KARNATAKA BUDGET 2013-14
HIGHLIGHTS
Overview of Budget 2013-14
Budget Size – Rs. 121611 crore.
State Plan Size – Rs. 48685 crore (16 % increase over 2012-13)
(Rs. in crore)
Total Receipts 120717
• Revenue Receipts 97986
• Capital Receipts 22731
Total Expenditure 121611
• Revenue Expenditure 97391
• Capital Expenditure 24220
Fiscal Deficit 17449
• (2.90 % of GSDP)
Revenue Surplus 596
• (0.10 % of GSDP)
Sectoral Allocation
(Rs. in crore)
• Agriculture and Horticulture 4378
• Animal Husbandry and Fisheries 1903
• Education 18923
• Urban Development 9286
• Energy 10312
• Water Resources 9363
• Rural Development and Panchayat Raj 8218
• Public works 5862
• Revenue 3797
• Health and Family welfare 5421
• Home and Transport 5315
• Social Welfare 5046
• Women and Child Development 3466
• Housing 1365
• Commerce and Industries 885
GOVERNMENT’S PRIORITIES
v Necessary funds will be provided to fully implement
the programmes mentioned in our manifesto
Our Announcement are :
v Our first announcement – Distribution of rice at Rs.1 per kg to poorest of the poor.
v Our second announcement – Waiver of loan to
Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes, Backward
classes and Minorities.
v Our third announcement- Incentive to Co-operative
Milk producers – increased from Rs. 2 to 4.
v Our fourth announcement – increase in subsidy to
House constructions.
v Supply of adequate seeds, fertilisers, agriculture
technology and agriculture credit to the farmers in
timely manner.
v Full utilisation of State share of water in Krishna and Cauvery rivers.
v Providing necessary funds in budget for supply of
adequate electricity for farmers and others.
v Speedy clearance to industries, especially those
creating large scale employment opportunities.
v Action to take Bangalore city and Karnataka State
towards regaining their past global glorious position
v Reducing the debt burden; avoid unnecessary
expenditure; making our tax structure more efficient;
improvement in non tax collection; more emphasis to
outcomes than outlays; strengthen State finances.
v Full utilization of Central funds.
v Merger and reorientation of schemes to make them
more effective and outcome oriented.
v Discontinuation of separate agriculture budget and,
reverting back to earlier time tested system of budget.
Agriculture
v Production targetted at 130 lakh MT food grains.
v 0% interest upto 2 lakh; 1% interest up to 3 lakh for loans availed by farmers from Co-operative
Institutions; continuation of 3% interest to loans upto 10 lakh.
v Constitution of Agricultural Prices Commission.
v Revolving fund of Rs. 1000 crore for agricultural price operations.
v Establishment of Calamity Mitigation Fund.
v Fee concession to the children of agricultural
labourers and farmers affected by draught and flood.
v 90% subsidy to SC/ST and 75% subsidy to other
beneficiaries in case of drip irrigation.
v Extension of organic farming to hobli level.
v Implementation of research based agriculture system under the leadership of ICRISAT.
v Interest subsidy for construction of storage godowns by farmers.
v IP sets upto 5 HP at 90% concession rate to SC/ST
farmers; 50% concession rate to other farmers.
Implementation in 2 districts on experimental
basis.
v Extension of Bhoochethana-II scheme to irrigated
areas.
v Establishment of transformer banks in 100 taluks for
speedy repair of non functioning transformers.
v Warehouse base marketing system for agricultural
produce in 100 centres- Rs. 5 crore provided.
v Rs. 10 crore for “Swabeejabhivruddhi Yojane”.
v Rs. 150 crore for establishment of agricultural
machinery and agricultural processing units under
agriculture mechanisation scheme.
v Rs. 152 crore for buffer stock of fertilizers.
v Rs. 150 crore for distribution of seeds and other
inputs.
v Rs. 500 crore for integrated watershed development
programmes.
v Implementation of RKVY in selected 4 district on
experimental basis.
v Establishment of rain gauge centres at gram
panchayat level.
Horticulture:
v 90% subsidy to SC/ST; 75% subsidy to other
beneficiaries for drip irrigation – Rs. 243.76 crore
provided.
v Adoption of organic farming in 82,500 acre area –
Rs. 25 crore provided.
v Rs. 5 crore to Amruthbhoomi Trust at Hondarabalu
village of Chamarajanagar district in memory of late
Prof. Nanjundswamy.
v Rs. 2 crore for growing alternate crops in areca
gardens on experimental basis.
v Rs. 12.5 crore for payment of State share of subsidy
to the pomegranate growers facing bacterial blight.
v Rs. 5 crore towards 25% subsidy for coconut
processing units.
v Establishment of 5 coconut parks; Coconut producers companies – Rs. 1 crore initially towards share capital.
v Encouragement to neera based products.
v Development of late S. Nijalingappa memorial at
Seebara in Chitradurga taluk.
