Prajadhwani Yatra: Congress vows to make Mangaluru IT, garment hub
The HinduRe-constituting the Coastal Development Authority as a statutory body with an annual Budgetary allocation of ₹2,500 crore to create employment and investment opportunities and to improve tourism and promoting Mangaluru as the next IT and garment industry hub of the country are among the 10 assurances made by Congress as part of its 10-point charter announced for Coastal Karnataka during its Prajadhwani Yatra here on Sunday. The party assured to increase in the diesel subsidy from ₹10.71 per litre to ₹25 per litre and increase the allocation of quantity of diesel from 300 litres to 500 litres per day. The Narayana Guru Development Board, with an outlay of ₹250 crore per year, will be set up for rehabilitating those involved in preparing liquor and ‘Shendi’. Like for other parts of the State, each household in the coastal region will get 200 units of free power and each woman head of the house will get ₹2,000 per month, Mr. Hariprasad declared.
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