IN ITS FIRST Cupboard assembly Saturday, the brand new Congress authorities underneath Chief Minister Siddaramaiah accorded in-principle approval to the 5 ensures introduced by the social gathering throughout the marketing campaign forward of the Could 10 Meeting elections.
The implementation of the schemes is provisionally estimated to price Rs 50,000 crore a yr, Siddaramaiah stated. He expressed confidence the state would have the ability to generate the assets to cowl the associated fee.
The 5 ensures are: provision of 200 models of free energy to beneath poverty line houses, Rs 2,000 per thirty days allowance to the ladies head of households, Rs 3,000 for graduates unemployed for as much as two years after commencement and Rs 1,500 for unemployed diploma holders, 10 kg of free rice to all members of BPL houses, and free bus journey for girls.
The Cupboard comprising CM Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM DK Shivakumar and eight ministers who have been sworn in Saturday afternoon met a number of hours later to determine on the street map for the 5 ensures. “We’ve given approval for all these schemes. I’ve requested for issuance of orders. We’ve sought particulars of the schemes and the monetary implications. We’ll take a look at all of it and can implement the ensures no matter the monetary burden. It will likely be applied quickly after the subsequent week’s Cupboard assembly,” Siddaramaiah stated.
“In July we will likely be presenting our funds and the dimensions will likely be elevated from Rs 3.10 lakh crore to Rs 3.25 lakh crore. We’ll attempt to acquire Rs 15,000 crore of revenues by way of strict assortment of taxes. We’ll minimize down on wasteful expenditure and cut back borrowings and it will cut back cost on curiosity on loans. If we take all measures which can be out there to us I don’t suppose it’s unimaginable for our authorities to boost Rs 50,000 crore in a yr,” he stated.
Extending his needs in English and Kannada, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated in a tweet, “Congratulations to Shri @siddaramaiah Ji on taking oath as Karnataka CM and Shri @DKShivakumar Ji on taking oath as Deputy CM. My finest needs for a fruitful tenure.” Responding, Shivakumar thanked him. “Please help us in our effort to make Karnataka protected, lovely and robust. Thanks once more.”
Speaking concerning the additional expenditure on the brand new schemes, Siddaramaiah stated, “The curiosity we’re paying on debt at current for the yr 2023-24 is Rs 56,000 crore. After we are paying such a excessive quantity as curiosity on debt, why can we not allocate Rs 50,000 crore each year for the good thing about the poor, the widespread man, farmers, and girls.”
Siddaramaiah alleged that it was the earlier BJP authorities that pushed Karnataka right into a debt entice by doubling the statess complete liabilities from the vary of Rs 2.42 lakh crore when the Congress was in energy in 2018 to Rs 5.64 lakh crore at current.
“From Independence to the tip of March 2018 the debt of the state was Rs 2.42 lakh crore. For the reason that BJP got here to energy the debt has risen to Rs 5.64 lakh crore. Together with the Kumaraswamy tenure (2018-19) the debt has elevated by Rs 3.20 lakh crore in 5 years. This yr alone the state debt is Rs 78000 crore,” Siddaramaiah stated.
“When Manmohan Singh left workplace in 2018 the debt of the nation was Rs 53.16 lakh crore. This yr it’s Rs 155 lakh crore. From the time of Independence to the time of the exit of Manmohan Singh the debt was Rs 53.16 lakh crore. In 9 years underneath Narendra Modi the debt has risen by Rs 103 lakh crore,” the Karnataka CM stated.
He accused the BJP authorities on the Centre of not giving the state its due share of revenues from taxes. “For my part the allocation from the centre underneath the fifteenth finance fee ought to have been Rs one lakh crore. We’ve not been supplied justice underneath the fifteenth finance fee and because of this there will likely be solely Rs 50,000 crore for the state,” he stated.
“Within the fifteenth Finance Fee’s interim report the share of particular help allotted to Karnataka is Rs 5,495 crore. This was not collected by the state authorities in any respect. There was no better injustice achieved to Karnataka,” Siddaramaiah who’s previous finance minister of the state stated in his maiden press convention initially of his second tenure as CM.
Siddaramaiah indicated that round Rs 1,200 crore per thirty days will likely be wanted to supply 200 models of free energy to houses and that the price of different schemes was nonetheless being labored out.
He referred to the ten kg free rice scheme for BPL households as redux of the Anna Bhagya scheme applied by the Congress underneath his watch between 2013-2018 which had been diminished from 7 kg to 4 kg by the BJP authorities. “Graduates who’ve been unemployed for 2 years as of this yr will get Rs 3,000 per thirty days ranging from this educational yr and this scheme known as Yuva Nidhi. There’s additionally Rs 1,500 for diploma holders who’re unemployed,” he stated.
“Lastly, girls who use authorities buses for commuting will likely be given free passes. This will likely be particular for individuals of Karnataka. Folks from Tamil Nadu is not going to be eligible. (Not in luxurious buses). We’ll come out with particulars quickly within the subsequent cupboard assembly,” he stated.
The Congress authorities would additionally revive Indira Canteens that present low-cost meals which have been being phased out by the BJP. “We’ve sought particulars of Indira canteens and we are going to revive all of them,” the Karnataka CM stated.
“We must be accountable. We can not give cash to anyone on the road. We’ve to determine the beneficiaries of the scheme for girls, who’re the graduates and the individuals who will get free energy,” Deputy CM D Okay Shivakumar stated concerning the delay within the launch of the schemes regardless of the Congress saying it might kick off as quickly as it’s in energy.
The Congress authorities additionally determined to convene a gathering of the brand new legislative Meeting subsequent for oath taking by the brand new members because the tenure of the present Meeting, the fifteenth Meeting, is to finish on Could 24.
“On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday we’re calling for the legislature. The professional tem speaker will administer the oaths to the brand new Meeting members. The time period of the present legislature ends on Could 24. In the identical legislature session, we are going to elect a full-term speaker,” Siddaramaiah introduced after the Cupboard assembly.