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The Karnataka government will be using Rs 11,144 crore out of Rs 34,294 crore, allocated for SC/ST sub-plans, for funding the five guarantee schemes under 7(c) of the SC/ST Sub-Plan Act.
The five guarantees are likely to cost Rs 52,000 crore in this financial year, according to the budget presented by Siddaramaiah. The Karnataka government intends to divert Rs 7,700 crore from SC Sub-Plan and Rs 3,430 crore from Tribal Sub-Plan