Animal Husbandry
v Enhancement of incentives to Rs. 4 per litre of milk
Rs. 818 crore provided.
v Rs. 1314 lakh provided for growing green fodder with central assistance.
v Rs. 73 crore for providing infrastructure in veterinary colleges at Bidar, Shimoga and Hassan.
v Filling up of 391 vacant post of veterinary doctors and 642 veterinary assistants.
v Rs. 25 crore provided for completion of buildings under RIDF.
v Rs. 65 crore earmarked for livestock and poultry
development under RKVY.
v Construction of Super speciality veterinary hospital
in cantonment area of Bangalore and specialised
veterinary hospitals in each of the Revenue Division.
v Construction of ‘Pashu Bhavana’
v Conservation and development of buffalo, sheep, goat breed – Rs. 2 crore.
v Rs. 3000 compensation for accidental death of sheep and goats.
v Rs. 4.20 crore for providing vehicle facility to mobile veterinary clinic at 174 taluks.
Sericulture
v Rs. 5 crore provided for modernization of cocoon
markets.
v Incentive of Rs.20/- per kg seed cocoons.
v 70% of pledge loan on value of raw silk.
v Rs. 2.32 crore towards State share for repayment of
loan obtained by silk reeling community for complete
waiver of loan by Central Silk Board.
v Establishment of 3 ARM centres.
v Subsidy of Rs 10,000 construction of rearing sheds
and purchase of implements to SC/ST farmers.
v Rs. 5 crore for modernization of old units of KSIC in Mysore district.
Fisheries
v Establishment of Project Implementation Cell in
Fishing Harbour and Landing centres.
v Distribution of fibre glass boats to 2000 inland
fishermen.
v Subsidy for construction of houses under
Matsyashraya scheme – enhanced to Rs.1.20 lakh.
v Enhancement of fishermen fishery kit cost from
Rs.5,000 to Rs.10,000.
v Matsya Mahila Swavalambana scheme – Revolving
funds – enhanced to Rs.1 lakh.
v Rs. 2 crore provided for net mending sheds.
v Kerosene to Nada Doni – enhanced to 400 ltr. per
month.
v Distribution of free ice box – 5000 additional fisher
women – Rs. 2 crore additional grant.
v Development of Fisheries connecting roads – Rs.30
crore.
v Development works at Mangalore fisheries college
Rs. 4 crore
v Tax free diesel for fishing mechanised motorboats –
enhanced to 1.5 lakh kilo litres.
v New fishing harbours at Kulai and Hejamadikodi.
v Rs. 50,000 loan at 2% interest to fishermen from
Commercial Banks /RRBs.
Co-operation
v 100% enrolment fee for SC/ST members under
Yashaswini scheme through Yashaswini Trust.
v Registration of SC/ST, Backward class and Minorities persons in Co-operative societies – Rs. 2 crore.
v Rs. 3 crore for Co-operatives Election Commission.
v Waiver of term loan of SC/ST persons obtained from PLD Banks.
v P card Banks and TAPCMS agricultural service cooperative societies building construction and repairs – Rs. 10 crore
Water Resources
Major Irrigation
v Action plan for Rs. 50,000 crore to create an irrigation
potential of 9,25,805 hectares in 3 years.
v Creation of an irrigation potential 1,08,590 hectares
and construction of Field Irrigation Channels in
80,000 hectares.
v Rs. 500 crore for modernization of Cauvery basin
projects.
v Rs. 1000 crore for Yettinahole project.
v Dr. Paramashivaiah Committee report – preparation
of DPR – Rs. 50 crore.
v Rs. 10 crore to raise the height of Chikkapadasalagi
barrage by 1.5 meters.
v Rs. 5 crore for DPR to Shriranga project – providing drinking water to Magadi taluk.
v Rs. 200 crore for construction of pucca aycut roads.
v Rs. 5 crore for preperation of DPR for rejuvenation of Shrinivasasagara and 10 other surrounding tanks.
Minor Irrigation
v Constitution of Tank Development Authority.
v Establishment of separate Ground Water Directorate.
