Bangalore: In the joint legislators’ session on Monday, January 30, addressed by state Governor Hans Raj Bhardwaj he confirmed that his government was striving every nerve for state development, especially in basic amenities creation.

There was less rainfall in 2011, and several talukas went dry. Nevertheless, his Government gave top priority to what actually would benefit the farming community all over the state.

Farmers could get loans at a paltry interest rate of 4 percent. The Yashaswini scheme has reached 33 lakhs of people by now, he pointed out.

The Government was managing underground resources of water for proper use as due steps were taken for such use. The state had highest number of tigers in India, and all 300 of them are safe.

In the current(2011-12) financial, 52 thousand new houses were provided to the(2009) flood-hit destitute families, governor revealed.

Certain independent MLAs, removed as ministers in 2011, tried to obstruct proceedings of the joint session, by raising shouts and showing placards against Hans Raj when he was reading his speech. But the Governor was equally adamant and continued with his speech till the end, ignoring the Cacophony.