Presenting his fourth budget, Finance Minister P Chidambaram also proposed to increase the allocation for school education by about 35 per cent, taking it to Rs 23,142 crore from Rs 17,133 crore in 2006-07.
Charged with exporting the polio virus, the government has increased the funding support for the pulse polio programme by almost Rs 300 crore so that aggressive campaigns can be undertaken to reduce the disease burden.
Placing emphasis on infrastructure building, Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram has proposed enhancing of budgetary support to some major projects in the Union Budget – especially in the power and road sectors.
A long-standing demand of the telecom sector has been the rationalisation of levies and a uniform revenue share licence fee at a nominal level for all telecom circles to 6 per cent from the current 6-10 per cent.
The education department has decided to amend CET rules to make it mandatory that the father of a Horanadu Kannadiga candidate should have studied in the State. Most Deccan Herald readers agree that the norm betrays male chauvinism and a patriarchal mindset. But the rule also has backers who say the rule will ensure that there will be less number of Horanadu Kannadiga aspirants and thus more seats will be available for locals.
Thursday, March 1, 2007
