Dialogues initiated by the CM with farmers at the State and Divisional level and their suggestions given prominence in the Budget. Free Power supply provided for irrigation pumpsets upto 10 HP from 1.8.2008, benefitting 17 lakh farmers. Co-Operatives’ loans of Rs.1035 Crore at 3% interest to benefit nearly 4 lakh farmers, weavers and fishermen. A [...]

At an epochal moment one hundred days ago, our government sprang to life with a bow to the people of Karnataka and a vow  to meet their  aspirations.  One  hundred  days  may appear  too  shor t  a period  as  a  yardstick  to assess  a  government’s  achievements  but,  I feel,  it  is enough  to serve as [...]