Road ahead with rural tag gone: Bengaluru Central University to become Dr Manmohan Singh University; new name will help get central funds, says official
The decisions were made during a cabinet meeting held at the scenic Nandi Hills, 60km from Bengaluru, reports Santoshkumar B.
"We have also changed the name of Bagepalli in Chikkaballapura district to Bhagyanagar, heeding demands of locals and their elected representatives,"
CM Siddaramaiah
said after the meeting. DCM DK Shivakumar said the cabinet also took up key administrative issues.
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The renaming of Bengaluru City University was also cleared, marking a tribute to the late PM.
The renaming comes just a month after Ramanagara district became Bengaluru South. The proposal was based on requests by deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar, revenue minister Krishna Byre Gowda, and Bengaluru rural in-charge minister KH Muniyappa.
A senior officer present at the cabinet meeting said that removing the word 'Rural' from the district name will help the state govt to get fund allocations from the Centre, including the Union Urban Development Ministry under various schemes.
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There are funds to be allocated to districts comprising larger urban areas. The Bengaluru Rural district is rapidly growing, and Bengaluru city expanded towards the north.
So, the govt decided to remove the word 'Rural' and replace it with 'North'.
These decisions follow an earlier move by the Congress govt to rename Ramanagara district as Bengaluru South, in a continued effort to realign districts with the state capital's growing metropolitan identity.
Deputy CM DK Shivakumar, who attended the meeting alongside Siddaramaiah, said the cabinet also took up key administrative issues, including mining oversight. "We have decided that the state cabinet should conduct a special investigation into the mining irregularities and submit a report within a month. HK Patil found some shortcomings. We have formed a cabinet subcommittee under the leadership of the law minister to protect our state wealth," he said.
In all, 48 subjects were discussed and projects worth Rs 3,400 crore were cleared, including crucial investments in drinking water supply. "The total revised amount for the Yettinahole project is Rs 23,251 crore, the amount spent so far is Rs 17,147 crore, another Rs 6,103 crore will be spent... After completing the drinking water project in the next two years, we will provide water to Chikkaballapura, Kolar, Bengaluru North and Bengaluru South districts," the CM said.
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