehensive mobility scheme; priority for
public transport and stabilization; all aspects of
all types of movement facilities in the; grant to
increase the number of buses in BMTC;
development of at least 50 KM pedestrian road.
Bruhath Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
 Implementation of Nava Bengaluru Kriya Yojane
at an estimated cost of Rs.8,015 crore. A grant
of Rs.2,300 crore in the year 2019-20.
 Grant of Rs.1,000 crore to construct elevated
corridors in the year 2019-20.
 Converting 5 lakh road lights in Bengaluru into
LED.
 Action to convert Commercial Street and Brigade
Road into pedestrian roads.
 Establishing a 400 metric tonne capacity solid
waste processing unit through KPCAL under
PPP.
 Enacting “Parking Rules and Implementation
Policy” in Bengaluru. Action to park 10,000
vehicles on 87 selected smart parking systems.
 A new underpass at Goragunttepalya at a cost of
Rs.195 crore. Additional loop construction on
the existing Hebbal and K.R.Puram Flyover.
Directorate of Urban Land Transport
Bengaluru Sub-Urban Rail System
 Sub-urban rail services in Bengaluru at a total
estimated cost of Rs.23,093 crore; a Special
Purpose Vehicle (SPV), Bengaluru Rail
Infrastructure Development Entity (B-RIDE)
under State and Central Government
partnership.
 Study of feasibility of design for Multi Modal
Transport Hub at Hebbal, Byappannahalli,
K.R.Puram, Kadugodi, Challaghatta and Peenya
area.
 Development of necessary infrastructure for
Inter-Modal Integration design in Bengaluru
Metro, Rail and TTMC strategically located at
Yeshwantapur, Banashankari, Vijaynagar,
Peenya etc.
 Action to study Parking Rules and
Implementation Programme in Tier-2 cities,
action to study the reformed traffic information
and maintenance system.
 Examining the viability and pros and cons of
establishing Metro Rail Project in Mysuru,
Mangaluru and Hubballi-Dharawad.
Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited
i. Commuter’s card for Metro and BMTC
services.
ii. Converting the 3 coach into 6 coaches of
50 Rail sets.
iii. Charging facility to two wheeler electric
vehicles in selected 10 Metro stations.
iv. Small capacity buses from BMTC in 10
selected Metro stations to provide last mile
connectivity.
v. Construction of pedestrian flyover in
Yeshwanthapur and Metro Rail Stations.
 Metro line from Central Silk Board (CSB)
junction to the Outer Ring Road-Airport via K.R.
Puram, Hebbal at a cost of Rs.16,579 crore.
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 Extension of the western end of Kengeri Metro
Network and construction of an additional
station at Challaghatta.
Bengaluru Development Authority
 Construction of Peripheral Ring Road with an
estimated cost of Rs.17,200 crore and Rs.1,000
crore in the year 2019-20.
Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board
 Scheme for flow water into Arkavati and
Dakshina Pinakini rivers using the water
resources available in Bengaluru; in BMRD area
programme to harvest rain water; protection and
rejuvenation of all ponds and water bodies
coming under the catchment areas; re-use of
waste water after purifying; maintaining
cleanliness in public places which are adjacent
to Arkavati and Dakshina Pinakini rivers.
Availability of 1400 MLD of additional water by
this scheme; A committee headed by the Chief
Minister to implement this scheme. A grant of
Rs.50 crore for this scheme.
 Grant of Rs.500 crore in 2019-20 for the work of
V Stage Cauvery Water Supply Scheme
estimated at cost of Rs.5,550 crore with the help
of JICA.
 Work to prevent 914 entry points wherein
sewerage is mixing with storm water drain in
Bengaluru at a cost of Rs.76.55 crore.
Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board
 Bringing of comprehensive management of bulk
water supply under a single roof of the Board in
all local bodies of the city, Expenditure under
SFC grants.
 The cost of management of solid waste units, wet
well and composite works under the drainage
scheme borne by the grants under SFC.
 Action to set up sewage maintenance unit in STP
on a pilot basis.
Revenue
 Creation of a Commissionerate in the Revenue
Department.
 Creation of new taluks in Harohalli of
Ramanagar District, Chelur in Chikkaballapur
District, Terdal in Bagalakot District and Kalasa
in Chikkamagalur District.
 Re-survey work with the help of Drones in the
Districts of Kalaburagi, Vijayapura, Dakshina
Kannada, Mysuru, Gadag, Davanagere and
Kodagu.
 A grant of Rs. 20 crore to develop Hindu Rudra
Bhoomi.
