Karnataka Budget will accord priority to women's welfare: CM BSY

Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Sunday said the state budget would accord top priority to welfare of women and lift irrigation schemes.

"The 2021-22 Budget will focus on the welfare of women. I am assuring this to the women of the state," Yediyurappa told reporters here.

"Debates and deliberations on the budget have been completed. The budget will be given shape in a day or two. I will transform challenges into opportunities and ensure Karnataka will move forward on the development path," the chief minister said.

Yediyurappa, who also holds the Finance portfolio, will present the budget on March 8.

Replying to a query on the upcoming bypolls to three Assembly constituencies, Yediyurappa said, "I have not announced any special grants for the bypoll-bound constituencies. The said constituencies have already seen several development works. The BJP will win in all three segments," he added.

Earlier in the day, the chief minister inaugurated Rs 105 crore Mugur Lift Irrigation scheme at Anavatti in Sorab taluk. The said scheme aims at drawing Varada river water to 31 tanks in the taluk.