KALABURAGI: The Kalyana Karnataka region is hoping for funds for its much-awaited projects like Mega Textile Park, Bidar-Ballari NH, IT-BT Park in Kalaburagi, Tur Dal Park, and for tourism development.
Activists and organisations wish that their memoranda will be considered in the budget.
Muttanna Nadageri, founder president of the Kalyana Naadu Vikas Vedike, said he has submitted a half dozen memoranda in the last two years demanding funds for various projects and development work in the region.
“Our region has faced step-motherly treatment for years. Governments consider only Hubballi-Dharwad whenever they speak about North Karnataka,” he said.
He demanded that Kalaburagi should be declared the second capital of the state. “If the government continues to neglect the region in this budget too, then the demand for statehood will get stronger,” he said.
Umakant Nigudgi, the former president of the Kalyana Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, pressed for a separate budget for the KK region as per article 371 J, which insists on a 20% budget for the region.
“We need a separate ministry to fix accountability. Earlier, cabinet status was given to KKRDB chairman but no more now. Most of the members of the cabinet sub-committee for overseeing the implementation of Article 371 (J), are from the old Mysuru region. If members are from the KK region, they can ensure effective implementation,” Nigudgi said.
“There is a need for a separate industry policy for the KK region on the lines of the Marathawada region industry policy in Maharashtra. The socio-economic status of the KK region is the worst in the nation. The government, which often chants the mantra of Beyond Bengaluru, is restricted to Hubballi-Dharwad,” he said.
Activists and organisations wish that their memoranda will be considered in the budget.
Muttanna Nadageri, founder president of the Kalyana Naadu Vikas Vedike, said he has submitted a half dozen memoranda in the last two years demanding funds for various projects and development work in the region.
“Our region has faced step-motherly treatment for years. Governments consider only Hubballi-Dharwad whenever they speak about North Karnataka,” he said.
He demanded that Kalaburagi should be declared the second capital of the state. “If the government continues to neglect the region in this budget too, then the demand for statehood will get stronger,” he said.
Umakant Nigudgi, the former president of the Kalyana Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, pressed for a separate budget for the KK region as per article 371 J, which insists on a 20% budget for the region.
“We need a separate ministry to fix accountability. Earlier, cabinet status was given to KKRDB chairman but no more now. Most of the members of the cabinet sub-committee for overseeing the implementation of Article 371 (J), are from the old Mysuru region. If members are from the KK region, they can ensure effective implementation,” Nigudgi said.
“There is a need for a separate industry policy for the KK region on the lines of the Marathawada region industry policy in Maharashtra. The socio-economic status of the KK region is the worst in the nation. The government, which often chants the mantra of Beyond Bengaluru, is restricted to Hubballi-Dharwad,” he said.