Karnataka gears up for covid-19 vaccination; 'expected this month itself,' says minister

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January 2, 2021

Bengaluru, Jan 2: Karnataka Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education Dr K Sudhakar on Saturday said that the vaccine expected this month itself and the dry run will help to effectively implement the vaccination distribution across the state.

Speaking to newsmen after inspecting dry run at Yelahanka General Hospital in the city, he said that dry run is being carried out in five districts of the state. As many as 25 people were administered vaccines (mock) in the dry run. Regular meetings have been conducted with hospitals to prepare for the vaccination drive.

The Union Health Minister has said that all corona warriors will be administered vaccines in the first phase free of cost. Centre will issue detailed guidelines and SOPs for vaccination. All necessary infrastructure like cold storage, logistics, manpower are being arranged. We will also use the existing infrastructure and centre will augment the additional infrastructure, he added.

Dr Sudhakar, referring to UK returnees, said that 10 UK returnees in the state have been detected with a new strain of virus. All of them are being treated and isolated in government hospitals. The infection is not severe in any of them.
More than 12 lakh people have been in the state so far, he added.

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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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