CM Siddaramaiah releases 'Nava Karnataka Vision 2025' document

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday released 'Nava Karnataka Vision 2025' document, which provides strategy for state's governance for the next seven years.

After unveiling the Nava Karnataka Vision 2025 document, the chief minister said: "Karnataka stands number one in the country in many sectors. Our government is very proud of it. We have reached the people across 30 districts in the state and considered their views and aspirations in the last three months before preparing the Vision 2025 document."

155 promises fulfilled

"We had 165 promises in our pre-poll manifesto. Now, we have fulfilled over 155 of those promises. It's been 70 years since we gained Independence and it's our duty to fulfil the vision of the makers of our Constitution," he added.

In September 2017, making of Vision-2025 project  was launched with senior IAS officer Renuka Chidambaram as Chief Executive officer for the project.

The vision document is formulated through a participative and inclusive principle through broad-based consultations, incorporating both a 'top-down' and 'bottom-up' approach involving stakeholders from the urban and rural sectors, industry, academia, people's representatives, voluntary sector  and civil society.

The exercise covered 14 sectors and gave a vision plan to agriculture and allied services, energy, governance, rural development, information technology and biotechnology, infrastructure, industrial development, tourism, employment and skill development, urban development and transportation, health and nutrition, education, law and justice, social justice and employment.

Prize distribution

Earlier, the chief minister distributed prizes to children, who took part in the painting and essay competition on theme Vision 2025 organised by the state government.