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KARNATAKA MANIFESTO 2018 - 2023 PROGRESS W I T H CONGRESS Contents I. Progress with Congress 03 II. Karnataka-“The State of many firsts” Driving Excellence and Progress Across All Sectors 04 III. Connuing Progress Through Congress 07 IV. Progress Made And The Road Ahead 08 1. Agriculture 09 2. Educaon, Sports and Culture 12 3. Energy 15 4. Governance 16 5. Health and Nutrion 19 6. Industrial Development 21 7. Informaon Technology & Biotechnology 23 8. Infrastructure 25 9. Irrigaon 27 10. Law and Jusce 28 11. Rural Development 30 12. Skilling and Employment 32 13. Social Jusce 34 14. Tourism 38 15. Urban Development, Transportaon & Environment Sustainability 39 16. Women Empowerment & Child Development 42 V. Summary 44 1 2 Progress with Congress The Indian Naonal Congress (INC) has once again pioneered an enrely new way of preparing our elecon manifesto. Indian Naonal Congress’s spirit of being a true representave of the developmental aspiraons of the people is reflected in this manifesto. Our manifesto captures and represents the voice and aspiraons of the people of Karnataka and a new vision for the State. This manifesto is the result of several interacons we have had with people from all across secons of society in the various districts and villages and cies that makes up this great state. We are pleased to present the result of our work - this “People’s Manifesto” of Karnataka - our vision and pledge for the inclusive growth and development of the people of this great state. Your party, the Indian Naonal Congress, seeks your vote and support with a solemn pledge to connue to make Karnataka the most sustainable, thriving, progressive and happy state of the country. The people of Karnataka have given themselves a republic that is socialisc, secular and democrac, and a constuonal system that celebrates its plurality. Karnataka’s strength is built upon a diversity of religions, cultures, ideas and opinions. For the Congress Party, equality of opportunity has meant that every cizen, irrespecve of one’s economic status, caste, religion or gender, is equal. India’s Constuon celebrates the country’s plurality by providing linguisc and religious rights to every cizen and a set of individual rights. While the first ensures space for religious and linguisc minories, the second protects freedom of opinion and the right to dissent. Of late, a certain polical party has made repeated assaults on this pluralism by both covert and overt disrupve acts. Through this manifesto, the INC would like to reaffirm its commitment to respecng, defending and protecng Karnataka’s pluralism in the coming years as it has always done in the past. 3 Congress - Driving Excellence and Progress Across All Sectors received in the last 18 months, accounng for KARNATAKA a whopping 45% of the all India investment intenons. Pioneering policies, strong “ administraon & a dynamic ecosystem makes THE STATE Karnataka a global investment hub. 15 major companies making fresh investments will OF MANY generate 15,000+ job opportunies. Ÿ #1 State in Manufacturing Excellence: Apart ” from IT and BT, Karnataka also tops the country in Manufacturing Excellence, with the FIRSTS best manufacturing process rao at 2.63. The state has received 10% of India’s total investment in Manufacturing, while 32% of the manufacturing sector’s share in Ÿ First State to adopt a Unified Agriculture e- investments is aracted by Karnataka. Markeng Plaorm: Karnataka was the first Ÿ #1 State with Pioneering Policies: Karnataka state to leverage the power of technology is naonally renowned for its pioneering with online trading in agro markets, giving policies, aimed to support innovaon and farmers the choice to sell their produce at enterprise: Karnataka Electronics System preferred prices. As a result, farmers have Design and Manufacturing (KESDM) Policy realised 38% more income for their produce. 2017-22, Karnataka Animaon Visual Effects, The Government of India has now encouraged Gaming and Comics Policy (AVGC), Mul- all states to adopt the same model. Sector Startup Policy, etc. Ÿ First State to transfer input subsidies through Ÿ First City in India to have its own logo - Parihara online plaorm Rs.1459.1 crores has Bangalore been directly transferred to Aadhar-linked Ÿ bank accounts of 21.9 lakh farmers. #1 State in IT Exports: The IT Hub of India, Karnataka is home to 3500+ IT companies & Ÿ First State to provide Unified Mobile Plaorm has the disncon of being the fourth largest with 4000 government and private services tech cluster in the world. With an export value Ÿ First State to formulate a one of its kind policy worth 3 lakh crores in 2017, Karnataka has a for agriculture tourism and agriculture start- lion’s share of around 38% of all Indian IT ups exports, making it an indisputable leader in IT Ÿ First