Karnataka Budget Unveiled: Rs 100 Cr For Waqf Properties, Rs 200 Cr For Christian Community | News18 – News18

Karnataka Budget Unveiled: Rs 100 Cr For Waqf Properties, Rs 200 Cr For Christian Community | News18Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who also holds the Finance portfolio, presented the state budget on Friday (February 16). Amid opposition attacks on Congress over appeasement, the Siddaramaiah government allocated Rs 100 crore for waqf properties, Rs 200 crore for Christian community and Rs 20 crore for pilgrimage sites.The Congress government also earmarked Rs 10 crore for the construction of Haj Bhavan in Mangalore and announced that 100 Maulana Azad schools will be opened in the state.The CM further said that ‘Tripitakas’, the sacred texts of the Buddhist community, will be translated into Kannada, and necessary grants will be allocated for the same.