CM Siddaramaiah presenting the 17th Budget. (Express Photo)Karnataka State Budget Live Updates: At the 17th Karnataka State Budget, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah introduced a sustainability-orientated developmental model, “11G Economic Model”. The new developmental model focuses on economy, education, healthcare, trade, and sustainability. For children up to 18 years old with type-1 diabetes, they are said to be provided with free insulin pens.
What to look out for: State government commitments for expenditure, particularly on salaries and interest payments, are projected to increase significantly. Several bills, including an amendment to the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act, 2020, and the Karnataka Crowd Control (Managing Crowd at Events and Place of Gathering) Bill, 2025, are likely to be tabled during the session.
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Opposition’s criticism: Taking a dig at CM Siddaramaiah ahead of the budget, Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka on Thursday claimed that the government is likely to impose fresh taxes on the people. The opposition is also expected to challenge the government on several issues during the session, including the implementation of internal reservation among SCs during the recruitment process it decided to undertake — the issue on which there is a rift between SC (Right) and SC (Left) factions within the ruling Congress.
Rs 2,500 crore was allocated for upgrading 40 government colleges and nine polytechnics in the state, alongside an allocation of Rs 31 crore for essential facilities for girl students.
Focusing on the school education, the budget plans to fill 15,000 vacant teaching positions and appoint mental health counsellors at 204 BRC centres. An investment of Rs 10 crore was made for the renovation of the Saintik School hostel buildings.
An allocation of Rs 620 crore has been made for the construction of medical colleges, hospitals, and super-speciality hospitals. Alongside the construction allocation, an additional Rs 220 crore is allocated for procuring necessary medical equipment.
Jayadeva Cardiovascular Hospital in Mysuru was allocated around Rs 180 crore.
Bengaluru Victoria Hospital will also be renamed Shantavari Gopalagowda Hospital.
Amongst the new tech initiatives were the Karnataka land stack scheme and upgraded Bhoomi and Kaveri portals for the government.
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An allocation of Rs 10,433 crore has been allocated for the state Jal Jeevan Mission scheme, following the central funding shortage.
To protect the rights of rural workers and empower the Gram Panchayats, a strong demand for the restoration of MGNREGA is put forward.
Rs 500 crore has been allocated to the Pragati Path scheme to develop rural connectivity.
For the next three years, white topping for roads up to 450 km was introduced with an allocation of Rs 3,000 crore.
Plans to complete a total of 41 km of additional metro routes were addressed in the budget session alongside the construction of tunnel routes and elevated viaduct roads from Hebbal Junction to Mekhri Circle with an allocation of 2,250 crore rupees.
Four 'Student Indira Canteens' in Dharwad and two in Bengaluru are to be launched for students.
CM Siddaramaiah announced seven new initiatives to boost the Karnataka AI sector. The AI-based attendance system is one of the schemes that is to be implemented in Anganawadis, schools, colleges and hostels.
For the fiscal year 2026-27, an allocation of 200 crore rupees was announced for the development of seven domestic airports.
Proposals for a flight training school on the premises of Vijayapura airport and manufacturing/assembly of aircraft activities on the premises of Shivamogga airport were made at the budget for the current fiscal year.
Provisions to uplift farmers and support their livelihoods were announced at the 2026 Karnataka budget. The budget announced a total of 225 crore rupees for the farmers.
1.30 lakh farmers are to receive annual financial assistance of Rs 5,000 under the Farmers' Honour Scheme.
Free electricity for 1 to 10 H.P. and subsidised rates for units from 10 to 20 H.P. will be introduced under the Electricity Subsidy Scheme.
For electricity pump farmers from 20 H.P. to 200 H.P. under Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe, they will get a subsidy of up to 50 per cent per unit.
A proposal for a social media ban for children under the age of 16 was put forward in the Karnataka budget session.
Doing so, Karnataka will become the first state in the country to put a restriction on social media use of children under the age of 16.
For the Transport department, the budget addressed the strong index on the vehicle sales in the current financial year, 2026-27.
The revenue collection target from motor vehicles has been set for Rs 15,500 crore.
Till January 2026, two-wheeler and car sales have seen an increase of 13 per cent and 4 per cent, compared to last year's data.
In 2025–26, revenue collections reached Rs.22,629 crore up to February, registering a growth of 12.3% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. The Government has set a revenue collection target of Rs.29,000 crore for Stamps and Registration for the year 2026–27.
