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Release White Paper on funds allocated to KKRDB, BJP tells Congress govt.
BJP spokesperson Sudha Halkai has urged the State government to release a White Paper on the funds allocated for Kalyana Karnataka region Development Board (KKRDB) and those spent for the development of Kalyana Karnataka region.
Addressing presspersons here on Monday, Dr. Halkai accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of making false statements on funds allocated to KKRDB.
Mr. Siddaramaiah, in his speech after laying foundation stone for various projects of Arogya Avishkara scheme under KKRDB in Yadgir on Saturday, claimed that the Congress-led government has allocated and released a whopping sum of ₹1,300 crore for the board since 2023.
'In order to substantiate his claim, Mr. Siddaramaiah has to come out with a White Paper on the total funds released to KKRDB during the last two years,' she added.
Rejecting the constitution of a committee chaired by Govind Rao to assess backwardness of taluks and to look into the reasons for regional imbalance, Dr. Halkai termed the measure a mere delaying tactic adopted by the Siddaramaiah-led government and urged the State government to continue to allocate funds for the development of backward regions as per the Nanjundappa Committee's recommendations.
Expressing displeasure over the SSLC results of Kalaburagi district during the last academic year, Dr. Halkai said that the district slipped to the last position in the State despite spending a sum of ₹652 crore for improving the SSLC exam performance in seven districts of Kalyana Karnataka under the Akshara Avishkara programme by KKRDB.
