Karnataka budget offers sops to caste groups, promises to set up Vokkaliga development board
Karnataka budget offers sops to caste groups, promises to set up Vokkaliga development board SECTIONS Share Synopsis The announcement came four months after the government established the Karnataka Veerashaiva Lingayat Development Corporation for the to help the largest caste group in the state, and also the Maratha Development Board. Yediyurappa had promised Rs 500 crore to the Lingayat Corporation and Rs 50 crore to Marathas. In his Monday's budget, Yediyurappa said that Rs 100 crore has already been released for the Lingayat corporation. “For the holistic development of the Vokkaliga com...