Were the prices of commodities high during the earlier JD (S) rule in Karnataka?
The Chief Minister has taken several initiatives to fulfill most of BJP’s poll promises. An order has been issued to supply free power to farmers up to 10 HP IP sets from August 1. The farm credit from cooperative societies at 3% subsidised interest rates to farmers, increasing retirement age to all government employees from 58 years to 60 years, Rs two a litre subsidy for all milk producers, grand plans for the infrastructure improvement of Bangalore and other cities with huge budgetary allocations, enhancement of the honoria to old age pensioners, widows, physically handicapped and other vulnerable sections, increase in allocations to Streeshakti groups besides irrigation, power, education, healthcare, housing and urban development are among the highlights of the budget. The government has started disbursing Rs 10000 for each dry land farmer in the State. Karnataka happens to be the second biggest drought-prone state in the country after Rajasthan. Each small and marginal farming fam
