Well the Government of Karnataka has made good looking budget but let’s look at the Untold numbers of Karnataka Government which every Kannadiga should know.
- Fiscal Deficit (The Gap Between Income & Spending) – BAD
- 2023-24: ₹66,646 crore (2.6% of GSDP)
- 2024-25: ₹82,981 crore (3% of GSDP) (A sharp increase of ₹16,335 crore in just one year)
- Why Bad? Instead of investing in productive sectors, Karnataka is creating debt without proper financial planning, pushing the state into deeper financial instability.
- Revenue Deficit (When Daily Expenses Exceed Earnings) – BAD
- 2023-24: ₹12,523 crore
- 2024-25: ₹27,354 crore (A shocking 118% increase!)
- Why Bad? The state is borrowing even for routine expenses, which indicates mismanagement and unsustainable financial policies.
- Massive Losses That Could Have Been Avoided – BAD
- ₹28,000 crore lost in central grants due to delayed local body elections.
- ₹1,500 crore lost in a single day during Cauvery protests, plus a ₹4,000 crore impact from statewide strikes.
- Meanwhile, ₹4,535 crore is allocated to minority welfare, raising questions about priorities.
1. ₹500 Crore for Minority Schools – While Karnataka’s Public Schools Suffer
Reality:
- Over 3,000 government schools in Karnataka don’t have toilets, drinking water, or teachers.
- Kannada-medium schools are shutting down because the government refuses to invest in them.
- Parents are forced to pull children out of school because the education system has collapsed in rural areas.
But what does the government do? It hands out ₹500 crore not to save these schools, but to create exclusive institutions for a selected group.
Where is the concern for the lakhs of Kannada-speaking children struggling to get an education?
2. ₹150 Crore for Waqf Property Restoration – While Karnataka’s Hospitals Are a Nightmare
Reality:
- Pregnant women in rural Karnataka are dying due to lack of doctors.
- Government hospitals don’t have basic medicines, beds, or even functioning MRI machines.
- Doctors work under inhuman conditions, treating thousands of patients with no resources.
And yet, the government has found ₹150 crore to restore Waqf properties?
Why not use this money to build new hospitals or save lives instead?
3. ₹6,000 for Pesh-Imams – While Farmers Are Dying in Debt
Reality:
- Karnataka’s farmers are in deep crisis—crop failures, rising debt, and no relief from the government.
- Over 2,000 farmers died by suicide last year alone.
- The state’s agriculture sector is crumbling, but there is no substantial support in this budget.
But the government has ₹6,000 per month for religious clerics?
What about the farmers who feed this state? Where is their financial support?
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4. ₹50,000 Per Couple for Mass Marriages – But Who Will Give Jobs to Karnataka’s Unemployed Youth?
Reality:
- Karnataka’s unemployment rate is skyrocketing. Engineering graduates, diploma holders, and skilled workers are struggling to find jobs.
- Small businesses are shutting down due to government inefficiency, power cuts, and rising costs.
- Instead of focusing on job creation, money is being handed out for weddings?
Is getting married the biggest problem Karnataka’s youth are facing?
How about giving them employment first, so they can build their own future?
5. ₹30 Lakh for Foreign Scholarships – While Karnataka’s Universities Are Starving for Funds
Reality:
- Karnataka’s top universities are collapsing due to lack of faculty, research grants, and infrastructure.
- Bangalore University barely survives on minimal funds while students struggle in outdated classrooms with no lab equipment.
And yet, the government wants to send a select few students abroad with ₹30 lakh each?
Why not improve Karnataka’s own education system instead of paying for students to leave India?
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6. ₹100 Crore for Urdu Schools – While Kannada Language Is Being Erased
Reality:
- Kannada-medium schools are being shut down due to lack of funds.
- The Kannada language itself is at risk, with fewer students opting for it in urban areas.
Why is ₹100 crore being spent on Urdu schools while Kannada education is being ignored?
Is Kannada not Karnataka’s own language?
Karnataka’s REAL Needs – Where This Money SHOULD Go!
If the government truly cared about Karnataka, this money would be spent on:
1) Building proper roads – instead of pothole-ridden death traps.
2) Providing relief to farmers – instead of letting them die in despair.
3) Improving healthcare – instead of forcing people to beg for medical help.
4) Creating jobs – instead of watching the state’s youth fall into poverty.
5) Reviving Kannada-medium schools – instead of sidelining Karnataka’s culture.
But instead, the government has chosen appeasement over the survival of the state.