Forest, Environment and Ecology
v Priority for prevention of forest land encroachment.
v RFOs training centre at Ghungaraghatti near
Dharwad.
v Launching of Siri Chandanavana to encourage
sandalwood plantation.
v Rs. 7 crore for prevention of Encroachment and
conservation of Forest Lands in Bangalore and Other
Urban areas.
v Rs. 7 crore for revival of Village Forest Committees.
v Rs. 35 crore to encourage voluntary rehabilitation of families from Tiger Reserve Forests and National Parks.
v Rs. 7 crore for development of newly declared
Sanctuaries and Conservation Reserves.
v Rs. 30 crore for long term measures to address mananimal conflict.
Primary Education
v Teaching of English as language from 1st standard
v Rs. 10 crore for distribution of steam boiler to schools having the strength of 500 and above under Mid-day Meal Programme.
v Establishment of Digital Knowledge Centres in public libraries.
v Rs. 3 crore to Bharat Scouts and Guides.
Higher Education
v 15 new women colleges in 15 educationally backward blocks.
v One time grant of Rs. 2 crore for qualifying 25
Government Colleges to academic autonomy by UGC.
v Establishment of “Naipunya Nidhi” in Government
Engineering, First Grade Colleges and Polytechnics.
v Establishment of Higher Education Academy at
Dharwad.
v Rajiv Gandhi Scholarship to poor students.
v Innovation clubs in all Universities, Colleges and
Polytechnics.
v Student’s scholarships and free education to the
children of HIV and Leprosy affected persons.
v GIA to Siddharth Vihara Trust, Gulbarga.
v Rs. 30 crore for Women university off-campus in
Mandya.
v Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar Social development
study chair in Mysore University.
v One time development grant of Rs. 5 crore each to
Rani Chennamma University, Bijapur Women
University and Davangere University.
Health, family welfare and Medical education
v Ayush health units in one taluk hospital in each
district.
v One ayush mobile unit to each revenue division.
v Providing of incentive to 35,000 ASHA Workers from state also.
v Dialysis Unit at one taluk Hospital in each District.
v Generic drugs stores in each taluk.
v Residential day care centres to mentally retarded in
all district.
v College of medicine at Gulbarga.
v Free health service and treatment to freedom fighters in Government hospital.
v For implement of NUHM – Rs. 127 crore.
v Additional vehicle for strengthening of Arogya
Kavacha scheme on the basis of 2011 census.
v Establishment of medical colleges at Karwar, Kodagu, Koppal and Chamarajanagar.
Women and Child Welfare
v Revolving fund to Stree Shakti – enhanced to
Rs.25,000.
v Milk with supplementary nutrition to anganwadi
children.
v Honorarium to Anganwadi workers and helpers –
increased to Rs.500 and Rs.250 respectively.
v Rs. 50,000 deposit to physically challenged during
marriages.
v Fee reimbursement to physically challenged for higher and technical education.
v Child Care allowance of Rs.2,000 per month to blind
women belonging to BPL family.
v Two Day Care Centers in urban areas to Mentally
Retarded children.
v Enhancement of annual grants to old age homes to
8 lakh – extension to Yadgiri, Ramanagar and Udupi.
v Senior Citizens Help Line – Enhancement of annual
grants to to Rs.7.15 Lakhs – extension to 15 districts.
v Pension to Ex-Devadasis -increased to Rs.500 pm.
v subsidy for constructing house to Ex-Devadasis
increased to Rs.1.20 lakh.
SC/ST Welfare
v Bringing legislation for effective implementation of
SESP/TSP schemes in line with Andhrapradesh Act.
v Civil services competitive examination – training to
SC/ST students – grants to training institution.
v Constructions of toilets to the families of SC/ST in
villages – Rs.15,000 each.
v 30 new residential schools for SC, 15 new residential schools for ST students.
v Increase of days scholarship to pre-metric students
Rs. 150 to boys and Rs. 200 for girls.
v Monthly food charges of post-metric student’s hostels,
Morarji Desai, Kitturu Rani Chennamma residential
schools – increased to Rs.1000 and
v Pre-metric students hostels increased to Rs.900 and
v Ashrama schools / primary residential schools
increased to Rs.700.
v Students securing more than 60% marks in SSLC –
enhancement of incentive to Rs.7,000 and for students securing more than 75% – to Rs. 15,000.
v Construction of Dr. B.R.Ambedkar spoorthi Bhavan at M.G. Road Bangalore – Rs.25 crores.
v Micro loan scheme – subsidy enhanced to Rs. 10,000.
v Self employment scheme – subsidy enhanced to
Rs.35,000
v Rs.5 crores for development of Siddartha Vihar at
Gulbarga.