State to Launch Universal Health exports. It has the highest growth rate in the Coverage: With a vision of Health for All, country at 30.6%. Karnataka is the first in the country to Ÿ #1 Biotech Hub in India: With over 228 announce Universal Health Coverage via a Biotech companies & 65 + Biotech Start-Ups, comprehensive Arogya Bhagya Scheme. This is Karnataka accounts for 35% of bio-tech slated to benefit 1.4 crore households in the industry revenue of the country, with a third state, with priority households to avail of the country’s BT exports. To further boost benefits free of cost. the bio-economy & ensure its contribuon is Ÿ First State to establish free dialysis centres at significant in India’s $100 billion biotech sub-district level hospitals. Total dialysis sector, Government of Karnataka recently centres proposed- 171. Total funconal- 67. approved the Karnataka Biotech Policy 2017- Services provided free of cost. 22. Ÿ #1 State in Investment Intenons across the Ÿ #1 State for Start-Ups & Innovaon: The hub Country: Karnataka tops the country in for innovaon & enterprise, Karnataka is all investment proposals -Rs. 1.54 lakh crore set to house over 20,000 tech-based start-ups, 4 including 6,000 product start-ups by 2020 Ÿ First State to Launch Intelligent Transport through the first of its kind Mul Sector Start- System: Karnataka is renowned as the land of Up Policy. The policy will create a world-class innovaons and the introducon of Intelligent ecosystem through strategic investment, & Transport System has brought much needed create 1.8 million job opportunies. It will also efficiency and safety in public transport facilitate generaon of at least 25 innovave systems. With ITS, commuters can get soluons with a social impact in sectors like informaon about arrival and departure me healthcare, food security, clean environment of buses and bus shelters with LED boards and educaon for all. display real me informaon about the Ÿ #1 State in Silk Producon: Due to the schedule of buses. encouragement provided for the producon Ÿ First State to have unitary University for rural of silk, 36,147 metric tons of silk have been development and Panchayat Raj. The produced in the past four years. With this, the University conducts Educaon, Research and state has maintained its first posion in the Training in the field of Rural Development and producon of silk in the country. Of the total Grassroots governance. The main goal of this silk produced in the country, the state's share University is to develop technology and is 48%, providing job opportunies annually to adopon in rural areas to pave the way to 12 lakh people. upgrade the living standards of rural people. Ÿ First State to provide interest free loans: For The University strives to uphold the twin the first me in the country, the Government concepts of Rural Reconstrucon and Reverse of Karnataka has provided interest free loans Migraon. up to Rs.3 lakhs; loans of up to Rs.10 lakhs are Ÿ First State to develop villagewise, village being distributed at just 3% interest. panchayatwise, Talukwise and Districtwise Ÿ #1 State in Distribuon of Smart Cards: Our Human Development Indices that will help us government has a sense of contentment Plan, Design and Implement schemes that will about distribung the highest number of provide an impetus to Human Development. smart cards i.e. 70 lakh smart cards to Ÿ First State to amend Karnataka Panchayat Raj unorganised labourers in the state, thereby Act to bring electoral reforms in PRI Elecons providing them with a sense of security. by enacng compulsory vong, NOTA, Ÿ First state to implement a Transgender Policy Prohibion during enre period of Model Karnataka was the first state to implement a Code of Conduct etc., This concept is a leap transgender policy as a first step towards forward in deepening democrac values into desgmazaon. rural administraon through people’s Ÿ First state with an Industrial Park Dedicated parcipaon. for Women: Karnataka houses the first ever Ÿ First State to establish Bapuji Seva Kendra, a Industrial tech park conceptualised, designed noble scheme of the government delivering and dedicated solely for women the most essenal 100 cizen-centric services entrepreneurs. To further encourage (G2C) and (B2C) at Gram Panchayat Level. By entrepreneurship among women, end of 2017, we have delivered around Government of Karnataka has also reserved 52,13,815 services through the Bapuji Seva 20% of seats across 4 incubators for women & Kendra. launched a Rs. 10 Crore fund for women Ÿ First State to set up Gandhi Sakshi Kayaka entrepreneurs. Soware – An online updaon of all Ÿ First State to Announce Electric Vehicle & infrastructure schemes in 8 stages, from Energy Storage Policy: EV & ESP is a major planning to payment with geo-tagged thrust to the ‘Make in Karnataka’ iniave. photographs of each stage.