Chief Minister Siddaramaiah spoke in the legislative assembly as a representative of the main Minister DK Shivakumar, on Friday in Bengalur. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
In what can lead to a fresh wheel of paint between the state and the center, the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced on Friday that the government will bring a white book on the allocations made for centrally sponsored and other programs.
In response to the debate in the legislative assembly of central allocations and development, he stated that the main minister said that the demand for a White Book was to create public awareness of the real situation with regard to the central allocation.
He said earlier that the center shared 75% of the project costs of centrally sponsored schemes, while states carry the remaining 25% of the costs. Gradually, however, the central share reached the new minimum of Narendra Modi-LED government to the range of 40% to 42%, he said. Similarly, although the center was to share 50% of the Namma Metro costs, in fact the share of the state increased because the center reduced its contribution, claimed.
The size of the key from the budget
Against the argument of the BJP that the central allocation allocataka during this regime increased compared to the UPA government led by Manmohan Singh.
“The size of the central budget increased from 16.63 GBP Lakh Crore in 2014–2015 to 50.65 GBP Lakh Crore,” he stressed, saying that the increase in central assignment has now been increasing to increase the size of the budget and be observed in terms of percentage.
A reduced allocation
The leader of the opposition R. Ashok, who launched a counterattack, claimed that the main minister, who also holds the finance portfolio, actually reduced the allocation for various development corporations.
He said the allocation of Dr. Bed Corporation Brore decreased from 100 crore in 2022-23 to 56.25 crore in 2025. Similarly, the allocation for Karnataka Tanda Development Corporation Limited decreased from 110 GBP to 75 Crore and D. Devaraj Urs Backward Class Development Corporation reduced from 190 Crore to 125 GBP, he said.
He said the Congress’s government ignored these corporations that were formed for the well -being of the oppressed sections.
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Published – August 22 2025 9:02