v Rs.50 crores to the hostels, educational institutions,
community halls run by the SC/ST religious
institutions.
v Rs.100 crore for infrastructure facility to more than
2000 SC/ST hostels.
v Land ownership scheme, – enhancement of unit cost to 7.5 lakhs.
v Special development of nomadic tribe, under
developed scheduled castes – Rs. 50 crore.
v Development of forest tribes having RR under Forest
Act – Rs. 25 crore.
v Ganga Kalyana – unit cost enhanced to Rs. 2 lakh.
v Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Dr. Babu Jagjeevanaram
Study centres at universities Rs. 50 lakh each.
v Development of Banjara Kulaguru Sevalal birth place
– Rs. 2 crore.
v SCSP allocation Rs. 2164 crore and TSP allocation
Rs. 837 crore Total Rs. 3001 crore.
Backward Classes Development
v Backward Class Welfare offices at taluk level – Rs.4
crore.
v Strengthening of Backward Classes Welfare
department – Rs.4 crore.
v Rs. 165 crore for clearing fee reimbursement pending bills.
v Separate Engineering and Medical student’s hostel
in each district – one each for men and women – 100
student strength.
v Women nursing home in each district with strength
of 100.
v Bifurcation of student hostels having more than 100 student strength – enhancement of student strength
in hostels having less to 100.
v Rs.50 crores to welfare of Nomadic and Semi Nomadic Tribes.
v Rs. 25 crore for educational improvement of Golla
community colonies.
v The Creamy layer limit of Backward Classes –
enhancement to Rs.4.50 lakhs.
v Income ceiling of students belonging to 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b Categories – enhanced to Rs.1 lakh per annu and Category-1 – enhanced to Rs.2.5 lakh per annum.
v Establishment of Vishwakarma Development
Corporation – Rs.5 Crore.
v Construction of Mogaveera Samudaya Bhavana – Rs. 2 Crore
v Rs. 5 Crore to development works of Sangolli Rayanna Prathishtana
v Implementation of hostel assistance scheme –
Depositing of Rs. 15,000 towards bank accounts of
students who could not get admission in hostels.
v Construction of community halls and hostels by
backward classes religious institutions and other
associations – Rs. 75 crore.
v Maintenance of private student hostels run by
association of backward classes – Rs. 5 lakh.
Minorities
v Incentive to meritorious minority students of SSLC
and above.
v Students not getting any scholarship under Centrally
Sponsored Scheme – launching of a new scheme.
v Financial assistance to Minorities Girls for marriage.
v Two new Morarji Desai Residential Schools.
v Construction of Shadi Mahals/Samudaya Bhavans
Unit cost enhancement – at district level to 1 crore –
taluka level 50 lakh – Rs.25 Crore grant.
v Infrastructure facilities at piligrim places for minorities
– Rs.1 Crore.
v Unit cost under Ganga Kalyana Scheme – increased
to Rs.2 lakh.
v Hosing to houseless – loans upto 5 lakh – subsidy
through reimbursement of interest upto Rs.1 lakh –
Rs.25 Crore grant.
v Rs. 9 crore for scholarship to Jain community students
v Rs. 6.50 crore for incentive and remedial coaching to minority students
v Rs. 10 crore for establishing hostels in areas other
than MSDP & SDP covered taluks.
v Rs. 3 crore towards state share of State Minority
Development Corporation
v Rs. 10 crore for completion of Haj house.
v Rs.100 crore for development of Christian community.
Housing
v Completion of 3 lakh houses under construction.
v Unit subsidy – enhancement to Rs.1.2 lakh.
v Rural Housing Scheme – 20 houses per Grama
Panchayat, 20,000 houses in urban areas.
v G-2 model flats at lower price.
v Drinking water facility to Sooryanagar including
Anekal town and adjoining various villages by KHB –
Rs. 450 crore.
v Construction 500 houses under IHSDP – 5549 houses
under RAY.
Labour, Employment & Training
v 100 new government ITIs in backward talukas.
v Multi Skill Development Centres (K.G.M.S.D.C) at
Mysore and Bellary District.
v 4 special Skill Development Centers in the Embroidery and Needle work – Rs.12 crore.
v Modernization of 25 year old 25 Govt. I.T.I s – Rs.50 crore.
v Sir. Mokashagundam Visveshwariah National Master Trainers’ Training Institute at Muddenahalli, Chickballapur Dist.
v Rs. 5 crore for Compilation and computerization of
various Labour Acts.
