Amid criticism by the opposition BJP and JD(S) that guarantee schemes had rendered Karnataka ‘bankrupt’, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah sought to argue in his Independence Day address that the State’s economy was robust, bolstered by its welfare schemes. This, he underlined, was despite ‘facing discrimination in distribution of resources from the Centre’.
Delivering the Independence Day address at the Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw Parade Ground in Bengaluru on August 15, the Chief Minister said the State ranks first in the country in per capita income. Over the past decade, the State had achieved a growth of 101% in this indicator, from ₹1,01,858 at constant prices in 2013–14 to ₹2,04,605 in 2024–25.
