Karnataka State Budget 2022 – 23

The Karnataka State Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai presented the Karnataka State Budget for the financial year 2022 – 23, This was Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.s second budget and his Government’s last one before the assembly elections, He added this is the first time after the COVID 19 pandemic hit that the Karnataka state has reported revenue receipts more than revenue expenditure, he termed this year’s budget a revenue surplus

BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

Complete fee exemption for students of Government Pre-University College and Government Degree College benefiting about 8 lakh students announced

Rs.1,500 Scholarship for three months short term training at ITIs for youths who dropped out after school education under “Badukuva Dari” scheme: Rs.1,500 stipend under apprenticeship programme for 3 months announced

Rs.2,000 financial assistance for appearing in competitive examination to the graduate youth who could not get employment even after three years under “Yuva Snehi” scheme announced

Home Guard’s honorarum increased by Rs.100 per day

Monthly Honorarium to Anganawadi workers and assistants, Asha workers, cooks and assistants under Mid-day Meal scheme, Grama Sahayakas, Home Guards and Librarian increased by Rs.1,000

Janapada Habba to be held in each District under “Namma Jille Namma Sanskruthi” Programme

Starting of Pre-University course in 100 KRIES residential schools announced

A grant of Rs.8.5 crore for Foundation Course in Science and Maths subjects for 10,000 students of 8th to 10th Standards in pre-metric hostels of Backward Classes Welfare Department announced

Vidyanidhi scheme to children of Tailors extension announced

6 crore grant for starting 14 Scheduled Caste post-metric hostels at 14 district centres announced

“Halli Muttu Scheme” launched to incur full fee payable by 500 best students who studied in Government Kannada Schools of rural area and got selected under government quota for CET.

Interest subsidy for obtaining interest free loan up to Rs.20 lakh for the minority students receiving foreign education announced

Entrepreneurship training in IIMB at a cost of Rs.3 crore for 300 minority women graduates announced

Limit for interest free short term loan to farmers increased from Rs.3 lakh to Rs.5 lakh

Grant of Rs.2 crore to each of the Government First Grade Colleges and Government Polytechnics with very high admission under ‘Vriddhi Yojane’ for providing basic facilities announced

Free transportation facility for mother and neo-natal child delivered in taluk hospitals under “Nagu Magu” Yojane announced

Under “Gruhini Shakti” yojane, for empowerment of women Monthly assistance of Rs.500 for landless female farm workers announced

Additional subsidy of Rs.10,000 to Kisan Credit Card holders under ‘Bhoo Siri’ Yojana announced

Upgradation of Community Health Centres of seven taluk headquarters into 100 bedded Taluk hospital announced

Grant of Rs.1,000 crore to provide Free Bus pass to 30 lakh women working in organized sector announced

Incentive of Rs.10,000 to promote farmers growing minor millets under Raitha Siri Yojane announced

Free coaching will be provided to 10,000 youth belonging to the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes and Minority Classes to enable them to get appointed as Agniveers in the Indian Army

A new programme has been formulated in collaboration with ISRO to incorporate Geospacial technology in digital farming at a cost of 50 crores

Assistance of Rs.10 crore will be provided to Agriculture and Horticulture Research Centre at Theerthahalli to develop new technology for the management of diseases affecting arecanut crops and also to enhance productivity.

Horticulture college will be established in Tiptur, Tumkur District

In order to enable all the children who pass out of the high schools to continue their higher education, they will be provided with free education in Government Pre-University and Government Degree Colleges under ‘CM Vidya Shakti Scheme’

Proposed to launch ‘Makkala Buss’ scheme through which an additional 1,000 schedules will be operated through Road Transport Corporations at the cost of Rs.100 crore

Under Amrith Swabhimani Kurigahi Yojane, a scheme for establishment of Sheep and Goat units is being implemented

2,284 class rooms were constructed during the last year and in the current year, 1,230 additional rooms will be constructed

Developing one Pre-University College in each of selected 60 talukas as model PreUniversity Colleges by providing essential infrastructure in the field of Science Education

A grant of Rs.100 crore will be provided for the construction of new Schools in the 23 taluks which do not have Karnataka Public School and for the development of functional 46 schools

Science division will be commenced by providing necessary infrastructure in 100 selected Degree Colleges in the State under Prof. C.N.R. Rao Science Programme to increase the admission of students in Scientific and Technological professional courses.

A new polytechnic will be established at Chikkanayakanahalli in Tumkur district

Action will be taken to bring more private hospitals under the Ayushman Bharath, Arogya Karnataka Scheme

To address the shortage of Anganawadi buildings in the urban areas, 250 Anganawadi buildings would be constructed at a cost of Rs.50 crore

75 units of free electricity facility is provided to the BPL families of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes under Amrutha Jyothi programme

Action has been taken to start Sri Narayana Guru Residential School, at a cost of Rs.18 crore per school, one each in the districts of Udupi, Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada and Shivamogga

Self-defence training will be provided to girl students studying in residential schools of department of minority welfare at the cost of Rs.2 crores

For the youth who could not get employment even after three years of completing the degree
education, to encourage them to participate in competitive examinations, under a new scheme “Yuvasnehi”, one time financial assistance of Rs.2,000 per person will be provided.

Minority students who wish to undertake graduate and post graduate education abroad in prestigious universities having a Global Ranking within 250, an interest subsidy will be provided with zero percent interest rate for up to Rs.20 lakhs per person

Target for distribution of loan of Rs.1,800 crore at zero rate of interest to 45,000 Self-Help Women Groups in Co-operation sector announced

Implementation of Jeevan JyothiVimaYojane for 56 lakh small and marginal farmers’ families at an expenditure of Rs.180 crore.

Establishing a Mega Dairy with a processing capacity of 2 lakh litre Milk in Ballari district at a cost of Rs.100 crore announced

A scheme for distribution of Eco-friendly three wheeler vehicle for sale of fish products announced

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