Kannada and Culture
v Dr.Chidananda Gowda committee report – Dedication of UNICODE- a Kannada software to public.
v Kannada study chairs at Wurzburg, Vienna,
Heidelberg and Munich Universities.
v Rangayana in Gulbarga division – Rs.1 crore.
v Rs. 30 lakh to Sankalpa Foundation for training
prisoners in arts.
v Construction of international standard ‘Kuvempu
Kalabhavan’ in Bangalore.
v Model education centre at Marihala, Chamarajanagar district – Rs. 2 crore.
v Konkani language and culture foundation – Rs.3.5
crore.
v International Museum at Roerich Tataguni Estate –
Rs.25 Crore – Initially Rs. 3 crore.
v Various programs at Gandhi Bhavan – Rs.4 crore.
v Rs. 5 crore for development of Koti Channiah birth
place.
Sports and Youth services
v Commercial Pilot License and Domestic Pilot License training at Jakkur Flying school – Fee concession to the SC/ST/OBC students.
v Encouragement of youth associations through our
youth for our school programme.
v Reimbursement of the tuition fee of all sports persons who achieved at National and International level.
Food
v Anna Bhagya Programme – distribution of 30 Kgs of rice at Rs.1/- per kg to BPL card holders.
v Computerization of department – installation of
biometric enabled POS machines – Rs. 20 crore.
v Construction of Food Consumers Bhavan in
Yeshwanthapura
Rural Development and Panchayat Raj
v Under MGNREGA land development and water shed activities in the lands belonging to 75,000 SC/ST/small and marginal farmers.
v A Rural Development Commissionerate for MGNREGA implementation and efficient monitoring.
v “Namma Hola Namma Daari” scheme to develop the roads connecting the farm fields.
v Rejuvenation of 12,000 ZP tanks in the State under
MGNREGA and other schemes.
v Installation of 1,000 water purification units to provide pure drinking water to the rural people.
v Water facilities to 30,000 Anganwadi centers.
v Establishment of a separate Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Department.
v Construction of 6 lakh household toilets under Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan.
v National Rural Livelihood Mission – Interest
Subvention Scheme at the rate of 4% on prompt
re-payment of loans – extended to women SHGs in 26 districts.
v Rajiv Gandhi Chaitanya Yojane – Self employment and placement opportunities for 2 lakh rural unemployed youth.
v Annual grants to Gram Panchayats – increased by Rs.2 lakhs.
v Regional Training Centres of Adbul Nazeer Sab
Institute of Rural Development in Dharwad, Gulbarga and Mangalore.
v Establishment of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University.
Planning and Area Development
v Creation of Special Cell to oversee implementation of activities under Constitutional amendment for
providing Special Status to Hyderabad Karnataka
Region.
v Karnataka Legislators Local Area Development scheme
– Rs. 301.50 crore.
v Rs.65.30 Crore to Hyderabad Karnataka Development Board
v Rs.34.30 Crore to Malnad area development board,
v Rs. 17.30 Crore to Bayaluseeme Development Board.
v Implementation of Special Development Programme
– Rs. 2925.60 crore
Urban Development
v Scientific management of solid waste in 213 ULBs –
Rs.100 crore.
v Up-gradation of Tumkur, Shimoga & Bijapur CMCs
as City Corporations.
v Nagarothana Phase-III – Upgadation of infrastructure
& civic amenities in all city corporations – Rs.1000
crore.
v KUWSSB – 9 drinking water supply schemes –
Rs.232.52 crores; – 9 sewerage schemes Rs.118.85
crores; 47 new water supply schemes – Rs.3020.90
crore; 41 new drainage schemes – Rs.1668.12 crores.
v 24×7 drinking water supply scheme under JnNURM in Mysore – extension to the entire city of Mysore.
v Infrastructure development in Mysore Rs.100.00
crores.
v Up-gradation of DMA as Commissionerate –
constitution of expert committee.
Bangalore Development
v Development of 100 km arterial and sub-arterial roads
– Rs.300 crore.
v Grade separators at important critical junctions and
near K.R Puram bridge – Rs.500 crore.
v Widening of Bannerghatta Road and Sarjapura Road
– Rs.300 crore.
v Elevated road from Jayadeva Hospital junction to
Central Silk Board junction under 2nd Phase Metro
alignment – Rs.150 crores.
v Elevated road from Ejipura Junction to Sarjapura road
via Sony World junction at Koramangala – Rs.200
crores.
v Improvement of important junctions in the Central
Business Ares -Rs.50 crores.
v Construction of pedestrian sky-walks Rs.100 crores.
v Infrastructure in the newly added 110 villages of
BBMP – Rs.250 crores.
