Development works hindered in Mangalore due to delay in fund release'

December 2, 2011

Mangalore, December 2: Mangalore MLA U T Khader has said that the Development works in his constituency have suffered hindrance duo to the delay in distribution of constituency development fund for MLAs.

Addressing a press meet at District Congress Office, here, Mr Khader alleged that the State Government has failed to keep its word under the leadership of DV Sadananda Gowda too.

“It is unfortunate that after Mr Gowda became Chief Minister no funds have been released”, he said.

Mr Khader said, though the government had promised Rs 1 crore to each MLA for development, Mangalore constituency has received only 32 lakhs rupees till the end of November in 2011-12 fund.

He also said that any action plan is not being sanctioned by the district administration apparently due to the funds.

Hence, the development works initiated in the current year, will not be accomplished by the end of March 2012, he said.

He said that Rs 5 crore have been earmarked for the development of tanks in Mangalore. However the survey conducted by Geo Tech was unscientific, he lamented.

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‘Nothing for Karnataka’: DKS slams Union Budget, flags Bengaluru neglect

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February 1,2026

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday criticised the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, claiming it offered no tangible benefit to the state.

Though he said he was yet to study the budget in detail, Shivakumar asserted that Karnataka had gained little from it. “There is no benefit for our state from the central budget. I was observing it. They have now named a programme after Mahatma Gandhi, after repealing the MGNREGA Act that was named after him,” he said.

Speaking to reporters here, the Deputy Chief Minister demanded the restoration of MGNREGA, and made it clear that the newly enacted rural employment scheme — VB-G RAM G — which proposes a 60:40 fund-sharing formula between the Centre and the states, would not be implemented in Karnataka.

“I don’t see any major share for our state in this budget,” he added.

Shivakumar, who also holds charge of Bengaluru development, said there were high expectations for the city from the Union Budget. “The Prime Minister calls Bengaluru a ‘global city’, but what has the Centre done for it?” he asked.

He also drew attention to the problems faced by sugar factories, particularly those in the cooperative sector, alleging a lack of timely decisions and support from the central government.

Noting that the Centre has the authority to fix the minimum support price (MSP) for agricultural produce, Shivakumar said the Union government must take concrete steps to protect farmers’ interests.

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