Karnataka's city governments received only a fraction of promised state finance commission grants. A significant portion of these funds were diverted to state welfare schemes and parastatal agencies. This leaves urban areas with less financial autonomy and fewer resources for essential services. Smaller towns are particularly impacted by this funding shortfall.

Karnataka's city governments received only a fraction of promised state finance commission grants. A significant portion of these funds were diverted to state welfare schemes and…

Now, Karnataka ranks last among comparable States in per capita State Finance Commission (SFC) grants to cities, according to ‘A Story of Reversal of Karnataka’s Fiscal…