 A grant of Rs.2 crore for constitution of Kodagu
Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Development
Authority.
 Survey work of lands belonging to Endowment
Department.
 Increased subsidy for pilgrimage to Manasa
Sarovara to Rs.30,000/-.
 A grant of Rs.5 crore for the comprehensive
development of historical Melukote by
constituting the Melukote Development
Authority.
 Rs.60 crore grant in the year 2019-20 for various
Mutts and religious institutes.
Energy
 Increase in the existing subsidy amount towards
free schemes like Irrigation Pumpset, Bhagya
Jyothi, Kuteera Jyothi to Rs.11,250 crore.
 Thrust for production of roof-top solar energy.
 Power supply for the pump sets during day time
to the extent possible.
 40,000 new transformers to provide quality
electricity to the farmers.
Public Works, Ports and Inland Water Transport
 Development of 7,940 km length of roads at a
cost of Rs.10,000 crore under SHDP.
 The work of improvement and up-gradation of
roads and bridges at a total cost of Rs.5,690
crore.
 Completion of 1,317 small bridges under “Shala
Samparka Sethu” scheme in Malnad and coastal
Districts.
 A grant of Rs.100 crore to construct security
barriers across the tanks, canals and other
water bodies existing beside the roads of the
State to prevent accidents.
Infrastructure Development
 Following schemes for the development of
infrastructure of airports in the state.
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 Action of operationalisation of Bidar Civil
Airport. Rs.32 crore grant for construction of
new terminal building in the year 2019-20.
 Operationalisation of the Kalaburagi Airport.
 Development of Chikkamagalur and Shivamogga
airstrips under PPP model.
 A grant of Rs.70 crore for land acquisition and
construction of road flyovers/under bridges in
the year 2019-20.
Commerce and Industries
 A “Tumakuru Industrial Node” in 9,629 acres at
Vasanthnarasapur in Tumakuru District under
the Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor
Project; An estimated Rs.50,000 crore capital
investment and 2 lakh employment generation;
Action for development of a rail based multi
modal transport system between
Vasanthnarasapur, Tumakuru, Ramanagar and
Bengaluru on a separate track.
 A new Industrial Policy for attracting investment;
new technologies and generation of additional
employment in the priority sectors of the
backward areas of Tier-2 and Tier-3 centers.
 A grant of Rs.110 crore in year 2019-20 to
continue the scheme of “Compete with China”.
 Organization of “Global Capital Investment
Conference” in January 2020.
 Development of industrial area at Arasikere in
Hassan district, Nagamangala in Mandya
district, Chittapur in Kalaburagi district,
Mulavad in Vijayapura district, Kanagala in
Belagavi district and Madhugiri in Tumakuru
district through Karnataka Industrial Area
Development Board.
 A grant of Rs.5 crore for the new scheme
“MSME – Sarthak” to ease out the problems
being faced while bringing their products into
the market by Micro, Small and Medium
industries.
 A grant of Rs.80 crore to provide common
facilities to the small and micro coir industries
under coir policy, “Kalpavruksha Kayaka Niti” .
 A grant of Rs.2 crore for establishment of design
clinics in collaboration with national level design
institutes.
 A grant of Rs.5 crore towards a subsidy of 75%
to electric loom units to implement acoustic
equipment.
 A grant of Rs.2 crore towards subsidy of 50% to
procure industrial sewing machine to the women
who have obtained sewing machine training.
 A grant of Rs.100 crore to Mysore Sugar Factory,
Mandya to reconstruct the factory and the
installation of distillery unit, sugar unit,
repairing of boiling house, ethanol equipment
and molasses tank.
 A grant of Rs.50 crore to provide incentive to
private investors for the development of
industrial sheds.
 A grant of Rs.50 crore for the comprehensive
development of industries located in Mandya
District and to generate employment around
Mandya District.
 A grant of Rs.10 crore for constructing
Kalagrama near Doddabidarakallu of Bengaluru
on a land owned by Cauvery Emporium to
promote handicraft artisans and to develop
tourism centre.
Mines and Geology
 First time in India, survey of leasing of mines
using a new Drone technology and GPS
technology at a cost of Rs.82 crore.
Information Technology, Bio-Technology and Science
and Technology
 Revision of Information Technology (IT) Policy.
Opportunity to invest in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities.
 Helping of Startups in Bengaluru City area by
strengthening the “Incubation Centre”.
 A fully equipped K-Tech innovation hub is up at
Tumakuru at a cost of Rs.7 crore to encourage
budding entrepreneurs.
e-Governance
 Action for payment of cash to the beneficiaries of
all the departments under “Direct Cash
Transfer”, a Aadhaar based innovative system.