An Alcohol-in-Beverage (AIB) based excise duty structure is globally recognised as the gold standard for alcohol taxation, as it directly targets the alcohol content which is the primary source of negative externalities. This will be introduced from April 2026.
There will be a uniform level of ED whereas AED will be levied within a defined range based on an ex-factory price slab basis. We will ensure that the price changes are gradual and not disruptive.
The system of levying uniform excise duty based on the alcohol content per litre will be introduce in stage in the next three to four years.
Under the new policy, the government administered price fixation will be completely deregulated. Product placement within slabs will be left to the producers based on market considerations.
Pricing slabs will be rationalised and reduced to 8 slabs from the existing 16 slabs.
The Excise Department will focus on taxation and compliance, while the Health Department will address the social costs of alcohol consumption through public health interventions, de-addiction and rehabilitation initiatives.
Technology-driven reforms are being rolled out to curb revenue leakages through blockchain-based digital tracking systems. Physical escorts for dispatches will be replaced with geo-fenced e-lock systems. These measures will enhance transparency and enable real-time oversight.
Tourism in the alcohol sector will be encouraged by allowing distilleries and breweries to conduct tasting sessions and sell products manufactured on their premises to visiting tourists.
Revenue collections in the financial year -- 2025–26, up to February, have reached Rs.36,492 crore, reflecting a growth of 12.7% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. The revenue collection target from State Excise for the financial year 2026–27 is Rs.45,000 crore
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah presented the state’s 2026-27 budget on Friday, declaring that the government’s “primary objective is to make Bengaluru the world’s most liveable city”. However, the budget offered few new schemes—except the introduction of municipal bonds to enable corporations to raise revenue—even as the state decided to continue funding various existing programmes.
Five new city corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority will be allowed to mobilise their own resources. “City corporations under Greater Bengaluru Authority will mobilise resources for development works by issuing ‘Municipal Bonds’ based on their balance sheets,” Siddaramaiah said in the budget. The development came amid the new city corporations allegedly struggling to generate revenue.
Having raised the Bengaluru development grant from Rs 3,000 to Rs 7,000 crore last year, the government decided to continue the grant for the current fiscal year too. The budget also set aside Rs 3,000 crore to white-top more than 450 km of roads in the city. The amount allocated was for three years.
Commercial taxes
For the financial year 2025–26, SGST revenue of Rs.74,160 crore has been collected up to February, reflecting a growth of 5.8% over the previous year. Including Sales Tax and Professional Tax, the Commercial Tax Department has collected Rs.1,00,462 crore up to February 2026, reflecting a growth of 8.1% over the previous year.
4It is proposed to reduce the Sales Tax on environmentally friendly Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from 14.34% to 5% to promote its use in the industrial and transport sectors.
It is proposed to amend the Karnataka Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act, 1976 to exempt enrolled persons who have paid the full tax due for a year from filing annual returns. Further, enrolled persons who are exempt from profession tax, will also be relieved from the requirement of furnishing returns.
For the first time in the country, a structured and transparent performance and metric based evaluation system will be introduced for Group-A Officers in the Commercial Taxes Department. This system will form the basis for counselling-based transfers up to the rank of Joint Commissioner.
The revenue target for commercial tax for the financial year 2026–27 is Rs.1,25,000 crore.
Special Lok Adalats conducted during the last year resulted in settlement of 2.82 crore civil cases and 1,113 land acquisition cases, with compensation amounts of Rs. 9,978 crore and Rs. 132 crore respectively, ensuring speedy justice to the public and disposal of long-pending cases.
An amount of Rs. 175 crore has been provided for the creation of basic infrastructure and facilities such as Court buildings and Residential quarters for judges to improve the judicial system.
District Court Complex of Bangalore South District at Ramanagara will be constructed.
E-Courts will be established on a pilot basis in Bengaluru, Dharwad, Kalburagi and Mysuru at a cost of Rs. 10 crore to implement a paperless, efficient and citizen-centric judicial system.
An amount of five crore rupees will be allocated to provide library and video conferencing facilities to the Advocate General’s office, and for the upgradation of necessary infrastructure for CCMS and e-filing in Bengaluru, Dharwad and Kalburagi offices.
Pending cases in courts can be reduced by settlement through mediation. It is proposed to provide training to judges and lawyers who are interested in mediation process.
All laws enacted by the Government will be prepared in Kannada. Further, all existing Central laws till now will be translated into Kannada.
Under the Centrally Sponsored Police Modernization Scheme, an action plan totalling Rs.354 crore, including Central and State shares, has been formulated to provide sophisticated communication devices, forensic equipment, CCTV, Body Worn Cameras, Anti-Drone, Drones, and other equipments. Necessary action will be taken to provide the State’s share of Rs.142 crore.
The Anti-Narcotics Task Force unit will be strengthened at a cost of Rs.10 crore, with a mission of Zero Tolerance to Drugs and to make Karnataka a drug-free State.
With a view to effectively managing traffic congestion in the growing city of Bengaluru, an integrated digital platform will be developed at a cost of Rs.25 crore by collecting and analysing data managed separately by various traffic management agencies to facilitate a smooth traffic system.
Urban Policing innovation Centre will be established to solve the challenges of policing in the urban areas including Bengaluru city. It will be managed in collaboration with GBA and corporate entities through the CSR funds.
To reduce the compliance burden of the public, steps will be taken to increase the renewal period of clearance certificates issued by the Karnataka State Fire and Emergency Services Department for all categories of buildings, and the renewal period of completion certificates for non-high-rise buildings, from 2 years to 5 years. Furthermore, existing certificates will also be renewed for a five-year period upon payment of fees for the remaining duration.
To prevent fire accidents that may occur in high-rise buildings in the State, an Aerial Ladder Platform vehicle capable of reaching a height of 52-54 meters will be provided this year.
The food allowance currently provided to the officers and staff of the Fire Department deployed for fire-fighting operations will be increased from Rs.150 to Rs.300.
Under ‘Operation Parishuddikarana,’ sophisticated security inspection equipment including Artificial Intrusion Detection System, CCTV, and Body-worn Cameras will be provided at a cost of Rs.20 crore to prevent the use of mobiles, marijuana, other prohibited items, and illegal activities in all prisons.
A “Drug De-addiction Centre” will be established in the Bengaluru Central Prison.
Under Shakti Scheme, implemented with the objective of women’s empowerment, the number of women passengers availing the benefit has been increasing steadily. So far, women beneficiaries have undertaken 684 crore trips under the scheme. An allocation of Rs. 5,300 crore has been provided for the implementation of this scheme in 2026–27.
The previous Government had revised the salaries of employees of Road Transport Corporations with effect from 01.03.2023, but had not taken a decision regarding payment of the salary revision arrears for the preceding period. Our Government has decided to sympathetically consider this demand and pay the salary arrears for the period from 01.01.2021 to 28.02.2023, and further revise the salaries with effect from 01.04.2025. An amount of Rs. 1,271 crore will be provided for payment of the arrears.
To improve the services of the State Road Transport Corporations, steps have already been taken to procure 2,000 diesel buses through direct purchase as announced in the 2025–26 Budget. Including these, a total of 6,596 buses have been provided to the Corporations during the last three years. Further, 1,000 diesel buses will be provided in 2026–27.
With World Bank assistance, the Karnataka Electric Bus Program (KEBP) will be implemented at a cost of Rs. 2,000 crore. Under this programme, 32 electric bus depots of BMTC and 62 depots of other State Road Transport Corporations will be developed, and 4,000 electric buses will be inducted.
To identify and effectively manage accident black spots across the State, including Bengaluru, a modern software system with a dashboard will be developed at a cost of Rs. 5 crore in collaboration with IIT Madras and NIC.
A Rooftop Solar project will be implemented at a cost of Rs.10 crore by installing solar systems on the rooftops of 25 Regional Transport Offices, driving tracks, and automated testing stations that have their own buildings. A seizure yard will be constructed at Tumakuru at a cost of Rs.5 crore.
Automated driving test tracks will be constructed at Chikkamagaluru and Tumakuru at a cost of Rs.12 crore.
New bus stands will be constructed at Ramdurga, Honnali and Gadag, and a bus depot will be constructed at Tarikere.
Modern AI Data Labs will be established with a grant of Rs. 10 crores in 50 government colleges in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities of the State in collaboration with the Central Government’s AI Mission, to make rural youth employable to enhance the employability of rural youth by providing them with necessary skills.
Coastal Districts of Karnataka have unique tourism opportunities. A “Comprehensive Coastal Tourism Development Plan” will be prepared to harness this unique potential. Connectivity to tourist locations of this area will be increased through Sea plane and Heli-Taxi facilities in collaboration with stakeholders: CM Siddaramaiah.
To ensure pleasant and positive experience to all tourists visiting our state, Rs. one cr will be spent to train tourist guides, taxi drivers, auto drivers and security police staff. Soft skill training courses will be developed to increase enhance the professionalism of these major stakeholders.
A Centre of Excellence for Kayaking and Canoeing will be established in Hesaraghatta lake of Bengaluru under PPP model.
"Banjara Encyclopaedia covering the history, culture, language customs, dress, food, crafts etc. of the Gor Banjara community will be published," CM Siddaramaiah said in budget speech.
A report has been submitted by Karnataka State Policy and Planning Commission identifying the five preferred areas
viz., Education, Health, Environment and Climate Change, Agriculture and Women and Children Welfare which will be examined and action will be taken to formulate the plans.
Our Government is committed to the overall development of Kalyana Karnataka. During the last three years, the action plan of development programmes of Rs.13,000 crore has been formulated and implemented by the Kalyana Karnataka Region Development Board. For the current year also, action plan of Rs.5,000 crore will be formulated and implemented. 40% of the various discretionary and Macro grants of the Board will be earmarked for the programmes related to Health, Education and eradication of malnutrition.
With a mission of increasing the share of Kalyana Karnataka towards the GSDP, policies will be formulated in various sectors and implemented. For this purpose, a separate Planning, Policy and Data Analysis Wing will be established.
Action will be taken to provide the digital certificates, by converting the handwritten records of the period prior to 2015 to digitized formats, through e-Janma software. Rs.10 cr will be provided for this purpose.
“Fifth Edition Karnataka State Human Development Report–2026,” and “State Comprehensive and Sustainable Development Forecast Plan–2031” will be prepared with the help of the experts in various fields.
To prepare plans from the village level, District Planning Committees have been formed in 26 districts, and a ‘People’s Plan’ will be formulated.
A Knowledge Park will be established in Jevargi utilizing KKRDB grants.
A committee, formed by our Government under the chairmanship of Prof. M. Govinda Rao to study the development and regional imbalance in the state, has submitted the report containing various measures to address the regional imbalance.
This report will be tabled in the legislature.
The committee, based on the deficit in Resource Base, economic infrastructure and social infrastructure, has divided taluks of the state into quartile and has identified 59 taluks in each quartile as most backward, more backward, less developed and developed taluks.
The committee has recommended to formulate and implement various schemes during the period of next five years, in the field of agriculture, irrigation, industry, education, health, nutrition, urban development, tourism and road communication for resource base increase and economic and social infrastructure development to address the regional imbalance and deficit development identified by the committee.
The recommendations of the Committee have been accepted in-principle and our Government is committed to implement them in the phased manner from 2026-27. During the current year Rs.4,291 crore have been reserved for this purpose.
All gram panchayats in the state will be named “Mahatma Gandhi Gram Panchayats” to immortalise the name of ‘Father of the Nation’ Mahatma Gandhi.
Under our government’s ambitious ‘Annabhagya’ scheme, an additional 5 kg of rice has been successfully distributed to 4.54 crore beneficiaries every month with the aim of alleviating hunger among the poor of the State.
In the last three years, Rs.17,167 crore has been spent on this scheme. For the year 2026-27, instead of additional 5 kg of rice being currently provided, Indira Food Kit containing nutritious items such as tur dal, sugar, salt, and cooking oil will be distributed every month. During 2026-27, Rs 6,200 crore will be allocated for this purpose.
In the name of ‘KHB Surya Kreeda Grama’, an 80,000-seating capacity cricket stadium and an international-standard sports complex designed to host international sporting events will be constructed by the Karnataka Housing Board in Anekal Taluk of Bengaluru Urban District.
31 Women PU Colleges under Waqf institutions will be upgraded to Degree Colleges. Further, a new women PU College will be started in Savanur.
CM Siddaramaiah in budget speech: Rs.100 crore have been earmarked for the Comprehensive development of Jain, Buddhist and Sikh communities.
