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Karnataka on Path of Progress Nation
Karnataka on Path of Progress
KARNATAKA IS GETTING BENEFITS
FROM THE SCHEMES OF THE
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
l Over the last 2 years, more than 4 crore poor
people of Karnataka received free rations.
l 29 lakh beneficiaries of Karnataka have
undergone treatment under Ayushman Bharat
Yojana, saving Rs. 4,000 crore.
l About Rs 10,000 crore was sent to the
account of more than 56 lakh farmers of
CENTER FOR BRAIN RESEARCH: PM Karnataka under the PM Kisan Nidhi.
LAID THE FOUNDATION STONE, NOW HE l Millions of small entrepreneurs of Karnataka
got loans of more than Rs. 1 lakh 80 thousand
INAUGURATED IT crores under Mudra Yojana.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated l More than one and a half lakh street vendors
the Center for Brain Research at IISC, from Karnataka received help from PM
Bengaluru on June 20. The foundation Svanidhi Yojana.
stone of this project was also laid by Prime l Under the PM Awas Yojana, about 3.75 lakh
families of Karnataka got pucca houses.
Minister Narendra Modi. The Center for Brain l More than 50 lakh families of Karnataka got
Research focuses on conducting critical tap water for the first time under Jal Jeevan
research aimed at providing evidence-based Mission.
public health measures to address age- l In the last 8 years, the Central Government has
related brain disorders. On this occasion, sanctioned around Rs. 70,000 crore for 5,000
the Prime Minister also laid the foundation km of National Highways in Karnataka.
stone of Bagchi Parthasarathy Multi-Specialty l The Central Government will spend about
Hospital with 832 beds. This hospital will be Rs. 35,000 crore this year for connectivity and
employment opportunities through National
developed on the campus of IISC Bengaluru. Highways.
in a short time. Prime Minister Narendra Modi then there will be multifaceted progress.
says that Bengaluru's success story inspires Similarly, Bengaluru Ring Road will reduce
21st century India to become a self-reliant congestion here which will connect 6
India. The present government is constantly National Highways and 8 State Highways.
working towards further enhancing the Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the
potential of Bengaluru, the dream city of foundation stone of a coach terminal for
millions of youth. Working on railways, roads, suburban rail at an event in Maharaja
metros, underpasses, and flyovers to relieve College ground in Mysore. Alongwith it a
Bengaluru from traffic jams, it is committed MEMU shed will also be constructed. There
to improving the connectivity of remote will also be convenience in operating long-
areas. Bengaluru's suburban railway will distance trains. During the program, the
strengthen Bengaluru's capacity expansion. Prime Minister inaugurated the 'Center of
The discussion for this connectivity had been Excellence for Persons with Communication
going on since the eighties, staggering in the Disorders' at the All India Institute of Speech
files for 16 years. Now that I have the chance, and Hearing. The center is equipped with
I will complete it. excellent laboratories and facilities for the
After satellite townships will be diagnosis, evaluation, and rehabilitation of
connected to the rapid transit system, persons with communication disorders.
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