v Construction of multi-storeyed car parking Rs.100
crores.
v JnNURM schemes – Rs.320 crore.
v Modern technology in solid waste management
Modernization – generation of electricity, production
of compost, etc – Rs.100 crores.
v Over Bridges (ROB) and Under Bridges (RUB) at
railway level crossings – Rs.200 crores.
v Commencement of 10.5 kms Bangalore metroline from
Sampige Road to Peenya – operational by October
2013 – Rs.26,405 crores.
v Establishment of Bangalore Sub-urban Rail
Corporation for implementation of railway connectivity
from Bangalore to Tumkur and other places.
v Development of 44 lakes by removal of encroachments and preventing sewerage flow Rs.100 crore
v Development of Kengeri and Veerasandra lakes in a
scientific and exemplary model through BMRCL.
v Planting of 1.60 lakhs tree saplings across the
Bangalore city through BMRCL – Rs.20 crores.
BWSSB
v Development of remodelling of 4 Major Storm water valleys viz. Challaghata, Hebbala, Koramangala and Vrushabhavathi covering about 857 kms within the
BBMP area – Rs.1000 crore.
BDA
v Construction and allocation of 6,500 flats.
v Arkavathi Layout – distribution of position certificate to 8000 allottees by March 2014.
v Formation of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout –
allotment of 5000 sites.
v Remodeling of Commercial Complexes of BDA at R.T. Nagar, Indiranagar and Austin town – Rs.600 crores.
v Development of Peripheral Ring Road with JICA loan assistance – Rs.2,250 crores.
Infrastructure facilities in other urban areas
v 24×7 water supply schemes to Haveri, Gadag-Betegari, Gokak, Nippani, Shahabad, Yadgir, Bidar,
Basavakalyan, Raichur, Sindhanur, Hospet, Bellary
and Chamarajanagar towns Rs.123 crore.
v UGD works in Raichur town – Rs.61 crore.
v 24×7 water supply scheme in Magadi, Nanjanagud,
Haliyal and Kollegal towns – Rs.72 crores.
v Water supply and underground drainage works in
Davanagere, Harihar, Ranebennur and Byadagi –
Rs.450 crore.
v 24×7 water supply upscaling projects in Gulbarga,
Hubli-Dharwad and Belgaum cities – Rs.1,760 crore.
v JNNURM – 39 projects in Bangalore and Mysore cities
– Rs.4,150 crore.
v City Cluster Development in Bangalore Metropolitan
Area – Rs.2,100 crore.
Energy
v Rs.700 crore investment in power sector.
v Transformer repair centers increased to 100 nos.
v Establishment of transformer banks at sub-division
level.
v Distribution of CFL bulbs for 10.50 lakhs Anthyodaya Anna Yojane beneficiaries under Belaku Yojane.
v Energization of 25,000 Irrigation pumpsets under
Ganga Kalyana Scheme.
v Waiver of electricity dues including penalty for
Bhagyajyoti and Kuteerajyoti beneficiaries upto
13.05.2013.
v Providing Solar Water Pumps on pilot basis.
v 75% subsidy on Solar Home Appliances.
v Implementation of Solar Project for providing Roof Top
Solar appliances of 0.5 k.w. to 1.00 k.w. capacity.
Public Works
v Construction of 612 kms of roads consisting of 14
State Highways at a cost of Rs.1,615 crore and
construction of 5 major bridges at a cost of Rs.110
crore through KRDCL.
v 9 State Highways on “Operation, Maintenance and
Transfer on User Fee-Toll model basis with 10 years
maintenance period.
v Development of Chikkanayakanahalli-Tiptur-Hassan
70 kms and Dharwad-Alnavara 60 kms State Highway
on PPP-VGF (Toll) model at a cost of Rs.480 crore.
v Development of Yelahanka to Andhra Pradesh border
road passing through Doddaballapur of a length of
70 km.
v Development of 8 State Highways of 452 kms at a
cost of Rs.1,203 crore under World Bank co-financing scheme.
v Strengthening of 4,130 kms and improvement of 3,122
kms of State Highways at a cost of Rs.2,937 crore
under SHDP.
v Development of 3,724 km of State Highways at a cost
of Rs.1,439 crore.
v Development of 3,745 kms of State Highway at a cost
of Rs.1,498 crore.
v Provision of Rs. 50 crore for repair of roads damaged due to incessant rain in Kodagu district.
v Preparation of Detailed Project Reports for
development of 8 lane “Kalyana Patha” road from Bidar to Chamarajanagar.
v Setting up of Quality Assurance Unit and Vigilance
Unit directly under the Government for ensuring
quality.
v Coastal protection project at a cost of Rs. 223 crore
with loan assistance from Asian Development Bank.