With the slogan 'Uttama Kalike, Ujjwala Bhavishya' (Better Learning, Brighter Future) 800 schools -- comprising 500 schools unde ADB assistance, 200 schools using KKRDE funds, and 100 schools using KMERC fundi will be upgraded to Karnataka Public Schools (KPS).
This will facilitate providing quality education under one roof. An expenditure of Rs.3,900 crore will be incurred for this purpose over the next three years.
During the transfer counselling process, teacher posts in Karnataka Public Schools (KPS) will be filled first, treating them as 'priority posts'. Further, priority will be given to fill vacant posts in these schools during teacher recruitment.
CM Siddaramaiah announced social media ban for children under the age of 16.
"With the objective of preventing adverse effects of increasing mobile usage on children, usage of social media will be banned for children under the age 16," he said.
Two Scheduled Castes, one Scheduled Tribes and one Backward Classes KREIS residential schools will be upgraded as Centres of Excellence to provide quality training for K-CET/JEE/NEET examinations: CM Siddaramaiah said in his budget speech.
Meritorious students will be selected through a separate entrance examination for admission to these schools. Rs.5 crore will be provided for this purpose, he added.
He also announced setting up of a high-level committee to bring reforms in the management of 6,562 hostels hosting 8.50 lakh hostellers under the departments of Social Welfare, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare.
"De-Addiction and Rehabilitation Centres" for children below 18 years suffering with drug addiction to be established in collaboration with NIMHANS, Bengaluru and DIMHANS, Dharwad, CM Siddaramaiah said in his budget speech.
Highlighting reforms for Health in his budget speech, CM Siddaramaiah said, "Kerala Model Home based palliative care will be provided in collaboration with Pallium India for patients suffering from severe, chronic and terminal illnesses."
📌He also said that Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru will be renamed as Shantaveri Gopalagowda Hospital.
📌A 450-bed Multi-Speciality Hospital at a costing of Rs. 198 crore at Karwar, a Trauma Care Centre at a cost of Rs. 10 crore at Raichur and Peripheral Cancer Centers in Mysuru and Tumakuru at a cost of Rs. 92 crore have been completed.
📌Jayadeva Cardiovascular Regional Centre at Hubli costing Rs. 236 crore will be inaugurated during this year.
📌An MoU has been signed with Azim Premji Foundation for construction of 1,000-bedded Charitable Super Speciality Tertiary care and Organ Transplant Hospital at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases at Bengaluru.
📌Rs. 620 crore has been provided in FY 2026-27 for construction of Medical Colleges, Hospitals and Super-Speciality Hospitals. Rs. 220 crore has been earmarked for procurement of equipment.
📌400-bed Jayadeva Cardiovascular Hospital at Mysuru will be upgraded to a 600-bed hospital at a cost of Rs. 180 Crore.
📌As declared in last year's budget, a 300-bed hospital has been sanctioned at Puttur. Action has been taken to establish a constituent college of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences at Bagalkote. Action will be taken to operationalise these colleges.
📌A Detailed Project Report will be prepared for establishing a Government Medical College for Vijayapura and Kolar districts.
CM Siddaramaiah in his budget speech said that free insulin pens will be provided to improve the health of all children upto 18 years with Type-1 diabetes.
Fifteen new courses with high demand and employment potential, such as AI, Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Mining Engineering, and Automation Engineering, will be commenced in 11 Government Polytechnics and in Government Engineering College Chitradurga, CM Siddaramaiah said in his budget speech.
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah announced Rohit Vemula Act in the budget, saying it "will be enacted to prevent atrocities on caste lines on students across all Government, Private and Deemed Universities in the State".
He added that student union elections will be conducted in colleges and universities.
In collaboration with IIT Dharwad, a personalized Self-Learning Digital Tutor facility using Al technology, will be provided to approximately 12.28 lakh students from Classes 8 to 12 at an estimated cost of Rs.5 crore, CM Siddaramaiah said in his budget speech.
Under Agriculture, CM announces 'Vasudhamruta' program to promote eco-friendly and sustainable agricultural practices by enhancing organic carbon content of soil along with its physical, chemical, and biological properties, will be implemented over the next three years.
Farmer Call Centres to be upgraded using AI tech.
Raita Malls or farmer malls in all taluks of Kolar to be set up on a pilot basis.
Karnataka State economy recorded a strong real GSDP growth of 8.1 percent at a constant prices in 2025-26, surpassing the national growth rate of 7.4 percent for the same period.
