Despite SDP funding, 96 taluks continue to remain backward in Karnataka Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Despite ₹27,346.32 crore being spent on backward taluks under the Special Development Plan (SDP) over the Past 12 years, the socio-economic conditions and infrastructure development remain below par in 96 taluks of the State. Budgetary and additional funding of ₹37,124.35 crore was given to 114 backward taluks under the SDP since 2007-08. Out of this, ₹27,346.32 crore has been spent, according to official sources. The backward taluks had been identified by the D.M. Nanjundappa committee on regional imbalance. During a review meeting chaired by K.C. Narayana Gowda, Minister for Planning and Statistics, and Sports and Youth Empowerment, it was revealed that 29 taluks still remained “most backward” — eight in Bengaluru division, three in Kalaburagi division, and 18 in Belagavi region. While 24 taluks have remained “more backward”, 43 are “backward.”