Bangalore:
Karnataka government on Thursday decided to take up the second phase of Chief Minister's Small and Medium Town Development Programme at a cost of Rs 1,738 crore, to be spent on road and drainage works in areas coming under urban local bodies (except city corporations).
Eight per cent of these funds would be utilised on road development and the remaining 20 per cent on drainage works, Urban Development Minister S Suresh Kumar told reporters after a meeting of the Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar.
Urban Local Bodies have been directed to invite tenders for works to the tune of Rs 1,390 crore immediately, he said.
The Cabinet also cleared a proposal of the Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited to build 11 new bridges in different parts of the state at a cost of Rs 91.74 crore.
State government employees would get medical reimbursement if they undergo in-vitro fertilisation (fertility) treatment with a maximum amount of Rs 60,000, Mr. Kumar said, adding, their central government counterparts are already enjoying such a benefit.
Green signal was given to the draft for setting up a 'Safai Karmachari Commission' at the state level to promote their well-being and development.