BENGALURU: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah allocated Rs 23,159 crore to the energy sector, which is 6% of the total budget allocation.
Last year, Siddaramaiah had allocated Rs 22,773 crore, or 7% of the total budget allocation, to the sector. His predecessor, BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai, had allocated Rs 14,388 crore in the state budget.
Siddaramaiah also announced several long-term initiatives, including increasing the installed power generation capacity from 32,000MW to 60,000MW in next seven years.
