Bangalore : Chief Minister Siddaramiah is presenting his government’s maiden budget. He is under pressure to mobilise resources to fund the slew of welfare schemes he has announced. This is his eighth budget. He has presented five budgets for the undivided Janata Dal government and two for the Congress-JD(S) coalition. He has built a reputation […]

Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will present his budget for 2013-14, two months after the Congress returned to power, and the focus is likely to be on welfare measures in view of Lok Sabha election due next year. Siddaramaiah, who folds the finance portfolio, has a tough balancing act as he also has to raise […]