CM Directs Education Department to Fill 5,267 Teacher Vacancies in Kalyana Karnataka

Quick Summary

• Chief Minister Siddaramaiah emphasized various developmental initiatives during the Kalyana Karnataka Utsav in Kalaburagi.
• 5,267 vacant teacher posts will be filled too address shortages and improve SSLC results in seven districts of Kalyana Karnataka.
• ₹6,000 crore spent by the Kalyana Karnataka Region Growth Board (KKRDB) in two years on school infrastructure and residential hostels under Akshara Aavishkara program. Special coaching classes have been launched for students.
• Allocations include ₹406 crore for backward class hostels and ₹48 crore for 15 women’s pre-university colleges.

Healthcare Initiatives:

• ₹1,797 crore allocated for improving healthcare facilities; includes construction of a super-specialty hospital (₹163 crore), Kidwai hospital extension (₹72 crore), and a 200-bed mother & child hospital (₹90 crore).
• Additional investments include ₹100 crore for NIMHANS-like institution, ₹221 crore for Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health unit, and ₹50 crore each for endocrinology center and peripheral cancer treatment unit in Raichur.

Industrial & Economic Development:

• A local economy accelerator program aims to establish 500 startups by 2030 with funding of ₹1,000 crores; an additional ₹200 crores allocated to support small-scale industries.

Social Infrastructure:

• Anganwadi centers: Construction of 515 new centers costing around ₹118 crores shared with Women & Child Welfare Dept., plus addition of rural public toilets totaling costs upto **xx