New Delhi [India], November 17 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and submitted an in depth five-point petition looking for the discharge of long-pending funds and approvals for key state initiatives, together with AIIMS Raichur, irrigation schemes, sugarcane MSP revision and compensation for flood harm.
According to the petition, the Chief Minister urged the Prime Minister to make sure ‘the institution of AIIMS in Raichur, fixing of sugarcane costs, launch of funds for flood aid of Rs 2100 crore and launch of funds for main irrigation initiatives.’
CM Siddaramaiah requested the Prime Minister’s intervention to safe pending funds from the Centre for main irrigation and ingesting water initiatives.
The petition states that the Central Water Commission must be directed to launch pending funds for the Balancing Dam Project. The CM has additionally sought ‘the issuance of a gazette notification pending within the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-2 for the final decade and the discharge of Rs 5300 crore for the Bhadra Upper River Project as introduced within the Union Budget 2023-24.’
Additionally, he has demanded the discharge of dues from the Forest and Wildlife Environment Department for offering ingesting water to the Hubli-Dharwad area below the Kalasa-Banduri undertaking.
He additionally sought Rs 2,136 crore compensation for flood harm. Highlighting crop and infrastructure losses on account of heavy rains, the petition notes that 14.5 lakh hectares of crops have been destroyed, affecting 19 lakh farmers. Thousands of homes, roads and faculties have been broken.
The CM has sought ‘Rs 614.9 crores below ‘Protection and Relief’ to satisfy the shortfalls in enter subsidy and Rs 1521.67 crores for rehabilitation and reconstruction of broken public infrastructure.’
CM additionally demanded that pending dues be paid below the Jal Jeevan Mission. The petition highlighted that Karnataka has but to obtain Rs 13,004.63 crore below the Jal Jeevan Mission by the tip of 2025-26. Of the Rs 3,804.41 crore due in 2024-25, the state has acquired solely Rs 570.66 crore, forcing the federal government to launch Rs 7,045.64 crore prematurely.
‘No cash has been launched by the centre below the scheme within the yr 2025-26,’ the petition provides, stating that Karnataka has already launched Rs 1,500 crore prematurely, and payments price Rs 1,700 crore are pending.
Calling JJM a vital programme for rural ingesting water, the CM demanded that ‘the central share of the cash as a result of state below the Jal Jeevan Mission scheme be launched instantly.’
He additionally known as for a sustainable resolution for sugarcane pricing. The CM highlighted the monetary stress confronted by sugarcane growers, stating that the MSP of sugar has been frozen at Rs 31 per kg, making it tough for factories to pay farmers.
The CM has urged the Centre to approve the AIIMS proposal, stating that ‘Adequate preparations have been made for the institution of a national-level establishment like AIIMS within the district, together with the supply of land, connectivity and assist from the native administration.’
The state has already submitted an in depth undertaking report back to the Union Health Ministry looking for approval for AIIMS Raichur. (ANI)