During the first half of 2025-26, the FDI equity inflows to the state stood at USD 9.4 billio, accounting for 26.7 percent of the nation's total inflows. While several other major state economies such as Maharashtra, Gujarat and Delhi recorded a decline in FDI inflows during this period compaed to the previous year, Karnataka registered a significant increase of 2.6 times.
The GST rate rationalisation done in Sept 2025, has further reduce the GST collections. Prior to rationalisation, the state's average monthly GST revenue collections in 2025-26 were registering a growth (net of refunds) of about 10%. However, following implementation, the average monthly growth has moderated sharply to around 4% in 2025-26.This has led to reduction of Rs 10,000 crore total GST collection this year and Rs 15,000 crore for next year.
In his 17th Budget speech in Karnataka assembly, CM Siddaramaiah said, "Though we have been striving for the development of our state beyond our capacity, the Union Government continues to treat our State unfairly by disregarding the constitutional principles of cooperative federalism. Reduced Central share in Centrally Sponsored Schemes, discriminatory allocation in Central Sector schemes, injustice due to the Fifteenth Finance Commission’s revenue sharing formula, non-implementation of special grants recommended by the same Commission, and the untimely rationalisation of GST rates have all led to additional burden and pressure on the State exchequer."
Greater emphasis is being placed on redressing regional disparities. In-principle approval has been granted to the recommendations of the Prof. M. Govinda Rao Committee. We remain committed to examining and implementing the recommendations of the State Policy and Planning Commission, the Fifth Finance Commission, and the Administrative Reforms Commission, says CM Siddaramaiah in his 17th Budget speech in Karnataka assembly.
In his 17th budget speech, CM Siddaramiah said: we are formulating a unique Karnataka model of development—strong and sustainable development. These are described as the “11G Economic Model”, consisting of:
1. Guarantee Economy – Karnataka on the path to welfare and gender equality
2. Good Public Education – Strong public education for inclusive growth
3. Good Health to All – Comprehensive healthcare for a healthy Karnataka
4 Grassroots Economy – Agriculture, rural development and welfare programmes.
5 Good Governance – Citizen-friendly administration
6 Gig Economy – Labour welfare programmes
7 Geographical Equality – Removal of regional disparities
8 Global Trade Economy – Growth in trade and industrial development
9 Globe-Trotting Economy – Tourism-driven economic development
10 Green Economy – Environment-friendly economic activities including renewable energy
11 Growing Urban Economy – Sustainable urban-centric economic expansion
We urge Centre to act with sensitivity towards Karnataka''s demands: CM Siddaramaiah in his budget speech
In his 17th budget speech, CM Siddaramiah said, "We are strengthening the administrative system by filling vacant posts in major departments. In line with our election manifesto, employment generation remains a priority. This year, we have initiated the process to fill 56,432 posts. Considering delays due to court cases in recruitment processes, we have granted a one-time relaxation of five years in the upper age limit."
Compared with his first budget of approximately Rs 12,600 crore presented in 1995, when he served as Finance Minister, his 17th budget is expected to surpass Rs 4 lakh crore, for the second time in a row.
The Congress government is facing concerns about a revenue shortfall due to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rationalisation implemented in September 2025. It is apprehensive that this could result in losses of Rs 12,000 to Rs 15,000 crore annually.
Opposition’s criticism: Taking a dig at CM Siddaramaiah ahead of Budget, Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka on Thursday claimed that the government is likely to impose fresh taxes on the people. The opposition is also expected to challenge the government on several issues during the session, including the implementation of internal reservation among SCs during the recruitment process it decided to undertake — the issue on which there is a rift between SC (Right) and SC (Left) factions within the ruling Congress.
In a first-of-its-kind initiative, CM's budget presentation will be live telecasted across 230 bus stands in Karnataka.
State government commitments for expenditure, particularly on salaries and interest payments, are projected to increase significantly.
Several Bills, including an amendment to the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act, ߤ the Karnataka Crowd Control (Managing Crowd at Events and Place of Gathering) Bill, 2025, are likely to be tabled during the session.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is set to present his record-extending 17th state Budget today (Friday). The state Budget comes at a time when speculation of a change in the CM’s post is rife.
Since Siddaramaiah came back to power in 2023, supporters of his deputy DK Shivakumar have been pressing for the “power-sharing formula” between the two.
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