KALABURAGI: The Karnataka Government is committed to the comprehensive development of the State rather than more development in one region and neglect of other regions, said Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Inaugurating the newly constructed building of Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences here on Sunday, Siddaramaiah said that over two decades back, the government constituted a high power committee headed by Dr. D. N. Nanjundappa for redressal of Regional Imbalance. The Committee submitted its report in the year 2002.
In the report, Nanjundappa stated that of the 175 taluks of the State, 114 taluks are backward. Of these 114 taluks, 39 are most backward, 40 are more backward and 35 are backward. Of the 39 more backward taluks, 21 taluks belonged to the Kalyana Karnataka Region, Siddramaiah said.
It was the report given more than two decades back and at that time 175 taluks and now the number of taluks has increased to 240. Many taluks have developed.
To study how many taluks have developed and how many taluks have still remained backward, the government has constituted a committee headed by Govind Rao and six months time has been given to the committee to submit its report.
The Committee is studying on how much implementation of Dr. Nanjundappa Committee Report has been done, how many taluks are still backward and the steps to be taken to develop those taluks.
The government would study the report to be given by the Govind Rao Committee and would decide on implementing it for the overall development of the State, Siddaramaiah said.
On the request of the leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge for establishing a branch of NIMHANS in Kalaburagi, the Chief Minister asked the minister for medical education Dr. Sharanaprakash Patil who was present in the programme to send a proposal on establishing the branch of NIMHANS in Kalaburagi and Mysuru.
On another demand of Kharge for establishing a unit of diabetology in Kalaburagi, CM assured that it could be done. On another demand to increase the courses in Gulbarga University and giving permission to fill up vacant teaching posts, the Chief Minister said that he would study the matter.