KARNATAKA PUSHE DEVELOPMENT UND

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is leading Karnataka into a new phase of massive economic development, with definitive plans to come back to power in the assembly polls planned for April-May this year. And CM Bommai has the full backing of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is all set to visit the state for the sixth time in recent quarters to lay the foundations for major new infra projects worth Rs.16,000 crore. However, the highlight of PM’s visit is the inauguration of the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway, which will reduce the travel time between these two key Karnataka cities to just 1 hour 15 minutes from the current 3 hours. This Expressway that encircles a portion of NH-275, includes four rail overbridges, nine significant bridges, 40 minor bridges, and 89 underpasses and overpasses. The 118-km-long project has been developed at a total cost of around Rs 8,480 crore, and speaks volumes about the kind of public investments going into the development of Karnataka these days. Meanwhile, in a bid to woo international manufacturing giants including Apple and Foxconn, Karnataka has gone in for a landmark legislation allowing changes that allow for 12-hour work shifts and night-time work for women. The Basavaraj Bommai administration plans to make Karnataka a $1 trillion economy, and has proposed several new projects and initiatives for this which includes four new metro lines for Bengaluru to provide citizens metro access within 1-2 km of their place of work or residence by 2032. Karnataka government has also recently released Rs 900 crore to 1.14 lakh beneficiaries of various schemes.