₹5,300 crore central aid to Karnataka for irrigation in election year

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the centre will provide ₹5,300 crore assistance to the drought-prone regions of Karnataka for irrigation purposes.

Published on: Feb 1, 2023, 12:33:18 IST

By Yamini C S

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Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the centre will provide ₹5,300 crore assistance to the drought-prone regions of Karnataka for irrigation purposes. Sitharaman was speaking in Parliament while presenting the union budget for the fiscal year 2023-24. This is the last full-year budget before the 2024 Lok Sabha election.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget 2023-24. (PTI)

The ₹5,300 crore assistance to the poll-bound southern state was part of the centre's second priority: ‘reaching the last mile’. “The centre will provide ₹5,300 crore assistance to drought-prone central region of Karnataka,” announced Sitharaman.

Karnataka is set to go into assembly elections in April - May this year.

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