Kalaburagi: For the welfare of the backward region, Kalyana Karnataka, the state govt invests in infrastructure development, including health and education, by amending the constitution and bringing special reservation in the 371(J) Act for the all-round development of the backward welfare Karnataka region. However, the central govt is delaying by not giving a matching grant, alleged Ajay Singh, president of KKRDB.Speaking to mediapersons at KKRDB meeting hall on Wednesday, he said he wrote letters to the President of India, Prime Minister, and finance minister over this issue many times, and also met them in person and requested, but no grant was given so far.After discussing with the chief minister, an all-party delegation will be taken to the centre, and a date will be fixed for it soon. State govts in Karnataka from 2013-14 to 2025-26 sanctioned Rs 24,878 crore grants. The central govt should give the same amount to KKRDB, akin to Vidarbha model in Maharashtra.If the KKRDB received more money, it will be possible to do more development works in the region, said Ajay Singh. In order to bring a radical change in the education sector, an expert committee headed by Chhaya Degaonkar met chief minister Siddaramaiah in Belgavi on Dec 16 and submitted a report.He said the measures to be taken in relation to school construction, bilingual teaching, quality of education, and managing teacher shortage have been mentioned in the report to construct KPS model schools.