 Providing selected services at the doorstep of the
citizens on a pilot basis through the system
called the “Government Services at Citizens’
Doorstep”.
 Action by our Government to provide required
infrastructure using latest chat bot and big data
technologies.
 Action to make the use of “e-Office” mandatory
in all the offices of the Secretariat in order to
enhance the efficiency in administration;
development of websites of State Government in
a unicode template; action to develop websites,
as physically challenged persons friendly.
 Action to establish an e-Governance Cell in
Administrative Training Institute, Mysuru and in
all the District Training Institutes.
 Action to set up “Infonomics” in the department
of Public Administration and Reforms
(e-Governance) for providing required
information to the Startups and agencies at an
appropriate cost.
Department of Personnel and Administrative
Reforms
 Enacting law to bring in reforms in
administration and transparency in the transfer
of Government employees and to effect the
transfer of the “C” and “D” group employees
through “counseling”.
Tourism
 A grant of Rs.25 crore for developing Badami as
a world famous tourist place and handicraft
market.
 A grant of Rs.5 crore to launch 6 Double Decker
open buses from KSTDC in line with London Big
Bus for sightseeing of world famous tourist
places in Mysuru.
 A grant of Rs.2 crore to organize “Karnataka
International Tourism Exhibition” to attract
tourists.
 Action to establish “Hampi Discourse Centre” in
Hampi and “Vijayapura Tourism Discourse
Centre” in Vijayapura with a grant of Rs.1 crore
each.
 A grant of Rs.7 for the development of Coastal
Tourism at Sihihittalu of Panambur.
 Action to take up survey of 600 monuments out
834 to protect such monuments.
Information and Public Relations
 A special grant of Rs.5 crore for the celebration
of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma
Gandhi.
 Action to launch a Social Media Unit to publicize
Government programs in a more efficient
manner.
 A grant of Rs.1 crore for a special program to
promote feature films in Tulu, Kodava and
Konkani.
 An additional grant of Rs.2 crore each to
Working Journalist Welfare Fund Trust and
Senior Journalist Welfare Trust.
Home
 A grant of Rs.4 crore for establishing 8 new
Cyber Economic and Narcotics (CEN) wings.
 A grant of Rs.20 crore to provide basic
infrastructure to police colonies.
 Implementation of a Drone Surveillance System
to monitor and maintain the law and order and
to prevent crimes.
 A grant of Rs.30 crore for construction of
separate special central prisons with a 1,000
prisoners capacity of each in Vijayapura and
Bidar and a sub-jail of 200 prisoners capacity at
Arasikere at a total cost of Rs.100 crore each.
 Implementation of Emergency Response Support
System at a cost of Rs.5 crore.
 Action to procure Arial Ladder Platform Vehicle
which can reach up to a height of 90 meter to
prevent fire accidents in skyscrapers.
 Grant of Rs.103 crore to increase the risk
allowance paid to the police constables of Home
department to Rs.2,000.
Transport
 Action to establish automated vehicle testing
and certification centers at Davanagere, Hoskote
and Maddur cities.
 Action to include 3,544 transport buses of
various models and to construct 44 bus stands
and 10 bus units in the year 2019-20.
 Action to establish child care rooms for the
nourishment of children in all districts and
major taluk bus stands.
Crop Loan Waiver Scheme
 A grant of Rs.6,500 crore for the waiver of crop
loan of farmers to Commercial Banks and
Rs.6,150 crore is to Co-operative Sector;
completion of waiver of loan of co-operative
sector before May 2019; completion of waiver of
loan in respect of commercial banks also in the
year 2019-20.
 Total grant of Rs.46,853 crore to the agriculture
and related departments in the budget 2019-20.
Tax Proposals
Commercial Taxes
Goods and Service Tax (GST)
 Demand to the Centre for adequate
compensation up to the year 2024-25 under the
Compensation to the States Act, if the revenue
gap is not bridged under Goods and Services
Tax.
 Rs.76,406 crore target of collection of revenue in
the 2019-20.
 Comprehensive Karasamadhana Scheme for the
reduction of arrears under the Acts administered
prior to the introduction of GST.
Stamps and Registration
 Rs.11,828 crore target of collection of revenue in
the 2019-20.
Excise
 Additional excise duty on Bear, Drat Bear and
Bear and low alcohol beverages manufactured in
micro breweries.
 Rs.20,950 crore target of collection of revenue in
the 2019-20.
Transport
 Rs.7,100 crore target of collection of revenue in
the 2019-20.