From Our Special Corresondent
Daijiworld Media Network
Bangalore, Aug 26: The big achievements in the first 100 days in office are indicative of the direction in which the Congress government in Karnataka is moving, said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah claiming that the State Government has implemented more than 60 promises made by the Congress party in the assembly elections.
The completion of 100 days in office “is a small milestone,” the chief minister said after releasing a booklet titled “100 days, hundreds of decisions” to mark the occasion in Bangalore on Monday.
``All promises made in the Congress manifesto would be implemented during the five year rule. Nothing is impossible. All promises will be implemented,” he declared.
The government has implemented major welfare schemes for the benefit of the poor and they included the Anna Bhagya scheme (Rupee one per kg rice to BPL families), waving of loans borrowed by minorities, scheduled caste and scheduled tribes from various government run corporations, increase of subsidy cost for construction of housing by the BPL families, distribution of 150 ML milk thrice a week to schoolchildren and waiver of electricity bill of Bhagya Jyothi beneficiaries.
The 100 days in office indicated the direction in which the government was moving, he said.
On account of good administration and effective implementation of schemes, the party has won the bypolls to the two Lok Sabha seats with a comfortable margin, which was even more than the lead secured by the winners in the 2009 lok sabha elections, the Chief Minister said.
Siddaramaiah asserted that the State Government would implement recommendations made by the P C Hota committee to ensure transparency in the Karnataka Public Service Commission recruitments.
The State Cabinet accepted a majority the recommendations and it was decided to conduct examination every year for recruitment of KAS officers, he said.
He said the Government will take action against those indulged in illegal mining after receiving a report from a high power committee headed by Chief Secretary S V Ranganath.
Though the Karnataka Lokayukta submitted the report on illegal mining in 2011, the previous BJP government had not taken any action, he said.
The high power committee has been studying the recommendation made by the K Jairaj committee and observations of the Supreme Court on illegal mining. The government was also examining the issue from the legal angel, he said.
The State Government has been consulting experts on the issue of setting up the Agriculture Price Commission, he said pointing out that a similar commission has been functioning at the Centre.
However, Rs 1000 crore revolving fund has been set up to provide compensation for farmers for crop loss occurred on account of drought or floods, he said.
The State Cabinet has accepted the report of a Cabinet sub-committee constituted for evolving guidelines for implementation of development works in the Hyderabad-Karnataka region in the wake of special status given to that region under Article 371 (J) of the Constitution by the Centre, he said
The Chief Minister said the State Government has sent a draft notification to the Centre and it was in the process of placing before the Union Cabinet. ``We expect the Centre’s approval soon,” he added.