Haveri: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai participated in a village stay programme run by the Revenue Department for the first time on Saturday December 17 in Bada village in his home constituency of Shiggaon. He also announced that Rs. 1 Crore will be allocated for the development of villages wherever Revenue Minister R. Ashoka runs such a programme.
Bommai announced more financial aid to bring development in the villagers’ life, recalling the support and cooperation of the villagers that were extended to the government for carrying out the village stay programme. He said that a bus will be provided to students in his district with public-public participation.
He said that although he had been considering about helping children, it was being done in his district as a pilot project, and he had already given instructions to officials from the North Western Road Transport Corporation. He assured that tap water connections will be available by April and that those who had their houses damaged by rain would receive compensation before the month’s end.
Speaking further about his government’s achievements, he added that throughout the past four years, they had placed a strong priority on enhancing irrigation, health, and educational facilities. For children to come out of their traditional occupations, financial aid has been provided under the Vidyanidhi scheme for their education. He said that over 30,000 people officially got benefits during the event from the departments’ different programmes and schemes.