Infrastructure
v Development of Bengaluru International Convention
Centre with a seating capacity of 6,000 near the BIAL,
Devanahalli. And development of business park.
v Setting up of A Joint Venture Company between GAIL and KSIIDC (on behalf of GoK) to undertake
distribution of clean natural fuel for transport,
domestic and other sectors.
v Development of Logistics Parks with ICD, Warehouses,
truck terminals, cold storages and related commercial
facilities.
v Establishment of railway coach factory at Kolar.
v Completion of Shimoga and Gulbarga airports
undertaken on PPP mode.
v Expansion of Hubli and Belgaum airports.
Commerce and Industries
v Improvement of infrastructure facilities in Industrial
Areas and Industrial Estates at a cost of Rs.30 crore.
v Rs.5 crore is earmarked for establishment of Research and Development Institute to boost the production
sector.
v Rs.10 crore is earmarked to operationalize Aerospace Park, as proposed in the New Aerospace Policy
v Provision of Rs.15 crore to encourage new and
innovative projects through Angel fund.
v Establishment of three Mini Tool Rooms for skill
improvement at Harihar, Devanahalli & Mangalore at
a cost of Rs. 22 crore.
v Establishment of 4 Help Desks at Japan, Taiwan,
United States of America and Germany to attract
Foreign Direct Investment.
v Provision of 16 crore for enhancement of incentives
of khadi Spinners, Weavers, wrappers and khadi
workers.
v Rejuvenation of various Khadi Institutions,
establishment of silk and woollen Clusters and capital subsidy for 114 rural industrial units – Rs.11.00 crore.
v Weavers package – Rs.100 crore.
v Rejuvenation package of woollen sector – Rs. 27 crore.
v Establishment of textile park at Yadagiri.
v Provision of Rs. 41 crore for extension of the existing short term loan waiver scheme for the loans taken
from the Co-operative institutions by the farmers upto Rs.25,000.
Information Technology and Bio-Technology
v Establishment of Rs. 128 crore Indian Institute of
Information Technology (IIIT) in Dharwad with Rs.45 crore state contribution.
v Creation of Mobile IT Labs at a cost of Rs. 2 crore to create interest in Information Technology and to
enhance knowledge of the school children.
v Launching of e-District Project to initially enable 9
Government Departments to automate and
electronically deliver 132 citizen services.
v Launching of single window for citizen services State Portal and State Service Delivery Gateway (SSDG)
Project.
v Facilitating Video-Conferencing in all talukas under
KSWAN Project.
v Opening of 46 Citizen Service Centres in 10 cities.
v Launching of Common Service Centres in all Grama
Panchayats for providing citizen services.
Science and Technology
v Continuation of programmes recommended by science and technology vision group lead by renowne scientist C.N.R.Rao – Rs. 20 crore.
v Establishment of science gallery in Bangalore – Rs. 5 crore.
v Planetarium with 3D projection system in Dharwad
science centre – Rs. one crore.
v Knowledge resource centre at Suttur, Mysore District
– Rs. 5 crore.
v Sub regional science centre at Bagalkot – Rs. 3 crore.
v Development of Karnataka Geo Information System
Rs. 160 crore.
Tourism
v Strengthening and restructuring of KSTDC – Rs. 2
crore.
v All tourist services under single roof – tourism plazas
at Hampi & Pattadakallu.
v Backward and minorities communities – Karnataka
Darshan for students; Distribution of tourist taxies;
short term training in hospitality.
v Handicraft fair and sandy in Bangalore on the lines of Surajkund Fair.
v Strengthening of Tourism Department and
encouraging tourism – Rs. 60 crore.
General Administration
v Bifurcation of cities and rural areas as A, B & C on
par with Central Government classification and
corresponding revision of H.R.A.
v Enhancement of freedom fighter pension by Rs. 1000.
Information
v Implementation of Advertisement policy- 2013.
v Dedication of Dr. Rajkumar memorial at Kanteerava Studio campus shortly.
v Subsidy to qualitative Kannada Films – enhanced to
100 films.
v Expeditious commencement of late
Dr. Vishnuvardhan Memorial.
v Amrutha Mahotsava Bhavana in Bangalore – Rs. 2.50 crore.
