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Karnataka Cabinet Boosts Minority Rights and Rural Development

3/15/2025

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The Karnataka Cabinet has taken significant steps to uplift minority representation by approving a 4% reservation for Muslim contractors in government tenders. In a move to empower rural communities, it also legalized 90 lakh unauthorized properties through the Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill. Furthermore, land was allocated for the International Flower Auction Bangalore, and Rs 96.77 crore was approved for reconstructing the Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre.

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The Karnataka Cabinet has taken significant steps to uplift minority representation by approving a 4% reservation for Muslim contractors in government tenders. In a move to empower rural communities, it also legalized 90 lakh unauthorized properties through the Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill. Furthermore, land was allocated for the International Flower Auction Bangalore, and Rs 96.77 crore was approved for reconstructing the Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre.