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KKRDB Chairman Ajay Singh talking at a public assembly in Koppal on Monday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
He was addressing a public assembly in Koppal on October 6, 2025. Chief Minister Siddaramiah, alongside along with his Cabinet colleagues Sharan Prakash Patil, Shivaraj Tangadagi, Zameer Ahmad Khan, additionally addressed the occasion after inaugurating growth initiatives and laying basis stones to new ones, collectively value round ₹2,000 crore.
Infrastructure, welfare schemes
Mr. Singh mentioned that the funds launched to KKRDB have been being utilised to enhance primary infrastructure and implement a spread of welfare schemes throughout the backward districts within the area.
“The State authorities is firmly dedicated to the great progress of seven districts of Kalyana Karnataka. The ongoing initiatives are reworking the developmental panorama of the area, significantly in sectors like well being, schooling, irrigation, and welfare of backward and minority communities,” Mr. Singh mentioned, including that for the reason that Congress authorities assumed energy, KKRDB has acquired a complete grant of ₹13,000 crore.
Akshara Avishkara, Arogya Avishkara
Outlining the important thing initiatives, Mr. Singh mentioned that 54 pupil hostels have been being constructed with trendy amenities at a price of ₹306 crore underneath the Backward Classes Welfare Department. Under the Akshara Avishkara schooling scheme, he added, ₹1,795 crore has been allotted, together with ₹189 crore for Koppal district alone.
“A serious coverage choice has additionally been taken to determine one Karnataka Public School (KPS) between each two gram panchayats. A complete of 350 KPS faculties have been sanctioned for the seven districts – 150 underneath the Education Department and 200 underneath KKRDB funding,” Mr. Singh mentioned.
For the Arogya Avishkara programme, he added, an outlay of ₹1,829.40 crore has been earmarked for 2023–24, underneath which a number of hospitals are being upgraded. He added that 32 cardiac ambulances, costing ₹11.47 crore, have been sanctioned for the area, 5 of which have been deployed in Koppal as a part of the initiatives to strengthen emergency medical response.
Setting up an industrial hub
“Newly created taluks within the area will quickly get Pragati Soudhas (mini-Vidhana Soudhas) at a price of ₹17.16 crore every. For minority welfare, ₹238 crore has been sanctioned, whereas ₹576 crore is earmarked for the uplift of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Additionally, ₹175 crore has been allotted for groundwater growth and ₹96.16 crore underneath the Aranya Avishkara undertaking for afforestation actions,” Mr. Singh famous.
Mr. Singh additionally introduced plans for organising an industrial hub with an funding of ₹150 crore to spice up native employment and entrepreneurship. He mentioned KKRDB has contributed ₹36 crore to the ₹100-crore Super Speciality Hospital undertaking developing in Koppal, which can considerably improve superior healthcare amenities within the district.
Published – October 07, 2025 12:21 pm IST