Home
v India Reserve Battallions at Davanagere and Tumkur.
v Infrastructure development in Anti- Naxal Force camp at Karkala – Rs.9 crore
v Highway patrol vehicles in all districts – Rs.4 crore
v Police Commissioner office at Belgaum.
v Building works for 32 new Police Stations – Rs. 51
crore.
v Conversion of Bangalore, Mysore, Mangalore, Belgaum
and Hubli-Dharwad into Public Safety Cities –
providing necessary infrastructure – Rs.150.00 crores.
v Separate health system for police staff and their family in collaboration with Health Department.
v Upgradation of police schools at Koramangala and
Mysore.
v Construction of 10,000 police residential quarters by Karnataka State Police Housing Corporation.
Transport
v Establishment of Regional Transport Offices at
Banashankari, Chamarajpet , R.T. Nagar and
Marathalli.
v Establishment of Regional Transport Offices at Hubli and Suratkal
v Establishment of Assistant Regional Transport Offices at Dandeli, Madhugiri and Tarikere.
v Automated driving test tracks at Mangalore, Belgaum
and Hospet – Rs.15 crores.
v Heavy Vehicle Driver Training Institutes at Mangalore and Gulbarga – Rs.30 crores
v VTMS and PIS system in 4000 vehicles and in 45 major bus stations of KSRTC.
v The Truck Terminal and Logistic Park at Andhetageri village near Hubli.
v Truck Terminals in, Raichur, Hospet, Karwar,
Mangaluru, Hassan and Humanabad.
Revenue
v New scheme “Manaswini – Rs.500/- monthly pension to BPL unmarried women above 40 years age and divorced women.
v New scheme ‘Mythri’ – Rs.500 monthly pension to
sexual minorities.
v Notifying of thandas, gollarahatties, mazare villages,etc with 50 or more houses and population of above 250 as revenue villages.
v Compulsory registration of mass marriages conducted out of Government grant
v Establishment Natural Calamity Mitigation Fund.
v Severe action against encroachment and abatement
of Government lands. Judiciary
v Expediting the construction works of 52 Court
buildings and 204 Judicial Officers quarters.
v Establishment of 10 fast track courts for speedy
disposal of atrocity cases on women.
v Advocate Association building in Mysore – Rs. 2 crore.
TAX PROPOSALS
Goods and Services Tax:
v Constitution of GST Consultation Committee in the
Commercial Taxes Department.
Commercial Taxes
v A revenue collection target of Rs. 37,740 Crores for 2013-14.
Value Added Tax
v Provision for the dealers to upload the details of their purchases and sales along with the returns.
Relief
v Tax exemption to footwear costing upto Rs. 300 per pair.
Additional Resource Mobilization Measures
v Increase in VAT rates from 5% to 5.5% and 14% to
14.5% to continue beyond 31st July 2013.
Rationalization measures
v Current 1% entry tax on sugar replaced by 1% Value Added Tax.
Sales Tax
Relief
v Sales tax on diesel by reduced from 16.75% to 15.65%.
Reduction in price of Diesel by 51 paise per litre at
Bangalore.
v Reduction of Rs.20 in purchase tax and road cess of Rs.5 per tonne payable on sugarcane.
v Karasamadhana Scheme for payment of disputed and pending Sales Tax dues
Entry tax
Relief
v Withdrawal of 1% entry tax on sugar.
Professions Tax
Relief
v Annual income limit for Professional Tax exemption for pygmy agents and other agents increased to Rs.1.2
lakhs.
Entertainments Tax
Relief
v Increase in amounts of service charges collected by
theatre owners – from Rs.1.50 to Rs.3 per head in AC
and air-cooled theatres and Rs.1 to Rs.2 per head in
other theatres.
Excise
v Collection target of Rs. 12,600 crores for 2013-14.
v Increase in Additional Excise Duty rates by 16 per
cent to 40 per cent across all the 17 slabs.
v Electronic payment (e-payment) facility for payment of Excise Duty and other amounts.
v A modernized Excise Academy to be set up at
Kallukote village, Sira taluk, Tumkur district.
v All the vacant posts of Sub-Inspectors of Excise and Excise Guards to be filled up
v Members of families who were involved in illicit
distillation to be rehabilitated.
Stamps and Registration
v Revenue collection target of Rs. 6500 Crore for
2013-14.
v Revision of Guideline Market Values.
v Creation of a permanent dedicated valuation cell in
the State.
v Steps for collection of additional Revenue from stamp
duty on instruments relating to import of goods.
Transport
Relief
v Collection target of Rs. 4,120 crores for 2013-14.
v 50% concession in Motor Vehicle Tax to Maxi Cabs
exclusively carrying school children.