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#KarnatakaBudget2020: Sector-wise highlights.

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Agriculture and allied activities:

1. New agricultural policy

2.. Jalagrama calendar for every district for purposes of the water budget.

3. Rs. 1,500 crore to Yettinahole project in the year 2020-21.

4. Karnataka Matsya Vikasa Yojane to encourage adoption of new fishing tech

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Welfare:

1. 25% of seats to students of the same taluk in residential schools of Karnataka residential educational institutions society.

2. Loans to unemployed youth of SC/ST communities to purchase vehicles.

For Bengaluru:

1. An action plan with a grant of Rs. 999 crore for solid waste management of #Bengaluru City. "Shubra Bengaluru" scheme.

2. Rs. 100 crore under Shubra Bengaluru scheme for development of lakes, Rs. 317 crore under already approved CM Navanagaroththana scheme.

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3. Rs. 200 crore in 2020-2021 to fix SWD network in the city and prevent flooding.

4. Rs. 1000 crore to restore roads dug up due to BWSSB work to provide water to 110 villages merged into Bengaluru city. Rs. 500 crore in the current year.

5. Restrooms at selected government offices to have sanitary napkin dispensers and other facilities under 'Bengaluru Smart City' project.

6. Construction on 56 km long ORR Airport metro link from CSB to be commenced during 2020-21.

7. 500 crores for Suburban rail from State government coffers.

8. Rs. 100 crores every year for seven years as loan subsidy to BMTC to procure 1,500 buses.

9. Rs. 100 crore grant for 500 ordinary electric buses to BMTC.

10. Electric bike taxi project

11. Bus priority lane in 12 high-density corridors.

12. Multimodal transport hub in outskirts with PPP.

13. Underground vehicle parking pilot in PPP

14. 8,772 crores for Bengaluru development.

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Economy:

Mega drinking water project at Vijayapura and Mandya at cost of Rs. 700 crore.

Water connection to be provided to 10 lakh houses during the year 2020-2021.

Twin towers building with 25 stories at Anand Rao circle at Rs. 400 crore DPR in 2020-21

Culture, heritage and natural resources:

1. Rs. 20 crores for 325 feet high bronze statue of Sri Jagajyothi Basaveshwara at Chitradurga.

2. Rs. 66 crore for 100 feet high statue of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda at International Airport region.

3. 500 crores for film city of global standards with private participation.

4. Samarakshana scheme to conserve and restore more than 25,000 historical temples, ancient places and memorials.

5. New tourism policy.

6. 2 crores for vulture breeding centre in Ramanagara.